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{{TOC left}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in South Carolina. | |||
For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the '''South Caroliniana Library''' in Columbia, and the '''South Carolina Historical Society''' in Charleston are excellent places to start. Both are discussed in this footnote article.<ref>Mike Becknell, "Overview of South Carolina Genealogical Research," Group Tour of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 10 May 2011.</ref> | For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the '''South Caroliniana Library''' in Columbia, and the '''South Carolina Historical Society''' in Charleston are excellent places to start. Both are discussed in this footnote article.<ref>Mike Becknell, "Overview of South Carolina Genealogical Research," Group Tour of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 10 May 2011.</ref> | ||
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Also visit the '''[ | Also visit the '''[https://guides.library.sc.edu/c.php?g=410237&p=2794946 State Library Obituary Resources Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches. | ||
[[Image:SCDAH Building Front.jpg|thumb|right|280px|SC Dept of Archives & History in Columbia]] | [[Image:SCDAH Building Front.jpg|thumb|right|280px|SC Dept of Archives & History in Columbia]] | ||
== Statewide Repositories == | == Statewide Repositories == | ||
=== South Carolina Dept of Archives and History === | === South Carolina Dept of Archives and History === | ||
'''[[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]]'''<br>8301 Parklane Road<br>Columbia, SC 29229 <br>Telephone: 803-896-6100 <br>Fax: 803-896-6198<br> | '''[[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]]'''<br>8301 Parklane Road<br>Columbia, SC 29229 <br>Telephone: 803-896-6100 <br>Fax: 803-896-6198<br>[https://scdah.sc.gov/research-and-genealogy/resources SCDAH Resources]<br>Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br> | ||
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The archives has colonial records, original county records, and the best manuscript collection in the state. It is a good place to start.<ref name="DB101">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 101. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> It also has a list of county records available at the Archives: [https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/6996 Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library]. | |||
The staff will check a few indexes for a specific name and send a photocopy order for records in which that name appears. A useful guide to the collection is Marion C. Chandler and Earl W. Wade, ''The South Carolina Archives: A Temporary Summary Guide'', 2d ed. (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1976; {{WorldCat|2592345|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|195302|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 A5c}}). | |||
: | *[https://scdah.sc.gov/research-and-genealogy SCDAH Research and Genealogy] | ||
*[http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Online Records Index]<br> | |||
:Indexes to Confederate Pension Applications, 1919-1926, Criminal Journals, 1769-1776, Plats for State Land Grants, 1784 to 1868, and Will Transcripts 1782 to 1855 as well as other records. | |||
=== South Carolina State Library === | === South Carolina State Library === | ||
1500 Senate St <br>Columbia, SC 29201<br>Telephone: 803-734-8666<br>Fax: 803-734-8676<br> | 1500 Senate St <br>Columbia, SC 29201<br>Telephone: 803-734-8666<br>Fax: 803-734-8676<br>Email: [mailto:reference@statelibrary.sc.gov reference@statelibrary.sc.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library] | ||
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:Book collection is the largest in the state. They also have newspapers, biographies, and reference works.<ref name="DB101" /><br> | :Book collection is the largest in the state. They also have newspapers, biographies, and reference works.<ref name="DB101" /><br> | ||
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=== [[South Carolina Historical Society]] === | === [[South Carolina Historical Society]] === | ||
[[Image:South Carolina Historical Society.JPG|thumb|right|280px|South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston]]100 Meeting Street<br>Charleston, SC 29401-2299 | [[Image:South Carolina Historical Society.JPG|thumb|right|280px|South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston]]100 Meeting Street<br>Charleston, SC 29401-2299 <br>Telephone: 803-723-3225 <br>Fax: 803-723-8584<br>Internet: [http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/ South Carolina Historical Society]<br> | ||
:One of their strengths is colonial immigrant records. They also have biographies, genealogies, and early newspapers.<ref name="DB101" /> A helpful guide to the manuscript collection of this society is David Moltke-Hansen and Sallie Doscher, “''South Carolina Historical Society Manuscript Guide'',” ''South Carolina Historical Magazine'', July 1979 (Charleston: South Carolina Historical Society, 1979) {{WorldCat|20335784|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | :One of their strengths is colonial immigrant records. They also have biographies, genealogies, and early newspapers.<ref name="DB101" /> A helpful guide to the manuscript collection of this society is David Moltke-Hansen and Sallie Doscher, “''South Carolina Historical Society Manuscript Guide'',” ''South Carolina Historical Magazine'', July 1979 (Charleston: South Carolina Historical Society, 1979) {{WorldCat|20335784|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1288570|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 B2s, vol. 80, no. 3, supp.; film 1697883 item 13}}<br><br> | ||
=== [[Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives]] === | === [[Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives]] === | ||
Diocesan House<br>126 Coming Street<br>Charleston, SC 29403<br>Telephone: 843-722-4075<br>Fax: 843-723-7628<br> | Diocesan House<br>126 Coming Street<br>Charleston, SC 29403<br>Telephone: 843-722-4075<br>Fax: 843-723-7628<br>Email: [mailto:bsnyder@dioceseofsc.org bsnyder@dioceseofsc.org] Mrs. Beth Snyder<br>Internet: [http://www.diosc.com/sys/index.php Diocese of South Carolina] | ||
:Many original Church of England (Episcopal Church) records dating from South Carolina's colonial period (1706-1778) are kept at this facility. The colonial government until 1785 requested the help of local Episcopal parishes in certain functions including record keeping. All surviving colonial parish registers have been published in ''South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine'' {{WorldCat|49042081}}; {{ | :Many original Church of England (Episcopal Church) records dating from South Carolina's colonial period (1706-1778) are kept at this facility. The colonial government until 1785 requested the help of local Episcopal parishes in certain functions including record keeping. All surviving colonial parish registers have been published in ''South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine'' {{WorldCat|49042081}}; {{FSC|53362|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.7 B2s}}, or in book form.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 600. ({{FSC|479190|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 WorldCat entry].</ref> For a descriptive inventory of surviving colonial and more recent parish records, see: | ||
:*Margaretta Childs, and Isabella G. Leland, "South Carolina Episcopal Church Records," ''South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine'' 84 (October 1983): 250-63. {{WorldCat|49042081}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/27567808 JSTOR] ($); {{ | :*Margaretta Childs, and Isabella G. Leland, "South Carolina Episcopal Church Records," ''South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine'' 84 (October 1983): 250-63. {{WorldCat|49042081}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/27567808 JSTOR] ($); {{FSC|53362|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.7 B2s v. 84}}. | ||
== Regional Repositories == | == Regional Repositories == | ||
===Camden Archives and Museum=== | ===Camden Archives and Museum=== | ||
1314 Broad Street<br>Camden, SC 29020<br>Telephone: 803-425-6050<br>Fax: 803-424-4053<br> | 1314 Broad Street<br>Camden, SC 29020<br>Telephone: 803-425-6050<br>Fax: 803-424-4053<br>Email: [mailto:archives@camdensc.org archives@camdensc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.cityofcamden.org/visit/museums-galleries/archives-museum Camden Archives and Museum] | ||
:Their collection covers the whole state with many indexes, bibliographies, books, and periodicals.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | :Their collection covers the whole state with many indexes, bibliographies, books, and periodicals.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | ||
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===Greenville Co Libr System Hughes Main Libr=== | ===Greenville Co Libr System Hughes Main Libr=== | ||
'''Greenville County Library System Hughes Main Library'''<br>25 Heritage Green Pl<br>Greenville, SC 29601<br>Telephone: 864-242-5000<br> | '''Greenville County Library System Hughes Main Library'''<br>25 Heritage Green Pl<br>Greenville, SC 29601<br>Telephone: 864-242-5000<br>Email: [http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/about/contact-us/department-listing/54-south-carolina-room Ask a Question - South Carolina Room]<br>Internet: [http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/research/genealogy Genealogy and Local History] | ||
:This excellent book library has a good genealogy collection of South Carolina's former residents including family folders, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | :This excellent book library has a good genealogy collection of South Carolina's former residents including family folders, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | ||
===Orangeburg County Historical Society Library=== | ===Orangeburg County Historical Society Library=== | ||
Salley Archives<br>1421 Middleton Street<br>PO Box 1881<br>Orangeburg, SC 29116-1881<br>Telephone: 803-535-0022<br> | Salley Archives<br>1421 Middleton Street<br>PO Box 1881<br>Orangeburg, SC 29116-1881<br>Telephone: 803-535-0022<br>Email: [mailto:ochs@orangeburgh.org ochs@orangeburgh.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.orangeburgh.org/library-holdings OCHS Library Holdings] | ||
:Holdings include court records, family records, deeds, mortgages, surname folders, church records, cemetery transcripts, books and documents of local families.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | :Holdings include court records, family records, deeds, mortgages, surname folders, church records, cemetery transcripts, books and documents of local families.<ref name="DB101" /><br><br> | ||
===[[South Carolina Genealogical Society]]=== | ===[[South Carolina Genealogical Society]]=== | ||
Tompkins Memorial Library<br>104 Courthouse Square<br>Edgefield, SC 29824-1335<br>Telephone: 803-637-4010 <br>Fax: 803-637-2116<br> | Tompkins Memorial Library<br>104 Courthouse Square<br>Edgefield, SC 29824-1335<br>Telephone: 803-637-4010 <br>Fax: 803-637-2116<br>Email: [mailto:scgs@bellsouth.net scgs@bellsouth.net]<br>Internet: [http://www.scgen.org/ South Carolina Genealogical Society] | ||
:The [[South Carolina Genealogical Society|South Carolina Genealogical Society]], and the [http://oedgs.org/ Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society], at the Tompkins Memorial Library have newspapers, old [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield County]] records such as probate wills and deeds, censuses and mortality tables. There is also an extensive collection of family histories, and over 2,000 surname files available to researchers, which contain Bible records, newspaper clippings, letters, lineage charts, and diary excerpts. The collection includes subject files which include church histories, and cemetery surveys. The old [[Ninety-Six District, South Carolina|Ninety-Six District]] is emphasized.<ref>Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society at http://oedgs.org/ (accessed 17 May 2011).</ref><br><br> | :The [[South Carolina Genealogical Society|South Carolina Genealogical Society]], and the [http://oedgs.org/ Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society], at the Tompkins Memorial Library have newspapers, old [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield County]] records such as probate wills and deeds, censuses and mortality tables. There is also an extensive collection of family histories, and over 2,000 surname files available to researchers, which contain Bible records, newspaper clippings, letters, lineage charts, and diary excerpts. The collection includes subject files which include church histories, and cemetery surveys. The old [[Ninety-Six District, South Carolina|Ninety-Six District]] is emphasized.<ref>Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society at http://oedgs.org/ (accessed 17 May 2011).</ref><br><br> | ||
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}}910 Sumter St.<br>University of South Carolina <br>Columbia, SC 29208-0103 <br>Telephone: 803-777-3142 <br>Fax: 803-777-4661 <br>Internet: [http://library.sc.edu/p/Collections/SCL? South Caroliniana Library] | }}910 Sumter St.<br>University of South Carolina <br>Columbia, SC 29208-0103 <br>Telephone: 803-777-3142 <br>Fax: 803-777-4661 <br>Internet: [http://library.sc.edu/p/Collections/SCL? South Caroliniana Library] | ||
:This is and outstanding collection for South Carolian and the South, including manuscripts, genealogies, histories, atlases, and gazeteers.<ref name="DB101" /> A useful guide to the manuscript collection of this library is Allen H. Stokes, ''A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Caroliniana Library'' (Columbia, South Carolina: The Library, 1982); {{WorldCat|8956047|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | :This is and outstanding collection for South Carolian and the South, including manuscripts, genealogies, histories, atlases, and gazeteers.<ref name="DB101" /> A useful guide to the manuscript collection of this library is Allen H. Stokes, ''A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Caroliniana Library'' (Columbia, South Carolina: The Library, 1982); {{WorldCat|8956047|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|280355|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 A3s; fiche 6101065}}<br><br> | ||
===Sumter County Genealogical Center=== | ===Sumter County Genealogical Center=== | ||
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[[Image:Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Chattanooga Public Library, Tennessee]] | [[Image:Chattanooga Public Library TN.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Chattanooga Public Library, Tennessee]] | ||
===[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]=== | ===[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]=== | ||
1001 Broad Street<br>Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402<br>Telephone: 423-757-5317<br> | 1001 Broad Street<br>Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402<br>Telephone: 423-757-5317<br>Email: [mailto:library@lib.chattanooga.gov library@lib.chattanooga.gov]<br> Internet: [https://chattlibrary.org/local-history-and-genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Department]<br> | ||
:Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on Tennessee, North Carolina, and '''South Carolina'''.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[ | :Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on Tennessee, North Carolina, and '''South Carolina'''.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[https://chattlibrary.org/resources-genealogy/ Genealogy Resources] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2021).</ref><br><br> | ||
===[[Dallas Public Central Library]]=== | ===[[Dallas Public Central Library]]=== | ||
[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Dallas Public Central Library, Texas]]1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, Texas 75201-9987 USA<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br> | [[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Dallas Public Central Library, Texas]]1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, Texas 75201-9987 USA<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br> | ||
:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''South Carolina''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | :Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''South Carolina''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | ||
===[[National Archives at Atlanta]]=== | ===[[National Archives at Atlanta]]=== | ||
[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Atlanta (Morrow, Georgia)]]5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br> | [[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Atlanta (Morrow, Georgia)]]5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>Email: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] <br> | ||
:Records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''South Carolina'''. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.</ref><br><br> | :Records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''South Carolina'''. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.</ref><br><br> | ||
===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]=== | ===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]=== | ||
224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, California 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. | 224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, California 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794<br>Email: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ Email reference service] form<br>Internet: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Locations and Hours-SC Genealogical Society Library]<br> | ||
:Holds the | :Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Kentucky, North Carolina, '''South Carolina''', Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
== For Further Reading == | == For Further Reading == | ||
*A helpful guide to research institutions in South Carolina is John Hammond Moore, ''Research Materials in South Carolina'' . . . (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1967) {{WorldCat|768623|disp= | *A helpful guide to research institutions in South Carolina is John Hammond Moore, ''Research Materials in South Carolina'' . . . (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1967) {{WorldCat|768623|disp= | ||
At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|195321|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 A5m}} | ||
*To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of South Carolina counties, use the 14 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The | *To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of South Carolina counties, use the 14 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The FamilySearch Library has all of the inventories {{FSC|United States, South Carolina - Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs|subject|subject-id=321480672|disp=South Carolina Archives and Libraries - Inventories, Registers and Catalogs}} | ||
*'''[ | *'''[https://publiclibraries.com/state/south-carolina/ South Carolina Libraries] (Government, Public, Academic)''' | ||
*''Archives in Appalachia: A Directory''. Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. {{WorldCat|12712710|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *''Archives in Appalachia: A Directory''. Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. {{WorldCat|12712710|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|497048|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975 A3a.}} The record covers the states of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The record is arranged alphabetically by state, then by the name of the repository. Each entry lists the archive, its address, phone number, inclusive dates of the collection, the records of the collection, what subjects are covered by the collection, and the size of the collection. There are two indexes: Record type, and Subject, with reference numbers corresponding to the repository. Also included is a list, under “Coming Attractions,” of agencies that do not currently collect manuscript materials but plan to do so in the future. | ||
*[http:// | *[http://rediscov.sc.gov/scar/default.asp?IDCFile=DETAILSF.IDC,SPECIFIC=65382,DATABASE=FILEUNIT, The SC SHRAB South Carolina Historical Repository Directory] online county-by-county directory. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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