Catalog Update: Map collection now searchable online
Thu, 05/29/2025
SCDAH is proud to announce that our map collection (P 900035) is now available to search on our catalog at https://scarchcat.rediscoverysoftware.com/…Acquisition of the Governor Benjamin Franklin Perry Papers
Fri, 06/07/2024
Acquisition of the Governor Benjamin Franklin Perry Papers
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAAH) is pleased to announce the…Adventures in Archiving
Wed, 11/01/2023
Adventures in Archiving
a Blog Post by Crystal Kate Sharpe, Processing Assistant
As a graduate student with a focus on archiving, I was willing to…TAKING CARE OF YOUR BOOKS
Thu, 10/19/2023
A Blog Post by Melanie Sigman
From stone to clay to thin pieces of wood, people have always found ways to write their stories down, but they…Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps as a Resource of Historic Research
Mon, 05/02/2022
A Blog Post by Christopher Tenny
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps as a Resource of Historic Research:
What They Are, How They Have Changed Over…What is South Carolina ArchSite?
Mon, 12/13/2021
A Blog Post by Christopher Tenny
History and geography go hand-in-hand like the state flag’s Palmetto and Silver Crescent. Consider the…Research Tip of the Month: Prison Records
Fri, 10/01/2021
A Blog Post by Michael Fondren
Federal Records
United States Federal Census
One way of discovering an incarcerated individual…Searching for Safe Havens: Rediscovering Extant Green Book Sites in South Carolina
Thu, 06/17/2021
A Blog Post By Ramon Jackson
Over the past year, the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) has been conducting a…State Plats for Land Grants 1784-1868 Now Available Online
Wed, 06/02/2021
A Blog Post by Wade Dorsey
The Archives is delighted to report that two of our most important series of land records, the State Plats from…Cold War Resources in the SC State Historic Preservation Office
Mon, 04/12/2021
A Blog Post by John Sylvest
2021 marks 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the period of intense ideological and military competition…