Walker Local and FamilySearch Center
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South Carolina Richland County Columbia, South CarolinaLibraries Walker Local and Family History Center
The Walker Local History and Family History Center, located on the third floor of the Main Library in downtown Columbia, provides family history document beginner packets in addition to advice and recommendations that will help you further your own research efforts.
You can also access a wealth of resources online including:
- the Online Obituary Index. You may request copies of the original obituaries.
- genealogy databases which are free for Richland Library Card holders.
- the Local History digital collection which includes Columbia City Directories and Confederate rolls
If you reside outside of Richland County, you may apply for a card for $65 dollars a year.
Contact Information and Hours[edit | edit source]
Location & Map:
- Richland Library
1431 Assembly St.
Columbia, SC 29201 - Take the escalator or elevator to the third floor.
- Get directions to Richland Library (Google).
Phone: (803) 929-3402 See also Call a Librarian.
E-mail: Email a Librarian
Open Hours:
Mon-Thu: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Fri-Sat: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Holiday Schedule:
Calendar and Events[edit | edit source]
Upcoming Events[edit | edit source]
- Walking In the Past Lane - We bring a new and interesting slice of history every 1st Thursday, Local History Room, Main Library, 6:00
- Sept 5: Alexia Helsley discussing her new book "Wicked Columbia."
Resources
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The following resources are available to patrons on site:
- Family History Library Catalog: The Walker Local and Family History Center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
Vital Information[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- Holcomb, Brent Howard. Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1792-1839. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1982
- Holcomb, Brent Howard. Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1838-1860 : including legal notices from burnt counties. Columbia, South Carolina: B. H. Holcomb, 1988.
Death[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Risley, H. M., English, Elisabeth D., and Davis, Elizabeth M. Partial List of Confederate Soldiers Buried in Churchyards in Columbia, S. C. and Vicinity. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Wade Hampton Chapter.
Churches[edit | edit source]
- Clayton, J. Glenwood, ed. Journal of the South Carolina Baptist Historical Society Volumes 1-28. Greenville, South Carolina: South Carolina Baptist Historical Society, 1975-2004
Databases and Software[edit | edit source]
The following databases are available through Richland Library. For more information see: Genealogy Resources
- Accessible Archives
- America's Obituary and Death Notices
- America's Obituaries & Death Notices
- Ancestry Library Edition (inside library access only)
- Columbia City Directories
- Community Resources
- Confederate Rolls of South Carolina
- The Confederate Rolls of South Carolina
- Heritage Quest
- NewsBank
- South Carolina Historical Newspapers Collection
- Walker Local and Family History Photograph Collection
Directories[edit | edit source]
Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]
(Include the resources you have to help individuals do their research - computers, microfilm readers, printers, etc. )
History Local[edit | edit source]
- Hennig, Helen Kohn. Columbia, Capital City of South Carolina 1786-1936. Columbia, South Carolina: The Columbia Sesqui-Centennial Commission, 1936
Maps[edit | edit source]
Microfilm[edit | edit source]
Military History[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- Secretary of War. War of Rebellion Official Records of The Union and Confederate Armies. Government Printing Office, 1880-1901 (reprinted by National Historic Society, Harrisburg, PA, 1971)
World War I[edit | edit source]
World War II[edit | edit source]
- Selected Obituaries of World War II Veterans. Columbia, South Carolina: The State, 1992-2012
Newspapers
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Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Wells, Lawrence K, and Brent H. Holcomb, ed. South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 1-20. Columbia, SC, USA: SCMAR, 1973-1992. - The volumes of The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research include a wealth of resources for South Carolina genealogy. Some of the many types of records included are Bible records, biographies, marriage records, obituaries, wills and deeds. Indexes through Volume XL are available on site. A searchable online database for Volumes I-20 can be found at Ancestry.
Ethnic Research[edit | edit source]
African American[edit | edit source]
- It was the service of African Americans in servitude that turned the little community near Taylor's Hill into the city of Granby which became the capital city of South Carolina.[1]
- Deas Moore, Vennie. Black America Series: Columbia, South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2000
Vertical Files[edit | edit source]
Services[edit | edit source]
Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]
Resources in the Local Area
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(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)
Links[edit | edit source]
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina
- South Carolina
- The Dead Librarian - Helping South Carolina family historians find free, online information.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hennig, Helen Kohn. Columbia, Capital City of South Carolina 1786-1936. Columbia, South Carolina: The Columbia Sesqui-Centennial Commission, 1936, See page 303.