| Research Tools - Biography and Genealogy |
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Library Databases
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Electronic resources marked with an asterisk are provided by DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library.
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America's Historical Newspapers
In Library | Home Access
Historic American newspapers in full text from 1690's to 1922.
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Ancestry Library Edition
In Library Only
Search over 1.2 billion records in 7,500 databases including U.S Census records (1790-1930) and UK Census records (1841-1901), plus sources for U.S military, land, court, immigration, probate, vital records and more.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
In Library | Home Access
An index to print-based biographical sources. |
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Biography in Context*
In Library | Home Access
Biographical information on people of achievement. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
In Library | Home Access
An online collection of research titles in the following subject areas: Biography, Business, Education, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Mulitcultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. |
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Heritage Quest
In Library | Home Access
American Census records (1790-1930), genealogy and local history books, Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank records and the LexisNexis U.S Serial Set. Additional PERSI source Index files may be obtained via our Interlibrary Loan Service (guidelines and form) or purchased online.
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Best of the Web - Biography
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Biography.com – Prominent actors, athletes and politicians.
Political Graveyard – Index to politicians and their offices held, date of birth, marriage and death.
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Best of the Web - Genealogy
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Family Search.org – Birth, marriage, death, census, church and other indexes.
Rootsweb.ancestry.com – Select freely available content and links. Note: The Ancestry Library Edition product is available within library branches.
Vitalrec – Finding aids to United States birth certificates, marriage documents and death records.
Cyndi’s List – Collection of links to genealogical resources based on location, kinds, pathfinders and historical time periods.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System – Contains records on the 6.3 million soldiers in the war, medal of honor awards, 384 significant battles and additional cemetary records.
National Archives & Records Administration African-American Research
Mocavo – genealogical search engine of freely available content
Olive Tree Genealogy
USGenWeb Project
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Additional Resources
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Specialized Collections
Charleston Archive | Primary Source Materials | South Carolina Room
More Web Site Sources
Charleston Multimedia Project | Genealogy Websites | Grace Memorial Bridge Photo Gallery | Remembering the Cooper River Bridges | South Carolina Web Sites
Resources by Library Staff
Blogs: Charleston Archive | South Carolina Room
Newsletters: NextReads (Biography and Memoir)
Twitter Feeds: @ChasLibrary
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