Hi Folks, Well, I am off to Charleston Friday, the 18th of Aug. Taking my son to the Citadel . Will be there thru Sunday evening. Would really appreciate it if someone could tell me the best places to do genealogy research so I dont waste time hunting around. I have been thru the censuses so I dont need them..have access to them at the NARA in Atlanta. I would like to find 1845-1860 marriage records, death records thru 1865, city directory for 1840-1865 the people I am interested in are Jewish....MARCO, HYAMS, HUMES , PRINCE and ALEXANDER... Does anyone know if the synagogue has old records or if these are available anywhere other than the synagogue in Charleston? Are any libraries or research facilities open on Sat and Sun? Or open until midnite or 24 hours a day? Just kidding!! I know there are two or three different families of HYAMS in Charleston at the same time....1840, 1850.... I am not aware of them being related but even their names are the same. Moses Hyams and Solomon Hyams are father and son I believe. 1840, 1850 census, all born SC There is a Sarah PRINCE, born SC, who was 72 in 1850 and who had a daughter named Rebecca. Then there is a much younger Sarah Prince also with a daughter named Rebecca ....sometimes this Rebecca is just listed as Rebecca, other times she is listed as Rebecca Hyams, so I know HER mother is MY Sarah Prince, not the other one. MY line of HYAMS & PRINCE, etc are: Descendants of Sarah (Maiden Name Unknown) HYAMS PRINCE 1 [1] Sarah UNKNOWN Born: 1818 in Poland Died: Sep 1865 +Unknown HYAMS/HYMES Born: in England ..... 2 Hyam A HYMES Born: 10 Mar 1828 in PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND Died: 5 Jan 1907 DARLINGTON, S,C, ......... +Caroline Elizabeth RUGG Born: 10 Jan 1839 in Camden or Darlington, S C Died: 19 Sep 1889 Darlington, SC/Old Meth Cem, Orange St. Darlinton Father: Hiram H Rugg, Constable Of S.C. Mother: Keziah Ann Packer ..... 2 Henry HYMES Born: 1830 in England ......... +Celestine/Christina? HUME(S) Born: 1836 in France ..... 2 Rebecca HYMES Born: 1842 Died: 10 Nov 1916 Moved to Darlington from Charleston in 1863 Burial: NYC ......... +Samuel MARCO Born: 1838 according to enlistment age Died: 8 May 1909 NYC Father: Nathan/Newcomb Marco Mother: Wife Unknown *2nd Husband of [1] Sarah UNKNOWN: .. +George PRINCE, Second Husband ..... 2 Leah Louise PRINCE Died: living OUT of SC ......... +Alex FINEBERG Died: living OUT of SC ..... 2 Samuel PRINCE Born: Abt. 1836 in England Anyone recognize Leah Louise Prince her brother Samuel Prince or Alex Fineberg? Thanks for taking time to read this and making suggestions! Edie in Atlanta, Georgia, USA