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South Carolina Societies and Archives
It is wise to acquaint yourself with any South Carolina repository which you might visit by writing to the appropriate South Carolina archive or library in advance. Every South Carolina repository has published materials that introduce its collections and research policy. South Carolina State archives and South Carolina historical agencies also have Internet sites that provide the same information. Some even have downloadable databases for some or parts of their collections.
South Carolina Archives
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- South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road; Columbia, SC 29223-4905; Tel: (803) 896-6100, Fax: (803) 896-6198; The Reference Room staff will provide information about charges for copies and schedule for receiving copies. Self-service copying is available. Inquiries must be made in person or by telephone. The Reference Room is open Monday - Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. daily.
- South Carolina Methodist Conference Archives, Sandor Teszler Library; Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301
- Charleston Diocesan Archives, Chancery Office, 119 Broad Street, P.O. Box 818, Charleston, South Carolina 29402
- South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection, James B. Duke Library, Poinsett Highway, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613
- The Andrea Files - This website is an abstract of the records in the Andrea Files. This collection of folders contains important genealogical information on many South Carolina and related families.
South Carolina Libraries
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- South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, PO Box 11469; Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Voice: (803) 734-8666, Fax: (803) 734-8676, Ref/Interlibrary Loan, Fax: (803) 734-4757 - Statesboro Regional Library
- Presbyterian College Library, Due West , South Carolina 29325
- South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
- Lutheran Theological Seminary Library, Columbia, South Carolina 29203
South Carolina Museums
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South Carolina Historical & Genealogical Societies
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For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both. In addition to their own work, state-level groups sometimes help coordinate the efforts of local societies within the state. Their publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those produced by the local societies.
- South Carolina Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 16355, Greenville, SC 29606
- Huguenot Society of South Carolina, 25 Chalmers Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401
- South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston 29401
- Dalcho Historical Society, Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, 1020 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
- Dutch Fork Chapter, SCGS, Inc. ,P.O. Box 481, Chapin, South Carolina, 29036-0481
- Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches
P.O. Box 847, Montreat, North Carolina 29757 - Anderson County Chapter, SCGS, Inc., P. O. Box 74, Anderson, SC 29622-0074;
Dues: Individual $15, Family $20, Associate $10 - Beaufort Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 1070, St. Helena Island, SC 29920;
Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15. - Catawba-Wateree Chapter, SCGS, Inc., 1314 Broad Street, Camden, SC;
Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15. - Charleston Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 20266 Charleston, SC 29413-0266;
Dues: Individual $18, Family $20, Associate $12 - Chesterfield District Chapter, SCGS, Inc. , PO Box 167 Chesterfield, SC 29709;
Dues: Individual: $25, Family $30, Associate $20. - COLUMBIA Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 11353, Columbia, SC 29211-1353;
Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15 - Dutch Fork Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 481, Chapin, SC 29036-0481;
Dues: Individual $21, Family $26, Associate $15 - Fairfield Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 696, Winnsboro, SC 29180;
Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate: $15 - GREENVILLE Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 16236, Greenville, SC 29606;
Dues: Individual $21, Family $26, Associate: $16. - HILTON HEAD ISLAND Chapter, SCGS, Inc., 32 Office Park, Suite 300, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928; Dues: Individual: $21; Family: $26; Associate: $10.
- LAURENS DISTRICT Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 1217, Laurens, SC 29360-1217;
Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15 - OLD ST. BARTHOLOMEW Chapter, SCGS, Inc. 104 Wade Hampton Ave, Walterboro, SC 29488-9261; Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15
- OLD DARLINGTON Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 175, Hartsville, SC 29551-0175;
Dues: Individual $25; Family $30, Associate $20, Patron $50, Benefactor $100, Life $1000. - Old Edgefield Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 546, Edgefield, SC 29824-0546;
Dues: Individual $25, Family $30, Associate $20 - OLD NEWBERRY Chapter, SCGS, Inc., 406 East Florida St., Clinton, SC 29325-2430; President: Dues: Individual $20, Family $25, Associate $15
- OLD 96 Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 3468, Greenwood, SC 29648;
Dues: Individual $30.00, Family $25, Associate $20.00 - Old Pendleton District Chapter, SCGS, Inc., 420 Neal Road, Seneca, SC 29678;
Dues: Individual $25, Family $28, Associate $20 - Pee Dee Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 1428, Marion, SC 29571-1428;
Dues: Individual $18, Family $20, Associate $10 - Pinckney District Chapter, SCGS, Inc., PO Box 5281, Spartanburg, SC 29304;
Dues: Individual $25, Family $30, Associate: $20 - Piedmont Historical Society, PO Box 1842, Spartanburg, SC 29304; Ph:864-574-3056
- Sumter County Chapter, SCGS, Inc., P. O. Box 2543, Sumter, SC 29151-2543.
