South Carolina – History and Genealogy Resources

SC People

• African-Americans
• Indians, Native Americans
• Lawyers
• Lords Proprietors
• Loyalists - American Revolution
• Delegates to the Constitutional Convention - National Archives
• Pirates - SCIway K-12 Web Design Contest Winner - Charleston County School of the Arts
  
• Politicians
  –  Governors
  
• Scotch-Irish
• Teachers
• Women

• Famous South Carolinians - SCIway K-12 Web Design Contest Winner - Home School, York County
  

SC Periods

• Prehistoric
• Pre-colonial - before 1670
• Colonial - 1670-1774
• Revolutionary War - 1775-1783
• Antebellum - 1784-1860
• Civil War - 1861-1865
• Reconstruction - 1865-1876
• Bourbon - 1877-1889
• Populist - 1890-1915
• Modern - after 1915

• US historical census data - 1790-1970

SC Places

• Cities, counties, regions
  –  South Carolina's Lost Places - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, and the Savannah River Site
  

• Historical maps, plats

• Buildings, monuments, sites
• Cemeteries, graveyards
• Churches
• Gardens, plantations
• Houses
• Lighthouses
• Tours, trails, and guides

SC Genealogy

• SC genealogical resources - all 46 counties

Related SC History and Genealogy Resources

• SC archives, special collections
• SC museums

• Historical documents
• Historical maps, plats
• Historical summaries, timelines
• History of state symbols

• History, genealogy, preservation organizations
• Reenactment groups - commemorations

• Who is South Carolina named for?
• Dixie - Song of the South - composer, history, music, lyrics, critics