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Keep up with your favorite blogs on Lowcountry Africana – the LCA Main Blog, South Carolina Ancestors, Georgia Ancestors, Florida Ancestors and Lowcountry Roots Travel. Access all of them right here!

LCA Main Blog

Keep up with what’s happening at LCA, learn about upcoming events, read about preservation efforts, and sharpen your research skills. Follow the LCA Main Blog to stay informed!

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South Carolina Ancestors

Learn about new online records for South Carolina and sharpen your research skills with tips and tricks for researching your South Carolina ancestors.

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Georgia Ancestors

Researching Georgia ancestors? Read about valuable online and offline resources for Georgia and find great tips to keep your research moving forward.

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Florida Ancestors

Resources for Researching Florida ancestors, tips for organizing and sharing your research and more.

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Lowcountry Roots Travel

Pack your suitcase and plan your next research trip to a Lowcountry destination. Read about key archives and nearby cities.

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Lowcountry Africana Main Blog

Drayton Family Research Update: Slaves in Grimke Family Records

by Toni Carrier | May 22, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

The histories of the Drayton and Grimke families of Charleston are closely intertwined. The connection began with the marriage of Thomas Smith Grimke (1786-1834), son of John Faucheraud Grimke (1752-1819) and Sarah Smith (1764-1839), to Sarah Daniel Drayton...

Remarkable Colleton County Document Breaks Through the 1870 Brick Wall

by Toni Carrier | May 19, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

Every now and then one of those remarkable documents comes along - the ones that bridge the 1870 Divide and positively link a freed person with a surname to a former slaveholder. In this case we come close. The Freedmen's Labor Contract below...

1870 Brick Wall: Final Slaveholder of James Jenkins, Pinopolis, Berkeley County, SC

by Toni Carrier | May 3, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

So rarely do we see a document that bridges the 1870 divide by positively linking a freed person with a surname to the final slaveholder. When we do find a document that bridges that divide, we post it to our 1870 Brick Wall page. Here is the latest addition to that...

Drayton Family Research Update: Adam Frost, Adel, Constant, Jerry and Winter

by Toni Carrier | Apr 30, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

The life story of Adam Frost, formerly enslaved by Governor John Drayton, continues to unfold and is a wonderful example of the genealogy research community working together to solve a research problem. READ MORE

Guest Blogger: Bill Grimke-Drayton, Descendant of the Slaveholding Drayton Family in America and Barbados

by Toni Carrier | Mar 13, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

African American Genealogy: Guest Blogger: Bill Grimke-Drayton, Descendant of the Slaveholding Drayton Family in America and Barbados This blog is the first of our posts for the Carnival of African American Genealogy. A blog carnival comes together...

Why Didn’t I Know My Family Held Slaves?

by Toni Carrier | Mar 13, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

Why Didn't I Know My Family Held Slaves? Hey everyone, I'm Toni Carrier, founder of Lowcountry Africana, the USF Africana Heritage Project and Afriquest. I'm blogging today about my...

Free African American Genealogy Webinar by Tony Burroughs to be Archived on Ancestry.com for Viewing at Any Time

by Toni Carrier | Mar 12, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

Renowned genealogist Tony Burroughs presented the wisdom-filled webinar "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy" tonight on Ancestry.com. The webinar focused on common pitfalls that can hinder your search for...

Free Webinar from Tony Burroughs: "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy" Thurs., March 11, 8 p.m.

by Toni Carrier | Mar 9, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

Ancestry.com will present a free webinar this Thursday, March 11 by renowned genealogist Tony Burroughs. The webinar "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy" will air at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The seminar will focus on common mistakes that can hinder...

Lowcountry Africana Haiti I'm OK Board and Information Center: Seek Information, Share News of Loved Ones in Haiti

by Toni Carrier | Jan 14, 2010 | LCA Main Blog | 0 Comments

Lowcountry Africana Haiti I'm OK Board and Information Center: Seek Information, Share News of Loved Ones in Haiti Lowcountry Africana has created a Haiti I'm OK Board and information Center where you can search the Google Crisis Response...