This file is as complete and accurate as possible, however if you should find errors, have additions or deletions, send them to me and I will update the file. Bill Green bgreen@milo.nodak.edu bill90@Delphi.Com Date of last update: 4 November 1993 ************************************************************************** GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA 5 March 1989 Robert McLaren 7810 Kincardine Ct. Alexandria, VA 22310-4025 The following file contains a listing of genealogical and historical societies in South Carolina. Included in the listing, where known, are telephone numbers and yearly dues. This listing is donated to the public domain and may be freely copied. Under no conditions can this listing be sold or used in any other commercial fashion. If you think this list has any value, then donate that value in helping your local genealogical society (or the National Genealogical Society). If you write to any of the societies on this list for information, remember to include a self addressed stamped envelop (SASE). Many of these societies work with a limited budget, supplemented by volunteers, and can not afford to respond unless a SASE is included in your letter. The Huguenot Society of South Carolina 25 Chambers Street Charleston, SC 29401 Dues: Abbeville County Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society c/o Hart County Library Benson St. Hartwell, GA 30643 Dues: Aiken County Aiken-Barnwell Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society P.O. Box 415 Aiken, SC 29802 Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family) Anderson County Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society c/o Hart County Library Benson St. Hartwell, GA 30643 Dues: Barnwell County Aiken-Barnwell Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society P.O. Box 415 Aiken, SC 29802 Dues: $10.00 per year (single); $15.00 per year (family) Charleston County The Charleston Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2266 Charleston, SC 29403 Dues: $10.00 per year Chester County The Chester District Genealogical Society P.O. Box 336 Richburg, SC 29729 Dues: Greenville County Greenville Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society P.O. Box 16236 Greenville, SC 29606 Dues: Lexington County Lexington County Genealogical Association P.O. Box 1142 Lexington, SC 29072 Dues: Spartanburg County Piedmont Historical Society P.O. Box 8096 Spartanburg, SC 29305 Dues: ************************************************************************ VITAL RECORDS Birth and Death Records Statewide registration of vital statistics began in January 1915. For information write to: Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Copies of the state records are also available at the courthouse of each county starting in 1915. You can write to the county clerk for information. The county clerks also have post-1915 delayed registrations of birth. Earlier records were kept by some of the larger cities, and are available from the appropriate county health department, except for a few major cities where the records are at the city health department. Marriage Records Statewide registration of marriages began in July 1950. These records are located at the Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics (address above). Before the statewide registration of marriages, the ordinary of the province could issue a marriage license, or banns could be published in the parish church. There are some marriage settlement records at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History from the 1760s to the 1880s. Marriage information was sometimes recorded in the records of the probate court in the early 1800s. Marriage settlements were legal agreements, primarily made by women who had been married previously. County marriage license records begin about 1900 to 1910 and are in the custody of the probate judge. Divorce Records Divorce proceedings are kept by the county court. Divorce was illegal in South Carolina until 1949, and there are restrictions on the availability of the records. Write to the individual counties for information. (Source: FHC Research Guide) Remarks: Birth and Death: State office has had records since January 1915. City of Charleston births from 1877 and deaths from 1821 are on file at Charleston County Health Department. Ledger entries of Florence City births and deaths from 1895 to 1914 are on file at Florence County Health Department. Ledger entries of Newberry City births and deaths are on file at Newberry County Health Department. These are the only early records available. Marriage: They have records since July 1950 at the address above. Other marriage records since July 1911 are available from the Probate Judge in the county where license was issued. Divorce: They have records since July 1962 at the address above. Other divorce records since April 1949 are available from the Clerk of the county where the petition was filed. --------- I have that all fees for the above are $3.00 from the address above and that fees vary for the others. I seem to remember that the $3.00 was going to, I believe, $5.00 earlier this---- From: Bert Sandifer ************************************************************************** STATE ARCHIVES South Carolina Department of Archives and History 1430 Senate Street P.O. Box 11669, Capitol Station Columbia, SC 29211-1669 The staff will check a few indexes for a specific name and send a photocopy order for records in which that name appears. South Carolina Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2266 Charleston, SC 29403 South Carolina Historical Society 100 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 South Caroliniana Library University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Charleston Library Society 164 King Street Charleston, SC 29401 (Source: FHC Research Guide) South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1430 Senate Street [Columbia]. Contains state government records, Revolutionary War records, Colonial court records, Civil War records and death certificates from 1915-41. