SOUTH CAROLINA STATE REFERENCE

USGenWeb Project Contact other states and counties. The USGenWeb Project is a non-profit organization.	SCGenWeb Project The main page to link to state-wide information. Part of the USGenWeb Project, a non-profit organization.
South Carolina Archives Downloaded information from coodinators including Ship List, Cemeteries, Census Records and lots more.	Appleton's Books and Genealogy 8700 Pineville Road, #610, Charlotte, NC 28226. Large supply of Genealogy publications for sale.
SC College University Libraries. SC Technical College, Library Association and Public Library lists also available.	South Carolina Historical Society contains 55,000 catalog records for 15,000 surnames.
SC Magazine of Ancestral Research List of Publications available for purchase.	SC State Archives 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223 (803-896-6100)
SC Reference Room: Counties	SC State Museum
16th SC Volunteers Museum of Confederate History	Heritage Library Foundation

ADDITIONAL INTEREST

John Rigdon's Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web	Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library, Moultrie, GA. Go here to subscribe to newsletter. Excellent publication, free, but send donation to help pay for postage.
Guide to Research at the National Archives Soundex Machine will automatically convert family names to coded soundex, calendar of events, books, and microfilm to purchase.	National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Genealogy Links for Historians. List of links to some great sources.	Gene Starks Index of Names includes all South Carolina County lines.
Ancestors Web Page from Brigham Young University.Pedigree charts, family group sheets, research logs, and more to download and print.	Cemetery Listing Association
Ancestors Web Page. Has a searchable data base for Social Security Death Index and lots of helpful hints on getting organized, helpful hints on how to search and more.	Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Probably the most comprehensive site of genealogy links on the net.
Treasure Maps How-To Genealogy Site	SCIway - the South Carolina Information Highway

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

National Trust for Historic Preservation	Preserve/Net
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	National Register of Historic Places: Collection Open to the public files containing descriptions, photographs, and maps that document the more than 66,000 historically significant places in the National Register.
Movement to Preserve South Carolina Records

CIVIL WAR

Traveller Southern Families Civil War Pages. Huge amount of links for Civil War information.	Orrs Rifles History of Orr's Rifles, South Carolina, War Between the States. A listing of the members of each Regiment will be added as research progresses.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System NPS and partner organizations are actively computerizing information on Civil War Servicemen for you use.	Civil War@Charleston

RESEARCHING AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEAOLOGY

African American Genealogy Major internet source for African American genealogical researchers, with mailing list, archives, newsletter, surname registry, and Slave Data project.

Avery Research Centerfor African-American History

NATIVE AMERICAN GENEAOLOGY SITES

Cherokee By Blood Lots of transcribed information and a place to post Cherokee genealogy queries	Cherokee Cousins Lists of Cherokee surnames on Miller Rolls, resource for books on Cherokee Genealogy.
Cherokee CSA Units Guide to Cherokee Confederate Military Units 1861-1865.	Cherokee Messenger Cherokee Cultural Society Homepage. Excerpts from the Cherokee Messenger and lots of Cherokee History.
Cherokee Nation Seal of Cherokee Nation and links to the Tribal Council and a travelers guide.	Eastern Band Cherokee History Brief history with map of current reservation.
History of the Cherokee	Chicora Indians - Georgetown County
Edisto Indians	Choctaw Nation This site has additional links and a really good list of reference materials.
Creek Indians	Introduction to the Creek Nation
Chickasaw Sessions	A History of the Chickasaw Nation
Cyndi Howell's Genealogy Native American Links	Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
Maps and Native Nations

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