November 2, 2010
September 23, 2010
Please join us in the Main Library auditorium on October 6, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. for “Above and Below: The Maritime Archaeology of South Carolina Shipwreck Sites”. The hour-long program will be hosted by the Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program, a division of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. This event is free and open to the public.
“Come listen to maritime archaeologists talk about the history and archaeology surrounding a variety of South Carolina vessels. Ashley Deming and Carl Naylor, part of the Maritime Research Division at the University of South Carolina, will discuss the archaeology conducted by SCIAA on many of the shipwreck sites in South Carolina waters. (taken from promotional flyer)” To view the flyer for the event, please click below:
August 30, 2010
The South Carolina Room staff has completed several map indexes to make our uncataloged collections more accessible. The maps are broken down into sub-sections, including Charleston city, Charleston County, South Carolina and the Southeastern region, and miscellaneous, which maps of the harbor and other topics. There is a separate index for each of these collections, which are available under the finding aid link as keyword searchable pdf files. Please check back soon for more map indexes!
July 1, 2010
The South Carolina Room staff have created several pathfinders that are available to patrons in our research facility, and now the public can access these guides through the blog to learn more about our collections and plan their research trips or queries. Two new pages have been added to the top tool bar and include PDF formatted guides. ‘Research Guides’ features pamphlets and listings of what sources are available in our collections for specific topics, including probate, cemetery, military, and property records. The ‘Finding Aids’ page offers in-depth descriptions of primary sources in the collections, especially microfilm sets, with instructions on how to use the resources. The staff will be adding more guides to these pages, so be sure to check back regularly to see what is available!
April 12, 2010
Please join us on Tuesday, May 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Charleston County Public Library. Maritime archaeologist Ashley Deming and author and archaeological technician Carl Naylor will host “Maritime Archaeology: South Carolina Style”. Deming, who holds a master’s degree in maritime archaeology from the University of Bristol, is a member of the Maritime Research Division at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA), a research arm of the University of South Carolina, where she manages the Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program (SDAMP). Naylor, whose book The day the johnboat went up the mountain: Stories from my twenty years in South Carolina maritime archaeology was recently published by the University of South Carolina Press, is also a member of SCIAA’s Maritime Research Division working with the Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program (SDAMP). The presentation will feature the educational programs offered by SDAMP as well as highlight some of their many archaeological projects. Artifacts found in South Carolina waters will also be shown and discussed. (taken from promotional flyers.)
March 22, 2010
Please join us in the Main Library Auditorium on Sautrday, April 3rd from 2:00 to 3:00 pm for an afternoon with Batt Humphreys, who will discuss his new book, Dead Weight- Base on a True Story.
“Charleston 1910- A young black man is tried, convicted, and executed for murder on the eve of his wedding. There is every reason to believe an innocent man was hanged. Batt Humphrey’s new novel Dead Weight is a heartbreaking tale base on the role of race in the southern criminal jusitce system of the early 20th century. NPR’s Radio Reader choice for April! This event is free and open to the public; please call 843-805-6956 for more information.” (Taken from lecture promotional flyer.)
January 20, 2010
Cemetery records are an invaluable resource for genealogists and biographers trying to obtain vital information. Below is a guide for cemetery sources in the Charleston area which includes a list of inscription books, resources for death records and obituaries, preservation guides, and compilations of burial ground locations. The South Carolina Room also has additional inscription books for virtually every region and county in the state in its collections.
