"Ancestry Deep Dive" – a Zoom presentation by Chapter member Lynn Baker - will review some of the principles of using Ancestry.com, then dive into some of the new features or changes in Thrulines, StoryScout, Card Catalog and Hints. Also time will be spent on some approaches to handle hints. Please CONTACT US if you […]

"How to Find Old Maps for Free" - Part 1 of webinar by Lisa Louise Cook: How to Find Old Maps for Free at the DavidRumsey.com. Please CONTACT US if you would like to participate in this Zoom meeting.

"How to Find Old Maps for Free" - Part 2 of webinar by Lisa Louise Cook: How to Find Old Maps for Free at the DavidRumsey.com. Please CONTACT US if you would like to participate in this Zoom meeting.

CHANGE IN PRESENTATION (due to COVID restrictions) "Searching Scotland's Statutory Registers" – a Zoom presentation by Chapter member Charlie Black about the Statutory Registers that came into use in 1855. The registers are digitally available through FamilySearch but are somewhat cumbersome to use, so Charlie will provide a few tips for using them more efficiently. […]

Larry Koger, author of "Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860" will be our speaker for the May Chapter meeting. We can expect his presentation "Black Masters: The Misunderstood Slaveowners" to be quite informative. Please CONTACT US if would like to participate in this Zoom meeting but are not yet a Chapter […]

An Introduction to DNA Clustering, presented by chapter member Nina Bruhns Do you have a brick wall you can't get past? Or perhaps you are searching for an unknown parent or grandparent due to adoption or an NPE? Using DNA is an awesome way to help you uncover new information that can aid in your […]

History of the Charleston Fair (now the Coastal Carolina Fair) Our October speaker, Frank Shorter, will present a history on the Charleston Fair which has operated from 1872 to the present. The Exchange Club of Charleston is the owner and operator of the Coastal Carolina Fair. Mr Shorter is a 42 year member of the […]

"The Wanderer" - author Erik Calonius will discuss his book about "The Wanderer" which sailed to the coast of Africa in 1858, loaded 471 Negroes on board and landed weeks later on the Georgia coast. NOTE: This will be an “in person” presentation by Mr. Calonius at the Masonic Center but will also be available […]

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 let Doreen Larimer (dlarimer "at" comcast.net) know.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this month's chapter meeting will be a Zoom presentation. Chapter member Charlie Black will review several recent changes to the FamilySearch website search tools that were implemented in 2021. Charlie is a long time volunteer at the local Family History Center and has devoted considerable time to understanding the "ins and […]