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Many individuals and families migrated into North Carolina, especially in the colonial and pre-Civil War time period. Depending on who was immigrating and when, different locales in NC were hot spots for emigrants from abroad, either directly or via Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and beyond. As the state developed, resources were depleted, productive land became scarcer, settlers considered it too crowded, and we see a pattern of western migration. This migration often did not stop at the state borders. Many families spent a few years, a generation, or a few generations in North Carolina, often hopscotching across the state, east to west, before migrating to adjoining states and beyond. Professional genealogist Diane Richard will explore these years of migrating North Carolinians – the history of the times and the documentary trail left behind.