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Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources State Library Obituary Resources Portal]''' for a listing of SC public libraries that assist with family history searches.
Also visit the '''[http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/south-carolina-obituary-resources 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]]
== 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]]'''[[Image:South_Carolina_Department_of_Archives_and_History.jpg|thumb|right|300px|SC Dept of Archives & 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>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>
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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: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/scedocs/Ar255Pu/001389.pdf Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library].
: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: [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/scedocs/Ar255Pu/001389.pdf Selected Bibliography of County, City, and Town Histories at the SC Archives Reference Library].
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