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,...
Feb 18, 2014 | SC Ancestors
The South Carolina Historical Society, one of the richest archives for Lowcountry genealogy research, has placed their finding aids online. Planning a research trip to Charleston? Be sure to bookmark the South Carolina Historical Society’s Finding Aids page so...
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....