The Charleston Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society

Oct 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-10-19 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Masonic Center, 1285 Orange Grove Rd, Charleston, SC, 29407, United States
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.
This 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.

Nov 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-11-16 14:30 - 16:00
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.
The 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.

Dec 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-12-14 14:30 - 16:00
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).

Jan 2026 Chapter Meeting
2026-01-18 14:30 - 16:00
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.
The 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.

Mar 2026 Chapter Meeting
2026-03-15 14:30 - 16:00
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.
The 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.

Apr 2026 Chapter Meeting
2026-04-19 14:30 - 16:00
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.
Pamela 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.
The 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.
