BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Charleston Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Charleston Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20240516T020243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T020243Z UID:61702-1716129000-1716134400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:May 2024 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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 Society Colonial Dames XVII Century\, Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars\, National Society of US Daughters of 1812\, and is in the process of applying for membership is Jamestowne Society. She has an extensive educational background including her Masters in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2024-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20240905T175546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T175826Z UID:62456-1726410600-1726416000@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Sep 2024 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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\, including the legacy left by the late Charleston Fire Chief\, Louis Behrens\, the contributions of African-American firemen and the little known history of Castle Pinckney as it relates to Civil War prisoners of the New York volunteer firemen. He’s researched and authored a fire service history\, and is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the S. C. Firefighters’ Association. \nWe will meet in-person\, but we also plan to make the meeting available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome – either in person or via Zoom.  Please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/sep-2024-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241005T130531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T130531Z UID:63191-1729434600-1729440000@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Oct 2024 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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. \nCharlie is a retired engineer who has been volunteering at the FamilySearch Center in Charleston for over 15 years and has been a presenter at the Center’s workshops for several years past – he’s also serving as our Chapter’s Archivist. \nPLEASE NOTE: This will be a ZOOM ONLY meeting. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/oct-2024-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:virtual via Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241110T140548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T140548Z UID:63401-1731853800-1731859200@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Nov 2024 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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 find relevant images. You may be the closest family link to this part of your ancestral story\, so expand it and document it now. \nThis 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. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/nov-2024-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241110T141137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241123T215539Z UID:63403-1734273000-1734278400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Dec 2024 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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. \nIf you would like to present at this meeting\, please contact Melanie Zimmerman (melanieszimmerman “at” gmail.com). URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/dec-2024-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241231T180130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T180130Z UID:63508-1737297000-1737302400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Jan 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Presentation is to be announced. \nWe 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. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/jan-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241231T180449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T192138Z UID:63510-1739716200-1739721600@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Feb 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis will be a ZOOM-ONLY meeting and not in-person 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. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/feb-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:virtual via Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241231T180549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T180549Z UID:63512-1742135400-1742140800@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Mar 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Presentation is to be announced. \nWe 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. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241231T182059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T125713Z UID:63514-1745764200-1745769600@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Apr 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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 cotton gin? Did Sherman burn your grandfather’s farm? With historical research\, archival research\, and analysis\, we’ll discuss approaches to help separate fact from fiction. With enough program time\, we’ll explore some member examples so get your crazy stories together. If we do not have enough time at this month’s meeting\, we will try to continue this discussion later in the year. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center and available via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20241231T182234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T232441Z UID:63516-1747578600-1747584000@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:May 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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\, Charleston Raconteurs (charlestonraconteurs.com). As a past Director of Communications and Public Programs at Historic Charleston Foundation (1998-2010)\, she’s directed the foundation’s annual spring house and garden tours and Charleston International Antiques Show. She was also tapped by the Mayor’s Office to serve as co-editor of the city’s official history and tour guide training manual\, released in 2011. She’s currently engaged\, along with others\, to produce the second edition of the tour guide manual over the next two years. \nHer first book\, Lost Charleston was released 2019 and her second\, Storied & Scandalous Charleston\, in 2022. Her most recent book\, Charleston Then & Now\, was released in May 2024. In addition\, Leigh writes the bimonthly “Do You Know Your Lowcountry” column for the Charleston Post & Courier. She created and appears on the Lowcountry Live show’s “I Love the Lowcountry” series (WCIV-TV4) and has lectured extensively for a wide range of groups on Charleston history. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center with access via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/may-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20250906T200359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250906T201857Z UID:63635-1758465000-1758470400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Sep 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our presenter this month will be Chapter member Charlie Black who will provide an update of several recent enhancements made to the FamilySearch Full-Text Search tool. If you aren’t familiar with Full Text\, FamilySearch is utilizing A.I. technology to create transcripts of documents which can then be searched by keywords\, names\, places and other parameters. \nThis will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center with access via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/sep-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20251002T232531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T211655Z UID:63679-1760884200-1760889600@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Oct 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our presentation for the October meeting — “Working with DNA – a Case Study” — will be given by Charity Rouse\, Director of Local History for the Spartanburg County Public Libraries. She has worked at the Spartanburg Library since 2014 and is a member of the Delegate Council of the National Genealogy Society and the Pinckney District Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society as well as numerous other genealogical and historical organizations.\nThis will be an IN-PERSON meeting at the Masonic Center but will also be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/oct-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20251002T232848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T155414Z UID:63681-1763303400-1763308800@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Nov 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our November presentation\, “Unknown Keys to Help Unlock Genealogy Mystery” by Karen Prewitt will give some lessons learned for dealing with of those inevitable brick walls in genealogy research\, and will share some little-known facts that could make a difference in your research. Karen moved to Charleston in 1981 after four years spent in Europe\, both teaching and studying design and architecture. She and her husband have restored an 1838 house in Ansonborough (an ongoing lifetime project!) and she has been an active volunteer for many civic groups in her 44 years in Charleston. For the last 35 years she’s also found time to research her Padgett family genealogy. \nThe meeting will be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/nov-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20251002T230844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T230844Z UID:63677-1765722600-1765728000@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Dec 2025 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION: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. \nIf you would like to present at this meeting\, please contact Melanie Zimmerman (melanieszimmerman “at” gmail.com). URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/dec-2025-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20260108T205833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T205833Z UID:63740-1768746600-1768752000@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Jan 2026 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:OurJanuary presentation by Paul Porwoll will be about the old St Andrews Parish church in the West Ashley area of Charleston which dates from the early 1700s. \nThe meeting will be accessible via Zoom. Guests are always welcome in person or via Zoom\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/jan-2026-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20260227T001707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T162151Z UID:63782-1773585000-1773590400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Mar 2026 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our March meeting will be a round table of research problems rather than a specific topic presentation. Members who have a genealogical brick wall or research problem are submitting well-defined genealogical background information before the meeting and we will choose three or four to discuss during the meeting to try to help the researcher break through their difficulty. \nThe meeting will be held at the Masonic Center but will also be viewable via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/mar-2026-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T144809 CREATED:20260417T144632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T144923Z UID:63805-1776609000-1776614400@charlestongenealogy.org SUMMARY:Apr 2026 Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Chapter member Pamela Brown is speaking at our April 19th meeting about her genealogist work for the U.S. Army Past Conflicts Repatriation Branch (PCRB)\, where she researches and identifies primary next of kin and DNA-eligible relatives for missing Soldiers from wars and conflicts as far back as WWI. \nPamela became interested in family history as a child and began her own serious research in 1999 to uncover the origins of her maternal grandmother\, who was an orphan. After taking a DNA test\, she discovered that her beloved father was not her biological parent\, which led her deeper into DNA research. She volunteers as a “search angel” helping others identify biological parents\, and started working as a genealogist for PCRB in 2023. She’s a member of several genealogical and lineage organizations\, including The Jamestowne Society\, General Society of Mayflower Descendants\, Daughters of the American Revolution\, and Associated Daughters of Early American Witches. \nThe meeting will be held at the Masonic Center but will also be viewable via Zoom. Guests are always welcome\, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom. URL:https://charlestongenealogy.org/event/apr-2026-chapter-meeting/ LOCATION:The Masonic Center\, 1285 Orange Grove Rd\, Charleston\, SC\, 29407\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR