Hello, Windy Corbett, Clarendon County archivist, sent me 2 photos of Clarendon County veterans that she is in hopes that someone can identify. I have placed the 2 pictures on a new page linked to the main Clarendon County page. The url is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scclaren/photos.html The photos are from a collection via a project done by Manning Middle School students. Coach Jim Sprott (who is on this list) donated the projects to the archives. The two pictures posted were separated from their identifying information. If anyone thinks that they can identify either or both of the vets, let one of us know. Cindy

Here are some fascinating details from Gene Waddell's Introduction to the 1980 reprint edition of "Mills Atlas of the State of South Carolina 1825." Please excuse any typos. I haven't triple checked it. There were actually four essential works produced. First, there were surveys made of each District made between 1817 and 1821. Second, there were some district maps produced between 1818 and 1821 from some of the surveys. Third, in the fall of 1821 the first 50 copies of Wilson's Map of the State were printed and another 2,500 were printed in April 1882. And Fourth, Robert Mills worked to produce the Atlas between 1823 and 1825 using the earlier works as the basis. The Atlas was published in 1825 and first distributed in 1826. The first three projects were funded and controlled by the State. However, the sales of the State Map were miserable. As a result, the State Legislature did not accept proposals to produce an Atlas made in 1821 and 1822 by the Board of Public Works. Mills was one of the two paid Commissioners of the Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works was abolished in 1822 and replaced with a Superintendant of Public Works. In 1823, Mills requested permission to privately produce an atlas. On 19 December, 1823, the Legislature ratified a contract for Mills to produce the Atlas. The original contract called for the State to receive "at least" 12 free atlases and to purchase fifty more at a total cost of $600. By December 1825, a new contract had been made and the State was to receive 80 atlases for $1,200. Mills charged $16 per copy to regular subscribers. The number of Atlases printed for the first edition is unknown. At least one thousand separate district maps were printed. By 1980 there had been seven printings of the Atlas, including the 1980 reprint. Mills himself reprinted a rare edition of about 1838. The third printing was in 1938 by Lucy Hampton Bostick and Fant H. Thornley. The Fourth printing was in 1965 by Robert Pearce Wilkins and John D. Keels, Jr. The fifth printing was in 1979 by A. Press, Inc. The sixth printing was in 1979 by the Sandlapper Store, Inc. The seventh printing was in 1980 by Southern Historical Press. Gene Waddell wrote the introduction for the seventh printing. Here is some more interesting information extracted from Waddell's writing. "George Blackburn proposed a map of the State in 1815 because he needed a job. A year earlier he had been Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at the South Carolina College, but he resigned when its trustees refused to give him a vote of confidence. His numerous suspensions of students and his generally excessive discipline had so provoked the entire student body that on 8 February, 1814, he was burned in effigy, his house was damaged with brick-bats, and the militia had to be called out to quell a full-scale riot.... On 2 December, 1815, in a handsomely printed petition, Blackburn defended himself as a teacher and recommended himself for 'a great work; the publick calls for a good map of our state....' He noted that South Carolina was 'the only State, east of the Mountains, that has not a map, constructed upon a large scal, and calculated to answer all the topographical purposes of the geographer, the historian, the legislator and the states man.' He outlined all the steps that would be necessary to prepare such a map and presented his qualifications. He suggested that existing plats and maps could supply much of the needed information if free access were provided to them. He estimated that one year would be needed for astronomical observations and two or three years for the whole plan. Although Blackburn impressed the Legislature with the need for a map, he did not convince them that he was the person to undertake it.... The committee proposed an appropriation of five thousand dollars for each of two or three years, but instead of placing Blackburn in charge, it requested the Governor to superinten the project and to appoint a fit person to undertake it. The Governor, David R. Williams, decided to give Blackburn one year to accomplish as much as he could and to demonstrate 'a just regard to economy of money and time.' On 14 February, 1816, he wrote Blackburn expressing confidence in his ability, but warning him that if he failed to follow instructions, 'I shall not hesitate to dismiss you from the service of the State.' .... Blackburn was required to submit weekly transcriptions of all his notes, Williams allowed that astronomical observations could be made 'as may be deemed necessary,' but he stipulated that landmarks were to be carefully recorded. He instructed him to traverse the entire state with an odometer attached to his vehicle.... He also instructed him to descend rivers and note the location of falls and other obstructions and to propose locations for canals. From March through August, Blackburn traveled throughout the State. His journal and reports are not known to survive, but his determinations of latitude were printed and enable his route to be reconstructed. His observations were later considered accurate, but they were insufficient to convince the Legislature that he could prepare the map he had