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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Greenwood County, South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Greenwood County Library''' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Greenwood County, South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Greenwood County Library''' | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
Greenwood County Library <br> | '''Greenwood County Library''' <br> | ||
[http://www2.youseemore.com/Greenwood/contentpages.asp?loc=73 Lawrence Genealogy and Local History Room]<br> | [http://www2.youseemore.com/Greenwood/contentpages.asp?loc=73 Lawrence Genealogy and Local History Room] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<br> | |||
600 South Main Street<br> | 600 South Main Street<br> | ||
Greenwood, SC 29646<br> | Greenwood, SC 29646<br> | ||
'''Email:''' ReferenceDesk@greenwoodcountylibrary.org <br> | |||
For hours, please call 864-941-4655<br> | For hours, please call '''864-941-4655'''<br> | ||
If you visit the Library when the Lawrence Room is closed, please ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. Library staff will be happy to retrieve materials for you. <br> | If you visit the Library when the Lawrence Room is closed, please ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. Library staff will be happy to retrieve materials for you. <br> | ||
=== Microfilm === | === Microfilm === | ||
Four microfilm reader/printers are available for viewing the microfilm in this room. <br> | |||
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'''Newspapers''' | '''Newspapers''' | ||
* Abbeville Press and Banner, 1846-1903 | * Abbeville Press and Banner, 1846-1903 | ||
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*Broadmouth Baptist Church, 1837-1966 | *Broadmouth Baptist Church, 1837-1966 | ||
*Siloam Baptist Church, 1834-1876 | *Siloam Baptist Church, 1834-1876 | ||
*Turkey Creek Baptist Church, 1785-1909 | *Turkey Creek Baptist Church, 1785-1909<br> | ||
'''Military Records'''<br> | |||
Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (South Carolina 1-1 through 12 and Continental Troops 1-16-2)<br><br> | |||
'''Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps''' | |||
(Abbeville and Greenwood) | |||
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'''Virginia Court Records'''<br> | |||
A list of court records of the Virginia Counties on microfilm in the Archives Division of the Virginia State Library<br><br> | |||
'''US Census''' <br> | |||
1790-1930<br> | |||
<br> | |||
'''South Carolina State Census, 1829'''<br> | |||
*Fairfield | |||
*Laurens | |||
'''South Carolina State Census, 1839'''<br> | |||
*Beaufort | |||
*Chesterfield | |||
*Kershaw | |||
*Lexington<br><br> | |||
'''South Carolina 1868 Agricultural Census'''<br><br> | |||
'''South Carolina State Census, 1869'''<br><br> | |||
'''South Carolina State Census, 1875'''<br> | |||
*Aiken-Charleston | |||
*Clarendon-Sumter | |||
*Fairfield County (Townships 8-13) | |||
*Williamsburg-York<br><br> | |||
'''US Census for Maryland Counties'''<br> | |||
* 1840 US Census -Prince George and Queen Anne Counties | |||
*1850 US Census - Montgomery and Prince George Counties | |||
*1870 US Census - Prince George County | |||
=== Vertical File === | === Vertical File === | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
'''Greenwood County | '''City Directories''' <br><br> | ||
* '''Greenwood County | '''African American'''<br> | ||
*'''Promiseland, A Century of Life in a Negro Community''' by Elizabeth Raul Bethel, Published by Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1981 (GEN 975.733 BETHE)<br><br> | |||
'''Cemeteries'''<br> | |||
*'''Greenwood County, South Carolina Cemetery Records, Volume One''', By Old Ninety Six Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, 1996 (Gen 929.5 G V. 1) | |||
*'''Greenwood County, South Carolina Cemetery Records, Volume Two''', By Old Ninety Six Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, 2008 (Gen 929.5 G V. 2) | |||
*'''Greenwood County, South Carolina Cemetery Records, Volume Three''', By Old Ninety Six Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, 2010 (Gen 929.5 G V. 3) | |||
''' | '''Greenwood County Histories''' <br> | ||
*'''Greenwood County Sketches: Old Roads and Early Families,''' by Margaret J Watson; Harry Legare Watson, Publisher: Greenwood, S.C., Attic Press [1970] (975.7 W)<br> | |||
*'''Greenwood County: A History''', Ann Herd Bowen, Published by The Museum, Greenwood, SC, 1992 (GEN 975.733 BOWEN)<br><br> | |||
''' | '''Land'''<br> | ||
*'''Warrants for Lands in South Carolina 1672-1679''', edited by A. S. Salley, Jr, Published by The State Co., Columbia, SC, 1910 (GEN 929.375 SOUTH 1672-79) | |||
*'''Warrants for Lands in South Carolina 1680-1692''', edited by A. S. Salley, Jr, Published by The State Co., Columbia, SC, 1911 (GEN 929.375 SOUTH 1680-92) | |||
*'''Warrants for Lands in South Carolina 1692-1711''', edited by A. S. Salley, Jr, Published by The State Co., Columbia, SC, 1915 (GEN 929.375 SOUTH 1692-17) | |||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
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