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...
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...
Oct 30, 2013 | Roots Travel
Coming Soon! Wednesday, November 6, 2013, we will launch the new Lowcountry Roots Travel blog on LCA! And who better to launch a travel blog than Genealogy Travel Ninja Thomas MacEntee? Thomas has just published the Kindle book Family History Trippin’ – A...
Oct 13, 2013 | Kids Corner, National Day of Listening
What is the National Day of Listening? 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 member about...
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....
Mar 1, 2013 | Florida Ancestors
FamilySearch Florida Collections (current to Feb 2013) Title Records Last Updated Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 20,227 10 Mar 2012 Florida, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 285,975 21 Apr 2012 Florida, Civil War Service...
Mar 1, 2013 | GA Ancestors
FamilySearch Georgia Collections (current to Feb 2013) Title Records Last Updated Georgia, Andersonville Prison Records, 1862-1865 Browse Images 8 Nov 2012 Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960 9,885 9 Mar 2012 Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate...
Oct 13, 2012 | Kids Corner
Welcome to the new Lowcountry Africana Youth Corner, where we share resources and ideas for involving young ones in family history. One great way to interest children in family history is to encourage them to ask family members (especially elders) about their lives,...
Oct 13, 2012 | Kids Corner
Today we feature part 2 of a great series on oral history, produced by the Minnesota Historical Society. “Getting Started on Your Oral History Project” will help you learn about the oral history process, determine the purpose of your project, establish who...
