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.
December 2018 Chapter Meeting
Mark your calendars now for the December 16th genealogy meeting. It is our annual "Show and Tell" meeting. If you would like to present something you have been working on, or if you have discovered something related to genealogy that would be of benefit to the membership, we would love to hear from you! Each […]
Board Meeting
Chas County Main Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SCJanuary 2019 Chapter Meeting
The Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesChapter member Lynn Baker will discuss how to use Google to find your ancestors and research data. He'll cover both basic and advanced search features, and how to set up automatic Alerts for queries and using Translate for foreign language sites around the world. Finally, we'll dive into some specialty areas (Google Scholar, Google Books, […]
Field Trip to Old Jacksonborough Historic District
Our field trip to Old Jacksonborough (open to Chapter members and their guests only) will include six stops: Col. William Washington grave site; Old Jacksonborough Walking Trail; Pon Pon Chapel of Ease (The Old Burnt Church); Col. Isaac Hayne grave site; Willtown Bluff; and Stono Rebellion historical marker. See our latest Lowcountry Courier for more […]
February 2019 Chapter Meeting
The Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesOur speaker for February will be local genealogist and long-time chapter member Wevonneda Minis. Her topic will be "Enslaved Blacks in White Church Records: An Overlooked Resource." Genealogists tracing enslaved ancestors often limit their searches to slaveholders' wills, plantation journals, and deeds. This presentation shows that many family historians would benefit from researching white church […]
March 2019 Chapter Meeting
The Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesChapter member Jeff Castle will discuss the different forms of research that make up the exciting field of forensic genealogy. From missing heirs to military repatriation to unknown parentage and more, forensic genealogy utilizes traditional genealogical research skills in many different legal applications.
April 2019 Chapter Meeting
The Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesThe 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 […]
Part II: Census Puzzle 1900 – 1940
Chas County Main Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC"Part II: Census Puzzle 1900 - 1940: Do You Have All the Pieces?" is the second of two presentations by Chapter member Pat Kruger 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. This […]
May 2019 Chapter Metting
The Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesSeptember 2019 Chapter Meeting
Chas County Main Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SCOur presenter for September will be DR. NIC BUTLER whose presentations are always fascinating and entertaining. The topic is still being finalized, so please back check for updates. For those of you who are new to the area, Dr. Butler is Historian for the Charleston County Public Library and has worked as Archivist of the […]