The Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society is offering 15-month memberships for the price of 12 months if you join during the month of October. Memberships cost $30 for an individual and $35 for a family.

The Society houses a large library including family history files, family books, high speed internet for checking census records and lots of research books, including birth, marriage and death records for many of the surrounding counties.  They also have over 100 First Family Ancestors proven to be among the pioneer settlers of Buncombe County by 1800 or before.

Even though your ancestors may have been in Madison, Yancey, Henderson, or even as far away as Cherokee Counties, those were all once part of Buncombe County. The group also often helps folks with no local ancestors.

They are located at Innsbruck Mall on Tunnel Road in Asheville. For more information, call 253-1894 or visit their website at www.obcgs.com.