Meetings and Events
Chapter Meetings of the Charleston Chapter are usually held at 2:30 pm on the 3rd Sunday of the month (with some exceptions for holidays). There are no meetings in June, July or August. Please check the events calendar to verify whether a meeting will be virtual (participation via Zoom) or will be held in-person.
Board Meetings of the Charleston Chapter are usually held by Zoom at 7:00 PM on Thursdays, but dates vary so please check our events calendar below. Contact any board member if you would like to participate or have a topic to discuss at a board meeting.
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April 2019 Chapter Meeting
April 28, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The program for our April meeting by Chapter member Pat Kruger will be “Part I: Census Puzzle 1790 – 1890: Do You Have All the Pieces?” This is the first of two parts that will look deep into the Census Population Schedules to help you find clues for further research and identify sources to help you understand what doesn’t seem to make sense. Focusing on the first hundred years (1790 – 1890), this session will review census changes and discuss what categories, questions AND answers might really mean? It will look at the early schedules that can be so hard to use and highlight some of the details hiding within.
This is not Census 101. We will get into the details. We will talk about the meaning of blank columns (yes, sometimes they mean something), the differences between ‘x’ and ‘=’ as answers, and even explore why your deceased ancestor might not be in the mortality schedule. It’s census details only a genealogist could love, and a bureaucrat could create.
Pat’s “Part II: Census Puzzle 1900 – 1940: Do You Have All the Pieces?” will be held TUESDAY evening, May 14 at 6 PM – Main Library (CCPL), Room B, and will focus on 1900 – 1940 when the details and hidden meanings really get interesting.