Welcome to The SCGenWeb Project - South Carolina Genealogy and History

Welcome to
The SCGenWebTM Project
South Carolina Genealogy and History

South Carolina, known as "The Palmetto State", was one of the original thirteen colonies. Its first permanent settlement was established in 1670 on the coast at Albemarle Point near present day Charleston.

Researching your South Carolina ancestors can be a challenge if you are unaware of the successive systems of government and the evolution of its counties.

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STATE AND COUNTY:

Alphabetical list of counties
with links to each county
and showing date of origin and parent county / district
Cemeteries
Census Data
Intro and Links
Essays
Gullah Culture
Rice and Indigo
Ethnic Research
African American
Gypsies
Native American
History
State History
Evolution of the Counties
Maps
Military
Naturalizations
Ships' Lists
Vital Records
What is available for
birth, marriage & death records.
Where to look, where to write

REFERENCE & RESEARCH HELP:

Archives, Libraries, Museums and other Research Facilities
South Carolina Genealogical and Historical Societies
A listing by county of known websites and addresses for each

Modern Counties of South Carolina

ESSAYS & SPECIAL RESEARCH TOPICS

Rice and Indigo
Early plantation crops of the Low Country
One of a series of works written and researched by Victoria Proctor for her personal website.
ETHNIC RESEARCH:
African American Research
African Americans in South Carolina enjoy a rich heritage of culture and language. Notable in the Low County are the "Gullah".

First People
Long before Europeans arrived on its shores, South Carolina was populated by numerous Native American tribes.

Southern Gypsy Records
Yes, "Gypsy" research!
Some of the Hessian mercenaries who stayed on in the colonies had "gypsy" ancestry and there were free Moors in Colonial South Carolina. You may well find your elusive ancestor in these pages prepared by Frank Clark and Linda Griggs.

South Carolina State Coordinator:
Victoria Proctor

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