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Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources State Library Obituary Resources&nbsp;Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches.<br>
Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources State Library Obituary Resources&nbsp;Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches.<br>
=== State Archive ===


'''[[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>'''http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ [http://scdah.sc.gov http://scdah.sc.gov]'''<br>The Archives is open Monday thru Saturday from 8:45 a.m.&nbsp;to 4:45 p.m.  
'''[[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>'''http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ [http://scdah.sc.gov http://scdah.sc.gov]'''<br>The Archives is open Monday thru Saturday from 8:45 a.m.&nbsp;to 4:45 p.m.  
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The archives has an [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ online search engine] for indexes to [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ State land plats 1784 to 1868] and&nbsp;to [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Will Transcripts 1782 to 1855] as well as other records. It also has a list of county records available at the Archives: [http://archives.sc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AC885860-62C1-4609-8988-BF913474F92C/0/biblio.pdf Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library].  
The archives has an [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ online search engine] for indexes to [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ State land plats 1784 to 1868] and&nbsp;to [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ Will Transcripts 1782 to 1855] as well as other records. It also has a list of county records available at the Archives: [http://archives.sc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AC885860-62C1-4609-8988-BF913474F92C/0/biblio.pdf 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; Family History Library book {{FHL|195302|title-id|disp=975.7 A5c}}). Free [http://scdah.sc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E9DDD1E1-5D48-4F1A-8848-FD6DA724631C/0/chivzhistry.pdf online history] of the archive.&nbsp;
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; Family History Library book {{FHL|195302|title-id|disp=975.7 A5c}}). Free [http://scdah.sc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E9DDD1E1-5D48-4F1A-8848-FD6DA724631C/0/chivzhistry.pdf online history] of the archive.&nbsp;  
 
=== Libraries ===


'''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library]'''<br>1430 Senate St<br>Columbia, SC 29201<br>(803) 734-8666<br>Ask Leo online help available during library hours.<br>Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br>[http://sclends.lib.sc.us/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/index.xml Online Catalog]  
'''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library]'''<br>1430 Senate St<br>Columbia, SC 29201<br>(803) 734-8666<br>Ask Leo online help available during library hours.<br>Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br>[http://sclends.lib.sc.us/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/index.xml Online Catalog]  
'''[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]]'''&nbsp; <br>5780 Jonesboro Road <br>Morrow, GA 30260 <br>Telephone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547
'''[[South Carolina Historical Society]]'''<br>100 Meeting Street<br>Charleston, SC 29401-2299&nbsp;<br>Telephone: 803-723-3225 <br>Fax: 803-723-8584<br>http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/<br>
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; Family History Library {{FHL|975.7 B2s|disp=book 975.7 B2s, vol. 80, no. 3, supp.; film 1697883 item 13}}).


[http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/ South Caroliniana Library]<br>910 North Sumter Street <br>Columbia, SC 29208-0001 <br>(803) 777-3131<br>8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday<br>
[http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/ South Caroliniana Library]<br>910 North Sumter Street <br>Columbia, SC 29208-0001 <br>(803) 777-3131<br>8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday<br>
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[http://www.ccpl.org/ www.ccpl.org/]  
[http://www.ccpl.org/ www.ccpl.org/]  
=== Regional Archives ===
'''[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]]'''&nbsp; <br>5780 Jonesboro Road <br>Morrow, GA 30260 <br>Telephone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547
=== Historical Societies ===
'''[[South Carolina Historical Society]]'''<br>100 Meeting Street<br>Charleston, SC 29401-2299&nbsp;<br>Telephone: 803-723-3225 <br>Fax: 803-723-8584<br>http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/<br>
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; Family History Library {{FHL|975.7 B2s|disp=book 975.7 B2s, vol. 80, no. 3, supp.; film 1697883 item 13}}).
=== 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; Family History Library book {{FHL|195321|title-id|disp=975.7 A5m}}).  
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; Family History Library book {{FHL|195321|title-id|disp=975.7 A5m}}).  
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