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More Than a Month: Celebrate Black History Everyday!

A Blog Post by Ramon Jackson   As Black History Month draws to a close, I have been thrilled to answer numerous requests for book lists, digital…

SC Archives Research Tip of the Month – February 2021

Sources for African American Genealogical Research   A Blog Post by Steve Tuttle In 1996 our agency published the first edition of Sources for…

Meet the Staff: Kimberly McClure

Although I was born in Virginia, I was raised here in South Carolina in Calhoun County.  Growing up on a farm, my closest friends were the horses,…

SC Archives Research Tip of the Month - December 2020

A Blog Post by Elaine Rohr, Archivist          Since its establishment by the state legislature in 1905, the South Carolina Department of Archives…

Road Trip! : African American Digital History Resources for All Ages

A Blog Post by Ramon Jackson Our current public health crisis has restricted our ability to take part in some of our most treasured pastimes, most…

Women in the National Register of Historic Places

By Elizabeth M. Johnson In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment I wanted to share with our readers a few places…

Meet the Staff: Dan Elswick

A Blog post By Dan Elswick   I was born in Waco, TX, but our family moved around because my father was a career Air Force officer.  We lived in…

RESEARCH TIP OF THE MONTH: RECORDS OF THE STATE HOSPITAL/DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

By Wade H. Dorsey, Supervisor, Reference Services   The South Carolina State Hospital, now the Department of Mental Health, was born as the state…

A Year in Review: African American Historic Preservation in South Carolina

A blog post by Ramon M. Jackson, PhD              A lot has transpired since my last post as part of our ongoing conversation at the Silver…

South Carolina Historical Markers: From Start to Finish

  A blog post by Edwin Breeden, Ph.D.   “Boundary House” marker (Little River, Horry Co…