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Going in Depth ~ SC Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts
FamilySearch has digitized all 106 microfilm reels in the NARA 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 digital collection is titled...
SC Freedmen’s Bureau Records: USCT Bounty Claims
USCT Bounty Claims and the Information They Contain Above: Announcement of Additional Military Bounties, Charleston Daily News, 12 Nov 1866 1 USCT Bounty Claims Bounties were monetary or material incentives paid for enlisting in the military, or rewards for...
Finds in FamilySearch Freedmen’s Bureau Records ~ Reel 21, Georgetown Medical Officer Rations Requests
A Rich Find for Georgetown Research The FamilySearch collection South Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1872 is the digitized version of Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872...
Going In Depth ~ A Look at Some of the Richest Record Types in SC Freedmen’s Bureau Records
Rations Lists (AKA Register of Destitutes): Lists of Elders By Plantation, Before 1870 Rations lists (sometimes labeled "Register of Destitutes," "Register of Those to Whom Rations Were Issued," etc.) are among the richest records in FamilySearch's collection South...
Marriage and Divorce Records for Charleston, Strawberry Ferry, Johns Island, and Camden, 1865-1866
Source: United States, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Marriage and Divorce Records for Charleston, Strawberry Ferry, Johns Island, and Camden, 1865-1866. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Series Number .F601301, Record Group Number...
Marriage Notices from Charleston African American Newspapers
MARRIED In this city, by Rev. T.W. Lewis, Andrew Smalls to Tena Palmer. 10th Harry White to Marg't Green. Nov. 17, John Moore to Nancy Ann Ore(?). Nov 23, Joseph Richardson to Anna Lawrence. On Sunday, 17th Inst., by Rev. Jacob Legare, Mr. Joseph...
Genealogist Nicka Smith Shares Reasons to Listen or Be Listened To!
A Special Guest Post by Nicka Smith Today, Friday, November 28 is StoryCorps' 7th annual National Day of Listening! Each year, StoryCorps asks all Americans to set aside an hour on the day after Thanksgiving to interview a friend, loved one or community member about...
Five Reasons to Listen
A Special Guest Post by Angela Walton-Raji How many times do we recall Thanksgiving events from years gone by? We can remember our elders who were at the dinner, and in many cases they prepared the meal that we all enjoyed. Then time passed and they were gone. We miss...
5 People Give 5 Reasons to Celebrate the National Day of Listening, Day 2: Joseph McGill
Each year, StoryCorps asks all Americans to set aside an hour on the day after Thanksgiving to interview a family member, friend or loved one about their life. This Friday, November 28, is the 7th annual National Day of Listening. Lowcountry...
Family Stories: Eat Them Up This Thanksgiving and All Year Round
A Special Guest Post by Thomas MacEntee In honor of StoryCorps’ National Day of Listening on Friday, November 28, here’s some advice from Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers on the treasure that is a family story. Stop and Listen to the Stories Being Told Cleaning,...
Index of Crop Liens, James Island, Charleston County, SC, 1885 to 1894
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 crop lien...
“Love Is Progress, Hate is Expensive:” The Esau Jenkins Bus Send-off to the Smithsonian Museum
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,...
Just for Fun ~ We’ve Added New Photos to Our Instagram Page
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 our...
2013: The Year That Was At Lowcountry Africana
By Toni Carrier This page contains many photo galleries (we didn't want to leave anything out!). Please allow a few moments for the galleries to...
Accessing and Navigating the New FamilySearch Collection "South Carolina, Freedmen’s Bureau Records, 1865-1872"
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 of...