Dues: Individual $25, Family $30, Associate $15, Patron $50, Benefactor $100. - Aiken-barnwell Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 415, Aiken 29802
- Anderson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5743, Anderson 29623
- Beaufort County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5492, Hilton Head Island 29928
- Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, P.O. Box 742, Bluffton 29910
- Broad River Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 215, Hickory Grove 29717
- Catawba Wateree Genealogical Society, 1314 Broad Street, Camden 29020
- Charleston County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 20266, Charleston 29413
- Chester District Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 336, Richburg 29729
- Chesterfield District Chapter, S.C.g.s., P.O. Box 167, Chesterfield 29709
- Colleton County Genealogical Society, 125 Wade Hampton Avenue, Walterboro 29488
- Columbia Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society, Columbia
- Darlington County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 175, Hartsville 29551
- Darlington County Historical Commission, 204 Hewitt St., Darlington 29532
- Edgefield County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 486, Edgefield 29824
- Fairfield County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 696, Winnsboro 29180
- Greenville County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 16236, Greenville 29606
- Greenville County Historical Society, P.O. Box 10472, Greenville 29603
- Greenwood County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3468, Greenwood 29648
- Historic Columbia Foundation, 1601 Richland Street, Columbia 29201-2633
- Horry County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1428, Marion 29571
- Horry County Historical Society, P.O. Box 2025, Conway 29528
- Jewish Historical Society Of South Carolina, 66 George Street, Charleston 29424-0001
- Kershaw County Historical Society, 811 Fair Street, Box 501, Camden 29020
- Laurens County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1217, Laurens 29360
- Lexington County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1442, Lexington 29072
- Marlborough Historical Society, 123 South Marlboro Street, Bennettsville 29512-4031
- Ocenee County Genealogical Society, 247 Cross Hill Road, Easley 29640
- Old Darlington Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 175, Hartsville 29551-1075
- Old Pendleton District Chapter, Scgs, 247 Cross Hill Rd., Easley 29640
- Orangeburgh German-swiss Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 974, Orangeburg 29116-0974
- Parris Island Historical Society, P.O. Box 5202, Parris Island 29905-5202
- Pendleton District Historical, Recreational And Tourism Commission, 125 East Queen Street, Pendleton 29670
- Pickens County, Scgenweb, P.O. Box 338, Aledo
- Piedmont Historical Society, P.O. Box 8096, Spartanburg 29305-8096
- Saluda County Historical Society, P.O. Box 22, Saluda 29138
- South Carolina Genealogical Society, Dutch Fork Chapter,
- South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston 29401
- Spartanburg Historical Association, 501 Otis Blvd., Spartanburg 29306
- Sumter County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2543, Sumter 29150
- Sumter County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1456, Sumter 29150
- Three Rivers Historical Society (Williamsburg Co.), P.O. Box 811, Hemingway 29554
- Union County Historical Foundation, P.O. Drawer 220, Union 29379
- York County Genealogical And Historical Society,
- York County Historical Society, P.O. Box 3061 Crs, Rock Hill 29732
South Carolina Periodicals
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- South Carolina Historical Magazine (Charleston, S.C.: South Carolina Historical Society, 1900–present)
- Carolina Herald (Greenville, S.C.: Carolina Genealogical Society, 1974–present)
- Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina (Charleston, S.C.: The Huguenot Society of South Carolina, 1888–present)
- The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research (Columbia, S.C.: Brent Howard Holcomb, 1973–present)
- Carolina Genealogist (Danielsville, Ga.: Mary B. Warren, 1969–present)
- Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History (Piedmont Historical Society)
