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SCGenWeb
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SOUTH CAROLINA LINKS AND RESOURCES
Getting Started in South Carolina Genealogy How to Guidance, State Resources, and More	USGenWeb Project Data SC Archives, Indices, and, Miscellaneous Information	South Carolina Virtual Reference and Resource Desk Books and Newspapers, Maps, Cemeteries, Places, Data and Vital Records
Sharpening Your Skills	SC Historical and Genealogical Societies	Military Links

GETTING STARTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY:

Researching in South Carolina

A series of free online lessons created by SCGenWeb's Cynthia Ridgeway Parker.

Genealogy in South Carolina

The Everton's resource page for South Carolina contains a county outline map, a research outline, a listing of Library of Congress books on S.C. genealogy, a list of S.C. Family History Centers, plus a link back to SCGenWeb.

LDS Research Outline for South Carolina
Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: State Resources -- South Carolina
Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy "How-To" Guide

Includes directions for printing blank census forms

20 Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief
Research Tips for South Carolina
Formation of South Carolina 's Counties
Andrea Files Indices

The Leonardo Andrea Genealogical Collection is a collection of approximately 1,029 folders of compiled South Carolina genealogical information and records on approximately 825 surnames including material from local and church records, family records, and Bibles

SHARPENING YOUR SKILLS:

The Gene Pool -- Research Aids

Research Aids for the Family Historian

Deciphering Old Handwriting

With graphic illustrations -- from a formal course

Adoptee & Genealogy Page from Carrie's Crazy Quilt!
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Traveller Southern Families
Genealogy Tool Box
Treasure Maps

USGenWeb PROJECT DATA AND INFORMATION:

United States Genealogy
USGenWeb South Carolina Archives

Access to files contained in the South Carolina USGenWeb Archives.

Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web
Gene Stark's (GENDEX) Index of Names
Everton Publishers Review of the Project

S.C. VIRTUAL REFERENCE and RESOURCE DESK:

Books, Magazines, andNewspapers:

Books We Own
ESCN Database Reports

Quick Reference Index of Early South Carolina Newspapers.

South Carolina Newspapers On Line
The State Obituaries
Charleston Post and Courier Obituaries
The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

This site also contains information about genealogist, Brent Holcomb's books.

Sandlapper

The magazine of South Carolina.

Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications

Alligator Creek specializes in South Carolina research books.

Palmetto State Roots Transcriptions

Palmetto State Roots speicalizes in South Carolina newspaper abstracts.

Holly Grove Transcriptions

Holly Grove Transcriptions specializes in Clarendon and Sumter County reseach books.

Maps:

John Robertson's Historical County Lines

Links to South Carolina maps, including the Old Districts

South Carolina Maps Page

Your choices are Topographic, County, Yahoo, City Net, and Virtual Tourist.

K.B. Slocum - Old Maps of SOUTH CAROLINA

From Treasure Net: listing of maps available to order.

The Gold Bug

Maps and historical data; demo to download

Boundaries of the Contiguous United States

Animation graphic of the formation of the United States!

1790 Census Map of South Carolina
1850 South Carolina Map
1895 Atlas Map of South Carolina
Online Rare Maps Collection at the University of Georgia

Includes South Carolina maps

Places:

South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands
South Carolina County Formation
US City/County Locator

USGS Search engine which allows search of entire U.S. by feature type (e.g. rivers, cemeteries, etc.) and by city, county and/or state.

Cemeteries:

Association for Gravestone Studies Home Page
South Carolina Cemeteries at Interment.net
The Electric Cemetery
Cemeteries in South Carolina

From The Political Graveyard. Lists SC cemeteries and politicians buried there.

USGenWeb Cemetery Project

Census Data, Misc. Information, and Vital Records:

United States Resources: South Carolina

This is a Rootsweb page which allows search of ROOTS-L Database and Files, pluse other SC links. Very useful.

