South Carolina – Genealogy and Family History

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SC Genealogy Resources

• Genealogy resources by SC county

• Archives, repositories, special collections
• Cemeteries, graves
• Churches, temples
• Documents - Marriages, deaths, wills, vital records, more
• Historical maps, plats
• Libraries
• Museums
• SC history, genealogy, preservation organizations

• Andrea Files: Leonardo Andrea Genealogical Collection for South Carolina - Actual records for each family are not online at this site, but you can see if your surname is represented in the files.
• Cyndi's List: SC Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Most Overlooked Record Types in South Carolina - 66 minute video, particularly helpful with African American research
  
• South Carolina Genealogy - Genealogy and history resources organized by county
  
• South Carolina Genealogy Research Community - Facebook group sharing and assisting with family research
  
• South Carolina Surnames - RootsWeb
• SCGenWeb Project - Great site!
• SCGenWeb's African American Research
• SC Genealogy Forum - Message board
• USGS geographic names for South Carolina

SC Genealogy Publications

• South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

Regional and National Genealogy Resources

• About Genealogy - helpful guide to genealogy on the Web
  – About Free Genealogy
  
• Archives.com - genealogy search
• RootsWeb Surname Database
• US Historical Census Browser - 1790-1960
• Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database - documents 300 years of slave trade from Africa - users can search nearly 35,000 voyages and over 70,000 names
  

Helpful Genealogy Tips

• Deciphering Old Handwriting
• Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief