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Genealogy - Research Tools
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Good for genealogical and other historical research, Accessible Archives includes the Civil War database, with the full text of major articles from The New York herald, The Charleston mercury and The Richmond enquirer covering November 1, 1860–April 15, 1865; The African American Newspapers database contains seven of the major African American newspapers of the 19th centu |
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Provides access to a number of genealogical sources, including Census, military and immigration records, periodicals and newspapers and birth, marriage and death records. |
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Includes Obituary Index, Local Magazine and Newspaper Index and Quick Facts. The Obituary Index contains obituary and death notice information from Columbia, SC newspapers. The Local Magazine and Newspaper Index indexes articles related to Columbia and South Carolina from selected local publications. |
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Provides a keyword searchable collection of genealogical research materials for tracing family history and American culture. |
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Access full-text articles published in The State (from 1987 to present) and 187 other newspapers from around the country. Also provides obituaries and death notices, and some news magazine coverage. |
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| Afrigeneas |
This site for African American genealogy includes an online tutorial for beginners, state and world resources, databases, mailing lists, message boards and Internet links. |
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| Columbia Chapter: South Carolina Genealogical Society |
The Columbia Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society is a nonprofit organization located in Richland County, SC. The Columbia Chronicle is their official publication. The web site includes a list of ancestors who qualified as Founding Families of the State of South Carolina. |
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| Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet |
A large collection of links that have been organized and cross-referenced in many categories. |
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| Ellis Island On-Line |
This site provides immigration records and passenger ship manifests for searching. You must register to obtain information. |
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| Family Search |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Genealogical site has a search engine that looks through records of millions of names in its Ancestral File, the International Genealogical Index, and the Family History Library catalog. |
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| Family Search Guide: How Do I begin? |
This 5 step guide to starting family history research is provided by FamilySearch.org and is also available as a PDF file for easy printing. |
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| Genealogy Page of the National Archives and Records Administration |
This page provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools that can prepare you for a visit to one of the National Archives facilities or for requesting records from the NARA. |
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| GenForum |
GenForum is a conglomeration of message boards devoted to specific surnames, states, countries, and general topics. |
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| JewishGen |
JewishGen is an Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. |
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| Palmetto Genealogy Association |
This site provides useful resources for genealogical research specific to South Carolina. The information posted by the association includes cemetery surveys and transcriptions of records from family Bibles. |
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| RootsWeb.com |
This web site consists of mailing lists, free genealogy databases, interactive learning guides, newsletters, message boards and links to thousands of independently authored web sites. |
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| SCIway's South Carolina Genealogical Information |
Links are provided to genealogical records, cemetery records, and archives, libraries, genealogical organizations, and other web sites. Both county and statewide resources are included. Â |
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| South Carolina Death Indexes 1915-1958 |
This page contains links to all of the Death Index log files from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Division of Vital Records. This index is also available on Ancestry.com with scanned images. |
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| South Carolina Department of Archives and History |
This web site provides information about the Archives, tips for researchers, and a summary guide to their records. |
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| South Carolina Genealogy Society |
The official web page of the South Carolina Genealogical Society provides links to information on individual chapters, other genealogical web sites, research, histories, publications, and much more. |
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| South Carolina Historical Society |
This site provides access to the Historical Society's online catalog and collection of family histories as part of its mission to preserve South Carolina's history. |
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| South Carolina Obituary Resources |
Provides a clearinghouse of information regarding the availability and fees associated with obituary services at South Carolina public Libraries. |
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| South Caroliniana Library |
This guide to the South Caroliniana Library's collection on the history, literature and culture of the Palmetto State will prepare the visitor for successful research by describing the extent and o |
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| The Dead Librarian |
RCPL Local History Librarian Debbie Bloom has created this blog to provide information about online resources for South Carolina genealogy research. The blog includes links to all online obituary indexes developed by South Carolina public libraries. |
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| UsGenWeb Project |
This web site consists of a list of Internet sites for genealogical research for every county and state of the United States. |
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