Aug 13, 2014 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
Immediately following the Civil War, group labor contracts were the means by which the transition from slave to paid agricultural labor was made. After the Freedmen’s Bureau withdrew from the southern states, contract labor gave way to tenant farming and the...
May 16, 2014 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
CONTACT Paul Saylors Preservation Society of Charleston (843) 722-4630 psaylors@preservationsociety.org Corie Hipp (843) 327-2213 corie@coriehipp.com EVENT “Love is Progress, Hate is Expensive” The Esau Jenkins Bus Send-off Sunday, June 1, 2014 from 4 PM until 6 PM,...
Feb 18, 2014 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
We enjoy sharing our photos of the beautiful Lowcountry scenery on Instagram. We’ve just added a new batch of photos taken at the gorgeous Botany Bay Nature Preserve on Edisto Island. Below are a few samples, many more await you on Instagram: Come see more on...
Jan 2, 2014 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
By Toni Carrier no images were found This page contains many photo galleries (we didn’t want to leave anything out!). Please allow a few moments for the galleries to load. The gallery above has 130 pics from this year. Be sure to scroll back up after reading the...
Dec 27, 2013 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
FamilySearch Has Digitized Freedmen’s Bureau Records for South Carolina Social networks are abuzz today with the happy news that FamilySearch has digitized all 106 rolls of the microfilm series Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau...
Dec 27, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
FamilySearch this week digitized all 106 rolls of the microfilm series Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 (NARA Micropublication M1910). This new collection of 118,737 images is one...
Nov 24, 2013 | Got Tools? by Robin Foster, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, National Day of Listening
You can now more smoothly record and share your ancestor’s story with the tools and advice shared here. With careful planning and the right tools, you can feel the satisfaction that comes with preserving your family history for future generations. If you have tried...
Nov 22, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, National Day of Listening
Simple Ways to Honor Those Who Have Touched Our Lives Friday, November 29, 2013 is the sixth annual National Day of Listening. Each year, Story Corps asks all Americans to set aside an hour on the day after Thanksgiving to interview a friend, loved one or community...
Oct 22, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Marshlands Plantation Associated Owners and Documents John Ball (1760-1817) [1] References Cited [1] Ball, Edward 1998 Slaves In the Family. New York: Ballantine Books, p. 264; “South Carolina Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale, 1732-1872,”...
Aug 30, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
Please join Lowcountry Africana for a very special seminar at the South Carolina Historical Society, “Unearthing Treasures: Tracing Your African American Ancestors at the South Carolina Historical Society” on Saturday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
