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Gaston County, North Carolina: A Brief History
Gaston County, North Carolina
A Brief History
by Rita Wehunt-Black
In this readable, skillfully researched volume, historian Rita Wehunt-Black rediscovers the rich heritage of Gaston County, from the original European settlements in the eighteenth century to the growth of mill villages in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and into the modern day.
 
Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks, 30th
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30th Edition (2009) Insiders' Guide Series
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29th Edition, 2008
The inside scoop on popular attractions, including Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, and the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Sections dedicated to children.
 
North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer
North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer
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Central Area

Alamance County Christian Home Educators
Provides information, inspiration, and support to families who exercise their God-given right and responsibility to educate their children.

Central Carolina Home Educators
A non-denominational Christian organization based on Biblical principles. CCHE is committed to the support of home educators serving Davidson County, North Carolina and surrounding counties.

Chapel Hill Homeschoolers
This NC group offers two levels of membership, full participation and newsletter only.

Christian Home Educator's Association of Greater Durham
A Christian homeschool support group encompassing the area in and around Durham, North Carolina. They also have an email list.

Forsyth Home Educators
A well-organized site with tons of information. Newsletter and activities calendar support this group online. Yahoo Group

Homeschool Associates of Randolph County
HARC is an informational banner linking all the various support groups together in unity. Our purpose is to be a common link to communicate through and share the different opportunities available in our community: Asheboro, Archdale, Randleman, etc. 

Triad Homeschoolers
A support group for homeschoolers of all walks of life. We have families from all over the Triad and most activities are in Greensboro, High Point and Kernersville. We are an active group and require active participation from members.

Tri-County Area Home Educators
Serving High Point, Greensboro, Archdale, Thomasville and surrounding areas. We are a total support group with one goal in mind, providing the best education for our children. We exclude no one and strive to provide you with the support you need. Link is to our newsletter, Lifeline News.

Charlotte Area

Charlotte Christian Homeschool Network
This is a Christian based list for homeschoolers in, or moving to, the Charlotte, NC, area. This networking group is for all Christians and anyone else willing to stay within our guidelines.

Charlotte Home Educators Association
An association of Christian homeschool support groups. Groups must maintain minimum standards, but each may maintain its own unique personality. List of member support groups.

Charlotte Mason eLEARN
A homeschool group serving families in the Greater Charlotte area. We are Christian families who welcome anyone interested in learning about the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education.

Cleveland County Homeschool Association
CCHA provides advice, information, fellowship and activities to homeschool families as support in the education, nurture and development of their children in a manner that honors Jesus Christ.

The Crusaders
The Crusaders is a NC/SC group located in the Pineville/Fort Mill/Rock Hill area. Member of CHEA (Charlotte Home Educators Association).

Education Network of Relaxed, Inclusive, Collaborative Homeschoolers
ENRICH (formerly Relaxed Homeschoolers) is an inclusive homeschooling support group operating primarily in Cabarrus County and the University City area of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Explore and Discover
Inclusive list that provides field trips, park days, play dates and interest based clubs. The focus is on fun and connection. All homeschoolers are welcome.

Home-Based Educators of Charlotte
Email list for this secular support group for homeschoolers and unschoolers in Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas.

Home Instructors Need Team Support
Even though it is sometimes necessary to offer opportunities which may separate the family (such as field trips for older children, ladies night out, etc.) we believe it is better to keep the family together whenever possible.

Hopemembers
For H.O.P.E. Homeschool group members (which is located in Union County, North Carolina) to communicate with each other about curriculum, character building, field trips,anything one is looking for input on.

Lake Norman Secular Homeschoolers
An inclusive, secular homeschooling group providing support, resources and activities for people who have chosen to educate their families at home. Members are primarily in the Lake Norman/North Mecklenburg area of North Carolina. Members have varied backgrounds, as well as varied political and religious beliefs.

Learning 4 Life Home Educators NEW
This is an inclusive support group of homeschooling families from the Gaston/Cleveland county areas of North Carolina and surrounding counties. Our group is composed mostly of upper elementary grade children, but we have various aged children.

MACS Homeschool Group
A free group. We serve the Lake Norman area incuding Mooresville, Troutman and Statesville. MACS is a member ran group. The only fees you may experience would be participation fees.

Matthews Area Secular Co-op
This thriving community is established upon the values of respect, compassion, acceptance and tolerance toward others; to provide an environment that nurtures the unlimited possibilities of our children.

Parents Advocating Teaching at Home
PATH is a co-op, so usually each family plans one event or trip per year. This provides many activities, both fun and educational, for all.

S.H.A.R.E. The Homeschool Network
We are a Christian homeschool support group in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Wise Instructors Need Group Support
WINGS is a Christian homeschooling support group of over 170 member families primarily in the north Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson areas of North Carolina. Our online forums serve as both a community and a source of information on local events of interest to homeschoolers.

Coastal

The Eastern Association of Christian Homeschools
TEACH is for Christian Homeschool families, providing information, inspiration, and support in all areas of homeschooling.

Greenville Secular Homeschoolers
A secular, all-inclusive homeschooling group to support families and encourage homeschooling in Greenville, NC and surrounding areas. We welcome all homeschoolers, regardless of faith, from Pitt and surrounding counties. Membership is free.

Region 11 Eastern NC moderated by ECHO
Pamlico, Craven, Lenoir, Jones, Carteret, Onslow, Dublin, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick and Columbus counties. NCHE group who support each other with prayer requests, helpful websites, buying and selling new and used books, software, videos, school supplies, as well as arts and crafts ideas, and the passing of important information to homeschooling families.

Roanoke Valley Association of Christian Home Schools
We are a Christian Home School group. Located near Lake Gaston serving both sides of the border, Virginia and North Carolina. We are near Littleton and surrounding counties on the North Carolina side and Mecklenburg/Brunswick County on the Virginia side.

Tidewater Educators Association for Christian Homeschooling
TEACH is a regional home school support group, serving southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

TRIBE
A network of homeschooling/unschooling families in Greenville, NC and serving surrounding counties, including Beaufort, Pitt, and Greene counties. We welcome members of various philosophies and focus on activities with our children.

Piedmont

Homeschoolers of Color
Based in the piedmont of North Carolina, and dedicated to supporting homeschoolers of color and their families. We have active members in the following counties: Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham, Lee, Johnston, and Alamance. Inter-racial families are welcome.

Hope Homeschoolers
HOPE is open to all homeschoolers in Burke County, North Carolina, and the surrounding area. We are an inclusive homeschool group, without regard to how you homeschool, what your political or religious beliefs are. If you are a homeschooler you are welcome to become a member of HOPE.

Parent's Advocating Teaching at Home
An inclusive, non profit homeschool support group organized in 1985. PATH offers activities, events, a monthly newsletter and Parent's Night Out, among other things. Members are encouraged to be participate by organizing and participating in activities that interest their family.

Piedmont Homeschoolers
Please feel free to post notices of support group events, curriculum for sale, yard sales, classes, activities, park days, library information etc. Piedmont Triad (Burlington, High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and nearby counties).

Northern Mountain

LIFE at Lake Norman
A homeschool support group dedicated to serving homeschool families in the Lake Norman region around Mooresville, NC.

Raleigh Area

Apex Homeschoolers
We are a casual, inclusive support group for homeschool families in Apex, NC and surrounding areas.

Cary Homeschoolers
The primary purpose of Cary Homeschoolers is to assist our children in developing and maintaining social connections with other young people in the Cary, North Carolina area.

Charlotte Mason Mothers Support Group
For mothers who are utilizing Charlotte Mason's teachings in home education. Our support group meets monthly in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. We are a Christian homeschool group.

Chatham County Homeschoolers
All Chatham County, North Carolina (and neighboring area) home school families, as well as those who want to learn more about homeschooling, are welcome to be a part of our homeschooling support/enrichment group.

East North Carolina Early Homeschoolers
ENCEH is an inclusive homeschool support group for families in the Triangle area and surrounding communities. We strive to serve homeschool families with young children, who have at least one child under the age of 7.

Fuquay-Varina Homeschoolers
Southern Wake County. The group has park days, field trips, picnics, arts and crafts activities etc. This site is devoted to communication, sharing, and enjoying our own and others homeschool families.

Helping Hands, Together We Can
Seeks to enhance the lives of all parents/caregivers home schooling special needs children. Membership is open to any family in Fayetteville and the immediate local surrounding areas. (Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, for example)

Homeschool County Connections
Wake and Johnston counties. We welcome all homeschoolers no matter what method you choose, whether you are secular or religious.

Homeschool Girl Scout Troop #1234
We are a Christian based group of homeschooling families living in and near Wake County, NC.

Johnston County Home Educators of NC
Membership is available to all Johnston County Homeschooling families who are willing to uphold the Christian ideals of JCHE and comply with the NC homeschool law.