proposed. In December, when it met again, he was not rehired. .... On 19 December the Legislature asked the Governor to appoint surveyors to prepare district maps which could be used for compiling an accurate map of the State. The report a joint committee of both houses called for maps to be based on an actual survey, to have a scale of a mile to half-an-inch, and to indicate '... the election districts and parishes, the roads with their courses and distances, the towns, villages and taverns, the ferries, bridges, manufactures, mines, and mineral springs, the rivers and creeks, with their courses, rapids, falls, and all obstructions to the navigation, the variations in the face of the country, shewing the extent of the swamps, of the level, hilly and mountain land.' During 1817, the next Governor, Andrew Pickens, Jr., conscientiously visited every district to seek the best qualified surveyors. He informed the Legislature at its next session on 28 November, 1817, that he had made contracts for surveys of all but a few districts and that the surveyors understood they were not to be paid until their complete maps had been approved..... ... Seven of the eight maps which remained to be completed were approved in 1820, leaving only Sumter District to be resurveyed. Sumter had been begun by one surveyor, who sold his contract to another surveyor, whose work proved to be inadequate. Stephen H. Boykin, who had turned in exceptionally detailed maps of Kershaw and Lancaster Districts, was intrusted with the production of another map to enable the manuscript for the Map of the State to be completed. He worked during the winter of 1820 and by 24 March, 1821, had submitted an approved map. Altogether, if two attributions are correct, twenty surveyors worked on the twenty-eight district surveys.... While nearly all of the surviving surveys have a title, sometimes an embellished one, only five have a cartouche. Most are signed, but only four are dated. About a third have compass roses, legends, and scales (rarely elaborate ones).... On all of the eighteen surviving surveys, the roads have been drawn from actual measurement of the distances and angles. Not all features were surveyed, and many lf the maps have only wavy lines for water courses. Most have little line quality, and when roads and waterways are depicted with single lines of about the same thickness, neither stands out distinctly. The majority of the surveys have names written randomly in all directions and written in script of irregular size.... A great deal of work remained for both Wilson and Mills. Eventually, Wilson was the person chosen to draft the final version of the Map of the State, and he did most of the revision and compilation in 1820. .... Wilson went to Philadelphia to supervise the engraving and printing during the fall of 1821, and an initial press run of 50 copies were printed in 1821 (although the map carries a copyright date of 10 April, 1882). On 2 April, 1882, Tanner contracted to print an additional twenty-five hundred copies. .... The total cost of the State map was $65,520.54. For 2,550 copies, the cost per copy was $25.69, much more than a copy could have been sold for. The Legislature hoped to recover the full cost by eventually printing 5,000 more copies and selling all of them for $10.00 each. Two years later, sales had been so miserable that the Legislature considered it 'indespensably necessary' to reduce the price to $5.00, and another printing was out of the question. ... The poor sales were blamed on cotton prices, which were exceptionally low, but the map was impracticably large as well. Copies are nearly four by five feet, much too large to be consulted easily, especially while out of doors. Although Wilson's map was by far the most accurate one of every part of the State that had appeared, it sold so poorly that the Legislature had no interest in supporting the printing of more of the district surveys. In 1818, three years before Wilson's map was first printed, he had been instructed to make copies of the district maps available as quickly as possible. Copies were needed by road commissioners and canal builders for work that was in progress. .... The demand must have increased for five district maps to have been printed in 1821. Mills worked on the Atlas from about December, 1823, when the Legislature authorized him to use the State-sponsored district surveys as the basis for his maps, until about mid-1825, when he must have submitted the final versions in time for them to be engraved, printed, bound, and sent back by January 1826. He thus worked approximately one and one-half years on the Atlas. Since the 'Statistics' was copyrighted on 28 November, 1826, he had to have been working on this volume of more than eight-hundred pages at the same time as the Atlas. He still had to sell the copies himself, and distribution probably occupied him for at least two more years.... " Hope you enjoyed, Steven J. Coker [email protected] [email protected] http://www.wp.com/Coker DIBBLELAW wrote: > > PMFJI... > > I have never heard the subscriber theory before. Mills Atlas dates from > 1825 (reprinted in 1937 and - I believe - once again since then). However, > one hundred years later, this subscriber approach was not an unusual > practice: the Yates Snowden multi-volume history of South Carolina contains > several volumes of biographies of prominent South Carolinians of the era. > Charles L. Dibble > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 12:39 AM > Subject: Mills Atlas > > >Steve, thank you for the information regarding the Mills Atlas. I've been > >wondering about the surnames shown on the maps. Surely they weren't the > >only landholders. Someone told me that "subscribers" (whose payments > >financed the project) got their names listed. Is that true? > >Thanks...Jo H.

