Columbia, South Carolina

United States South Carolina   Richland County Columbia



History

 * Columbia was the first planned city in the United States and the second capital of South Carolina. See Historic Columbia Foundation: Local History.
 * "State Senator John Lewis Gervais of Ninety Six introduced a bill that was approved by the legislature on March 22, 1786 to create a new state capital."
 * Columbia South Carolina Historic Homes, Houses (SCIWAY)

Community Areas
Waverly

Archives
South Carolina Department of Archives and History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29229 Telephone: 803-896-6100 Fax: 803-896-6198 Website Online Research Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Libraries
South Carolina State Library 1500 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 734-8666 E-mail: reference@statelibrary.sc.gov Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday - Friday Closed on state holidays Website and Catalogs

University of South Carolina Departments and Collections Richland Library - Main Walker Local and Family History Center 1431 Assembly St. Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803)799-9084 Website Regular Hours: Mon-Thu: 9:00am - 9:00pm Fri-Sat: 9:00am - 6:00pm Sun: 2:00pm - 6:00pm The expert librarians in the Walker Local History Room, located in the Main Library, offer personal concierge service for customers interested in genealogy, history or city records. See Genealogy Resources.

Museums
South Carolina State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 898-4921 Website, Collections, and Exhibits

SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais St. Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 737-8095 Website and Research

McKissick Museum College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina 816 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-7251 Website

Cemeteries
The Penitentiary Cemetery (Chicora)

List of Cemeteries in Columbia and Richland County by Vernon E. Kirkpatrick (SCIWAY)

Directories
Columbia City Directories (Richland Library and University of South Carolina Libraries): Search Columbia City Directories from 1859 for residents and businesses.

Newspapers
The Library Obituary Index contains obituary and death notice information from the Columbia, SC newspapers. Richland Library maintains an index of obituaries and death notices from the local newspapers listed here.

Societies and Organizations
Columbia Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society Chapter meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the South Carolina State Museum 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC. No meeting is held in July. Website

Historic Columbia Foundation 1601 Richland Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 803-252-7742 Website and Blog The mission of the Historic Columbia Foundation is to nurture, support and protect the historical and cultural heritage of Columbia and its environs through programs of advocacy, education and preservation.