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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist South Carolina genealogical researchers. For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia and the Charleston Historical Society in Charleston are excellent places to start (both are discussed in this 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>  
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services to assist South Carolina genealogical researchers. For manuscript collections and compiled genealogies, the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia and the Charleston Historical Society in Charleston are excellent places to start (both are discussed in this 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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=== State Archive  ===
=== 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/ Website]<br>[http://scdah.sc.gov Website]'''<br>'''Hours:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.  
[[Image:{{SCDept}}]]'''[[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/ Website]<br>[http://scdah.sc.gov Website]'''<br>'''Hours:&nbsp;Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m.&nbsp;to&nbsp;5:00 p.m.  


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].  
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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'''[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]]'''&nbsp; <br>5780 Jonesboro Road <br>Morrow, GA 30260 <br>Telephone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547  
'''[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]]'''&nbsp; <br>5780 Jonesboro Road <br>Morrow, GA 30260 <br>Telephone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547  
 
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=== Libraries  ===
=== Libraries  ===


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=== South Carolina Digital Collections  ===
=== South Carolina Digital Collections  ===


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has <u>statewide</u> '''online''' database links which ''may'' include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.


=== For Further Reading  ===
=== For Further Reading  ===
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