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday. Use Bull Street entrance after 5 p.m. weekdays and on the weekends. Phone: 734-8596. South Caroliniana Library [Columbia]. University of South Carolina Horseshoe. Primarily non-governmental records, including church records, city directories, telephone directories, maps, newspapers on microfilm and the State Library's Genealogical Collection. Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 777-3131. South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston 29401. Diaries, journals, plantation records, letters, maps and private records, dating back to Colonial times. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. South Carolina Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 20266, Charleston, 29413- 0266. Publishes quarterly newsletter and holds annual genealogical workshop in July at Columbia College. National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th St. North, Arlington, Va., 22207-2399. Phone: (703)525-0050. Annual dues: $30, which include bimonthly newsletter, quarterly journal, computer interest group digest and access to lending library. Meckleburg County Library, 310 North Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 28202. Among its holdings are census records for the South, the Northeast, ship passenger lists and church records. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Phone: (704)336-2980. The following are State Chapters of the South Carolina Genealogical Society (1992) Anderson County Beaufort Catawba-Wateree P.O. Box 5743 P.O. Box 37 1314 Broad Street Anderson, SC 29623 Ridgeland, SC 29936 Camden, SC 29020 Charleston Columbia Dutch Fork P.O. Box 20266 P.O. Box 11353 P.O. Box 481 Charleston, SC 29413 Columbia, SC 29211 Chapin, SC 29036 Fairfield Georgetown Greenville P.O. Box 696 P.O. Box 218 P.O. Box 16236 Winnsboro, SC 29180 Georgetown, SC 29442 Greenville, SC 29606 Hilton Head Island Laurens District Old Darlington District P.O. Box 5492 P.O. Box 1217 P.O. Box 10 Hilton Head, SC 29928 Laurens, SC 29360 Lydia, SC 29079 Old Edgefield District Old 96 District Old Pendleton District 104 Court House Square P.O. Box 3468 1255 Corinth Road Edgefield, SC 29824 Greenwood, SC 29648 Seneca, SC 29678 Pee Dee Pinckney District Sumter County P.O. Box 1428 385 Spring Street P.O. Box 2543 Marion, SC 29571 Spartanburg, SC 29301 Sumter, SC 29150 Old Newberry District P.O. Box 154 Newberry, SC 29108 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some other South Carolina Genealogical Societies: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orangeburgh German-Swiss Lexington Genealogical Aiken - Barnwell Genealogical Society Association (B.Hammond) Genealogical Society P.O. Box 974 P.O. Box 1442 P. O. Box 415 Orangeburg, SC 29116 Lexington, SC 29071 Aiken, SC 29802 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some South Carolina Libraries with Genealogical Special Collections: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnwell County Camden Archives & Central Wesleyan College 2001 Hagood Street Museum Library One Wesleyan Drive Barnwell, SC 29812 1314 Broad Street Central, SC 29630 Camden, SC 29020 Charleston County Library Charleston Library Society Chester County 404 King Street (Member Library) Library Charleston, SC 29403 164 King Street 199 Center St. Charleston, SC 29401 Chester, SC 29706 Presbyterian College William Hall Psychiatric Institute James H. Thomason Library Professional Library (Public Reference) Clinton, SC 29325 P.O. Box 202 Columbia, SC 29202 Lutheran Theological Horry County Memorial Darlington County Southern Seminary Library Historical Commission Lineberger Memorial Library 1008 Fifth Avenue 104 Hewitt Street 4201 N. Main Street Conway, SC 29526 Darlington, SC 29532 Columbia, SC 29203 Erskin College & Theological Francis Marion College Cherokee County Seminary (Presbyterian) James A. Roger Library Public Library McCane Library Florence, SC 29501 300 E Rutledge Ave. Due West. SC 29639 Gaffney, SC 29340 Furman University (Baptist) Greenville County Abbeville-Greenwood James B. Duke Library Library Regional Library 3300 Poinsett Hwy. 300 College Street 106 N. Main Street Greenville, SC 29613 Greenville, SC 29601 Greenwood, SC 29646 Lancaster County Library Newberry College South Carolina State Coll. 313 S. White Street (Lutheran Materials) (Afro-American History) Lancaster, SC 29720 Wessels Library Miller F. Whittaker Lib. Newberry, SC 29108 300 College Avenue Pendleton District P.O. Box 7491 Historical Recreational Orangeburg, SC 29117 Commission Winthrop College 125 E. Queen Street Ida Jane Dacus Library York County Library P.O. Box 565 810 Oakland Avenue 138 E. Black Street Pendleton, SC 29670 Rock Hill, SC 29733 P.O. Box 10032 Rock Hill, SC 29731 Calhoun County Museum Wofford College Archives & Library (Methodist) 303 Butler Street Sandor Teszler Library Saint Matthews, SC N. Church Street 29135 Spartanburg, SC 29301 From jwgreen.spike.psc.scarolina.edu Mon Mar 9 16:57:03 ************************************************************************** NEWSPAPER GENEALOGICAL COLUMNS **************************************************************************** * Bill Green Minot, North Dakota 58701 * Home of the * * bgreen@milo.NoDak.Edu * NORSK H0STFEST * * Bill90@Delphi.Com * Velkommen! * ****************************************************************************