For those researching colonial period, one might want to check out the Camden Archives and Museum, about 30 miles NE of Columbia straight down I-20. They house the Colonial Dames XVII Century and the SC DAR Library and have the most helpful and knowledgable staff. Particularly Carol McNaughton who works there Wed-Fri. They are also open the 1st and 3rd Sun. of the month, but not on Sat. they have helped me a lot, altho I am researching the Edgefield Co. area. They also have all SC Counties Censuses for every year. The Caroliniana Library has many manuscripts and has the work of an early genealogist named Leonardo Andreas. I have read files on my early lines in SC in his work. We have access to a lot of what he had to dig thru the hard way to find his info., but some of it is a collection of letters and papers sent to him. There was an index of what is available in his files at www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2412/andrea/index.html an email address on the site was suzima27@yahoo.com I downloaded my copy of the index on 1/12/2000 so I don't know if it will be there a year later. Billie Jones Camden, SC -----Original Message----- From: David E.Harris <harrisd@flash.net> To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:27 AM Subject: [SC] Colonial Period Reseach >I am in the process of planning a trip to S.C.. Want to reseach 1770-1790 >time period in upperlands (Laurens). Need to know best source locations. >Can stop at Columbia & Charleston. Land records ,Rev. War Public Service >records, Wright family files, wills, history of stated area. >Please make recommendation , location,& address of reseach sites. Thanks >Dave Harris harrisd@flash.net > > >==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== >[SCRoots-Lite] http://www.egroups.com/group/SCRoots-Lite/ >SUBSCRIBE: SCRoots-Lite-subscribe@egroups.com > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >