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== 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>Internet: [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Online Records Index]<br>Internet: [http://scdah.sc.gov SC Dept. of Archives and History]'''<br>'''Hours:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.<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:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.<br>
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:They have 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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The archives has an [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ online search engine] for 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. 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].
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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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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)}}; {{FHL|195302|item|disp=FHL book 975.7 A5c}}).
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)}}; {{FHL|195302|item|disp=FHL 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.


[http://archives.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx SD department of Archives and History] Research at the Archives - Check online Research tab, then on Online records index to search.<br><br>
=== 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>E-mail: [mailto:reference@statelibrary.sc.gov reference@statelibrary.sc.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library]  
1500 Senate St <br>Columbia, SC 29201<br>Telephone: 803-734-8666<br>Fax: 803-734-8676<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@statelibrary.sc.gov reference@statelibrary.sc.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library]  
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