NCSTARS
Southeast Triangle Area Resources and Support for Homeschoolers (STARS) was founded in April, 2000 by two homeschooling mothers who saw the need for a group that would provide regular socialization opportunities for homeschooled children in their area of east central NC.

R.E.A.C.H. Home School Support Group
Sandhills Area. We will respect and welcome each families right to different and diverse educational, religious, and political philosophies as long as those philosophies do not inhibit other families rights within the group.

Region 7 PEAK
PEAK stands for Parent Educators And Kids. This is a member directed organization of homeschooled families. There is no cost to join. Whoever wants to have an activity plans it and gets the word out. (Anson, Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties)

Sandhills Homeschool Connection
Moore County and Sandhills area. Membership is open to all Christian families who educate their children at home and meet the DNPE homeschool requirements regardless of race, gender, homeschool approach, or choice of homeschool curriculum.

Secular Homeschoolers of North Carolina
A welcoming group for homeschooling families in and around Johnston County inclusive of all ethnicities, faiths, ages, lifestyles and homeschooling styles.

SHAREinNC Home School Support Group
Encouragement and support, as well as social and creative outlets, for all homeschooling families in Fayetteville and the surrounding communities. We welcome diversity, and open minds.

Spice_line · homeschool Raleigh group
A Christian-based loop which provides information and encouragement to homeschooling families in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina or the Triangle area.

Totally Responsible Individual Based Education
TRIBE is an eclectic group with families from Pitt, Greene, Beaufort, and Edgecombe Counties.

WISEhomeschools
WISE is a ministry of Covenant Love Family Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Triangle Teens Homeschool Network
This is a social group for families of homeschooled teens in the Cary/Apex/Raleigh NC area. Our focus is to provide teens with opportunities to meet, interact and build friendships. We have regularly occurring activities and are always on the look out for new and interesting things to do. Member families are homeschooling at least one teen aged 13 years or older.

Southern Coastal

Carteret County, NC Homeschoolers
Share information about activities and events of interest in Morehead City, Beaufort, Newport, Cape Carteret, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, and Havelock, North Carolina and the surrounding areas.

HEArts: Home Education Arts
HEArts is a Wilmington, NC based online news group available for use by homeschoolers. Our group is for families interested in using some creative, integrated techniques to facilitate learning at home. We are a fully inclusive homeschooling group that embraces diversity.

Southeast Triangle Area Resources and Support for Homeschoolers
STARS was founded in April, 2000 by homeschooling mothers who saw the need for a group that would provide regular activities and opportunities for homeschooled children in their area of east central NC.

Southern Mountain

Agape
We're been around for about 12 years, and have about 200 families involved. We are offering a free, 6 months class, "The Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling" beginning at 6pm before our regular meeting on Mondays in Asheville.

Asheville Homeschool Co-op
All participants are actively involved in making Co-op a success by serving as teachers and assistants, as well as performing other support and clean-up duties.

Barefoot Homeschoolers
Rutherford Polk County. We are a group of non-religious homeschoolers living in WNC. Some are a little on the Waldorf side of things, some are structured, some are a little unschoolish (okay, maybe alot!) and some are new to it all.

BurkePLus-NC HS
Burke Plus stands for Burke County PLUS all surrounding counties here in the foothills of western North Carolina.

Greater Henderson County Home School Chess
The club meets Wednesdays at noon at East Flat Rock Park whenever the weather is nice. Membership in Henderson County Homeschool Association also required if we are at Covenant Presbyterian.

Henderson County Homeschool Association
A cooperative support organization for homeschooling families which provides a wide range of benefits and opportunities for its members. HCHA membership is open to all homeschoolers, but as a Christian organization we embrace traditional biblical values and viewpoints.

HOME - Asheville
A forum for secular homeschooling families in and around Asheville, NC, associated with the H.O.M.E. group (Homeschooling Opens Minds Everyday).

Quest
A ministry of the Rock of Asheville. Open to all homeschoolers in the Asheville area. Quest meets the second Friday of each month in Weaverville. Come join the fun, but first email us about your homeschool experience, and we'll reply with the details. For more information email us at

Western North Carolina Homeschoolers
WNC Homeschoolers is an inclusive, Christian-based, e-mail loop for ALL homeschoolers in the Western North Carolina area. All homeschoolers are welcome! Please join with us and help make Asheville, NC and the surrounding region a better place for homeschooling!

Support Group Lists

NCHE Regional Contact Information
Names and phone numbers you may contact for information about homeschooling in your region of NC.

North Carolina Support Groups
List from Home Education Magazine. To be listed, email HEM-Info@homeedmag.com

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