South Carolina Counties Courthouse Mailing Addres
South Carolina Department of Archives and History

Email can be sent to the State Archives and should be addressed to: Rusty Sox. His e-mail address is :sox@scdah.state.sc.us

South Carolina Deparment of Archives and History Publications

For more information contact Carrie Bassett at bassett@scdah.state.sc.us

South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Internet Resources

From the South Carolina Historical Society and the South Carolina Information Higbway (SCIWAY)

South Carolina Obituaries
Census Schedules
Details of information to be found on the census schedules.
Census Online: Links - SC
South Carolina Census Links
South Carolina Census Records on CD
African-American Census Information
African Americans in the South Carolina Room
South Carolina Census Records on CD
The Andrea Files

Leonardo Andrea was a professional genealogist. His files contain important reserach information on many South Carolinians and their related families.

1768 - Ship Arrivals, Charleston, SC
Ship and Passenger Lists
The Heritage Library

The Heritage Library is a not-for-profit institution devoted to the study and preservation of history and genealogy.

Links for South Carolina History Educators:

Discovering South Carolina: From the Mountains to the Sea

Mailing Lists

NC/SC-ROOTS Mailing List

How to join the North and South Carolina Genealogy Listserv Discussion Group

SCGenealogy-L Mailing List

Recommended by SCGenWeb, the South Carolina Genealogy mailing list is an on line discussion group devoted to the sharing of South Carolina genealogy. The list owner is Laura L Schmidt, coordinator of the Franklin County, Washington USGenWeb homepage.

South Carolina Mailing Lists Hosted by Rootsweb

This link will lead you to instructions on how to join various South Carolina county listserv (mailing lists) groups.

African Ancestry in South Carolina Mailing List

This African American ancestry list was created to coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored researchers within the state of South Carolina.

HISTORICAL and GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES:

South Carolina Historical Society

The SCHS provides a rich online resource for South Carolina researchers. The site contains searchable catalogs of the Society's holdings in the categories of manuscripts, genealogies, and plats. There are selected articles from their publication "South Carolina Historical Magazine" and a wealth of additional data and reference links. Don't miss this one! It's scholarly but it's also fun (you'll see...).

South Carolina Genealogical Society
South Carolina Resources

This page consists of a comprehensive SCGenWeb listing by county of societies together with their addresses, publications, and membership information. This site, maintained by Cynthia Ridgeway Parker, also includes information on statewide organizations.

MILITARY:

Revolution:

American Revolutionary War Home Page
South Carolina British Loyalists
Revolutionary War Battles in South Carolina
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
South Carolina During the American Revolution Links
South Carolina in the Revolution

Information and links pertaining to the Palmetto state during the American Revolution.This site was created and is maintained by SCGenWeb's Frank Clark.

South Carolina - Federal Pension Report 1835

The War of 1812: Revolution:

The War of 1812, South Carolina

The War Between the States:

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

The National Park Service Project: Civil War Rosters on the Internet.

South Carolina CSA Soldier's Burial Site Datebase
The American Civil War Homepage
7th Cavalry
Civil War @ Charleston
The War Between the States in South Carolina

War Between the States events and links to search for your ancestors who served. This site was created and is maintained by SCGenWeb's Frank Clark.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Home Page
Women and the Civil War - Resources at Duke
South Carolina in the Civil War
Point Lookout POW Organization's Home Page

This site is dedicated to those men, women, and children who suffered while imprisoned at Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates from 1863 to 1865 in the state of Maryland during the War for Southern Independence. Men from the state of South Carolina were imprisoned there.

Union Civil War Prison at Elmira, New York

This site contains lists of Confederate soldiers who died and are buried at Elmira as well as a growing list of those who survived and made their way back home, many to South Carolina.

South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum

The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum is a State funded museum located in the heart of Columbia, South Carolina. Their hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. They are also open on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

GENEALOGY-GENERAL INTEREST:

The Olive Tree
H-GIG
Victoria's Vade Mecum for Genealogy
Help Preserve South Carolina's History
Sandlapper Society Links
English to Foreign Name Cross-Reference
American Cross Race Genealogy

These links are provided as a service to visitors of the SCGenWeb Home Page.

Their inclusion does not imply an endorsement of the organizations or of quality or validity of the content of the web sites.

This page was last revised on July 12, 2001 by Cynthia Ridgeway Parker,

SCGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator & SCGenWeb Links Webmaster.

If a link on this page no longer works or has moved, please let the webmaster know.

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