Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Records
The estate inventory of Alexander E. Gadsden, made 29 Oct 1864, lists the names of 42 enslaved people at Palo Alto Plantation, McClellanville, St. James Santee in Berkeley County, SC. Slaves listed in the estate were: Primus Maria Dorcas Frank Sophy Margaret Julianne...
Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, SC Records
The estate inventory of John P. Porcher, filed 21 Dec 1865, lists the names of enslaved ancestors in age groups. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: Abel aged 90 Between 70 & 80 years Scye, Fayette, Leah, Amy, George, Will Between 60 and 70 Lauder,...
Jan 14, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The countdown is on to RootsTech 2017! I can’t wait to see all my Genfriends and meet new ones. This year I’ll be presenting at RootsTech (see schedule below), and blogging, posting and tweeting live from the conference as a RootsTech Ambassador. Last...
Nov 23, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech Full Conference Registration Giveaway UPDATE – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER ANITA R. HENDERSON!!! Would you like to win a FREE Full RootsTech + Innovator Summit Conference pass ($299 value)? As a RootsTech 2017 Ambassador, Lowcountry Africana is...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
