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Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops (USCT), Surnames T Through Z
Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Surnames T Through Z This page is a portion of the Lowcountry Africana feature article Who Lived This History? The 33rd United States Colored Troops. Here, we present abstracts of records...
Penn Center Heritage Symposium 2010
The annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration, held the second weekend in November each year, is a celebration of the unique Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage and the history of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. The Penn Center Heritage Symposium explores a...
New Name, More Fun at the 2011 Georgia History Festival
New Name, More Fun at the 2011 Georgia History Festival Savannah, GA, September 20, 2010--The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce that the popular and exciting events it presents every February--formerly known as "Georgia Days"--shall...
Guest Blogger Robin Foster: FamilySearch Wiki: Resources for African American Genealogy Research
FamilySearch Wiki: New Web 2.0 Resource Fuels African American Research Web 2.0 resources such as web applications, blogs, and social networking sites are helping consumers to interact online instead of merely digesting information. One particular...
Footnote.com to Digitize SC Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale in a Free Collection
Footnote.com to Digitize SC Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale in a Free Collection Please Volunteer to Index These Records to Make Them Searchable! -Newly Digitized Records Preserve the Names of More Than 30,000 Slaves - We are very...
The Beginning Genealogist from Angela Walton-Raji
Want to begin an African American ancestor search, but don't know where to start? Go to The Beginning Genealogist by Angela Walton-Raji to learn how and where to begin. The Beginning Genealogist is dedicated to learning sound research methods for African American...
The Lowcountry Africana Resource Library by Michael Hait: Principles of Sound Genealogical Research
The Lowcountry Africana Resource Library by Michael Hait: Principles of Sound Genealogical Research Finding a record on Lowcountry Africana that names an ancestor is exciting. But how can you use that record to further your family research?...
Dr. A.E. Gibbes: Former Slaveholder of Samuel Gibbes, Sampson Fenwick, Gainey Singleton, Ancel Guerard and Harry Rivers
In March of 1866, Dr. E.A. Gibbes, former slaveholder and owner of a plantation in Colleton County, SC near the settlement of Adam's Run, wrote to Lieutenant Jesse S. Craig of the 35th U.S.C.T. Infantry, outlining the terms of the labor agreement he had entered into...
African American Genealogy Research in the Lowcountry and Beyond: A Resource Guide
Researching African American ancestry is challenging for even the most experienced researcher. The Lowcountry Southeast presents additional challenges because of its long and complicated history. Here, we present a resource guide to online, video and print materials...
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 7: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Santee Muster Shed Precinct, 1868
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 7: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Santee Muster Shed Precinct, 1868 Welcome to Day 7 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration, and Happy Juneteenth! Today we have posted 1868 voter registrations for...
7 Days of Juneneenth, Day 6: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Old Church Club House Precinct, 1868
7 Days of Juneneenth, Day 6: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Old Church Club House Precinct, 1868 Today is Day 6 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. Today we have posted Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Old Church...
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 5: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Carver's Bay and Brown's Ferry Precincts, 1868
7 Days of Juneteenth: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Carver's Bay and Brown's Ferry Precincts, 1868 Good Morning Friends! And welcome to Day 5 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. For today, we've posted 1868...
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 4: Edisto Island, SC Voter Registrations, Charleston County, 1868
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 4: Edisto Island, SC Voter Registrations, Charleston County, 1868 Welcome to Day 4 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. For Day 4, we've posted 1868 voter registrations for Edisto Island...
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 3: Charleston, SC Voter Registrations, St. Andrews Parish, 1868
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 3: Charleston, SC Voter Registrations, St. Andrews Parish, 1868 Today is Day 3 in our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration! Today we've posted 1868 voter registrations for Charleston, SC, St. Andrews...
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 2: Voter Registrations, Georgetown, SC, Hope Chapel Precinct, 1868
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 2: Voter Registrations, Georgetown, SC, Hope Chapel Precinct, 1868 For Day 2 of our 7 day Juneteenth Celebration, we've posted 1868 Voter Registrations for Georgetown, South Carolina, Hope Chapel...