South Carolina Department of Archives and History

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Contact Information
E-mail:  Genealogy Research Request Form  Address:


 * 8301 Parklane Road
 * Columbia, SC 29223 Telephone:  803-896-6171 Fax:  803-896-6167

Hours:


 * Tuesday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 * Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and State Holidays

Public transportation, maps, and directions:


 * How to find us

Internet sites and databases:


 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History home page, guide to genealogy resources, library news, maps tracing the formation of the counties.


 * On-line Records Index
 * Records of Confederate Veterans 1909-1973
 * Criminal Court Records
 * Index to Multiple Record Series ca. 1675-1929
 * Legislative Papers 1782-1866
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Plats for State Land Grants 1784-1868
 * School Insurance Photographs 1935-1952
 * Will Transcripts 1782-1855


 * Digital Collections
 * Confederate Pension Applications, 1919-1938
 * Insurance file photographs of public schools, 1935-1952
 * Grand Jury Presentments to the General Assembly, 1783-1877
 * Colonial Plats
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Will Transcripts, 1782-1855
 * Militia Enrollments of 1869


 * Cemetery Preservation

Collection Description
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Tips

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Guides
The South Carolina Archives &amp; History Center official guides:


 * Summary Guide to State Records
 * Summary Guide to Local Records
 * Summary Guide to Federal Records
 * Summary Guide to British Records
 * Summary Guide to Records of the Confederate States of America
 * Summary Guide to Government Records of Other States and Nations
 * Summary Guide to Private Records

Additional guides:


 * Holcomb, Brent H. et al. South Carolina Miscellaneous Records &amp; Genealogical Records of the South Carolina Archives. Hartsville, S.C.: Old Darlington District Chapter, SCGS, [1995?]. Audio cassettes.
 * Lesser, Charles H. Sources for the American Revolution at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Columbia, S.C.: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 2000.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a record at the , a similar record may be available at one of the following.

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Neighboring Collections


 * South Caroliniana Library