Elizabeth (Libby) Steadman, our speaker for the May meeting, will discuss “Migration of the Scots-Irish Immigrants in 1770’s in South Carolina”. Libby is a retired Colonel with the Army Reserves and a veteran of Desert Storm and the Afghanistan War. She is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of American Colonists, National […]

Our speaker for the September meeting, Carter Jones will present “Legacies That Live On -- Stories of South Carolina’s Fire Service.” Carter is the Historian & Heritage Coordinator for the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association and his presentation is a chance to step back in time to learn some history of our State’s fire service, […]

Chapter member Charlie Black will explain how to use the experimental Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool Full-Text Search offered on FamilySearch. Full-Text Search will be a paradigm shift in researching techniques once it’s fully deployed, as it lets users search for words or phrases in AI generated transcripts of hand-written documents. Charlie is a retired engineer […]

Chapter member Pat Kruger's program "Discovering YOUR 'Greatest Generation'" will focus on research for WWII era veterans and ways to find more about their experiences and to access information surrounding their personal stories. Even with some military archival record challenges, you can still find location and military descriptions, sort through conflicting personal stories and even […]

December is our annual “Show and Tell” holidays get-together. We invite chapter members to talk about genealogy-related "news" from the year. Come join us and learn a bit more about what's been happening with our members. If you would like to present at this meeting, please contact Melanie Zimmerman (melanieszimmerman "at" gmail.com).

Presentation is to be announced. We expect this will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.

Johnny Andrews from the Old Darlington Chapter of the SCGS will talk with us about "Using State Records to Bypass Burned Counties." Numerous counties in South Carolina have lost records because of fires or other catastrophes, and Johnny will highlight the availability of other records that can help researchers work around these losses. This will […]

Presentation is to be announced. We expect this will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center. Guests are always welcome, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.

Chapter member Pat Kruger will be speaking at this month’s meeting. Her program 'Too Crazy to be True? Separating Fact from Fiction' will discuss ways to consider and research 'crazy' family stories; The legends passed through the family that might be true, or not. Did your immigrant jump ship? Did an uncle really invent the […]

Our speaker this month, Leigh Jones Handal, will present "Lost Charleston." Leah is a native South Carolinian and an avid student of Lowcountry history. Leah is a graduate of the College of Charleston with an MA degree in journalism from USC. She's a licensed city tour guide (25+ years) and owns her own tour company, […]