Looking for information on Henry Bennett Hudnall out of Sumter Co. SC and family, abt. 1850 - 1865. He was said to have been a judge there. ANY Hudnall information out of that area and approximate time frame would be appreciated. Thank you, Vickie L. Carter

You're welcome. Its a list of sites I compiled a while back. Some links may have changed, but there should still be more than plenty that are still useful. Hope it helps you and others. [email protected] wrote: > > Thank you for the list! It's most appreciated! [email protected]

Hello to all, In reply to the discussion on "The Ruins." Our good friend from Sumter, Anne Harper Lee, was married at the Ruins in June of 1971. It was at the time the home of her maternal grandparents. We visited the place several times with Anne and her grandparents. They were lovely people, and we all discussed the "ghost" of the Singleton woman who supposedly inhabited the place. There was a beautiful kneeling prayer bench for one person that had belonged to Marie Antoinette, and a medical kit from a Confederate doctor - this was used as a door stop. The furniture was all amazing; old and wonderfully kept. I can honestly say that these were amazing visits! This was when my husband's parents, Samuel and Mildred KENNEDY PRINGLE, still lived in Sumter. It was my understanding that the Ruins had burned. I haven't talked to our friend in a couple of years, but I believe that my mother-in-law told me about it. Keep Looking UP! Best regards, Dolores Pringle Myrtle Beach, SC

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History Computerization Project SEARCH FOR THE LIVING http://www.switchboard.com Switchboard http://canada411.sympatico.ca Canada 411 Directory http://www.four11.com U.S. 411 Internet Directory http://www.whowhere.com WhoWhere Internet Directory http://www.execpc.com/~reunions Reunions Magazine http://www.the-seeker.com The Seeker Magazine http://www.contractjobs.com/tel Telephone Directories on the Web http://www.wp.com/Coker/search.html More Search Tools http://www.wp.com/Coker/search2.html Selected Search Forms VARIOUS http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/archives.html Archive & History Resources http://www.mediasoft.net/ScottC/aons.htm Association of One-Name Studies http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/lgk71/1toc.htm CyberTree http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/europe.html Europe Data Archives http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/IDC Europe Data Archives Search http://www.palladiumnet.com/FamilyGathering Family Gathering http://www.usaafter.com/index.htm Family Tree House http://www.familytreemaker.com Family Tree Maker http://bsd7.cs.sunysb.edu/~stark/genealogy.html GEDCOM to HTML http://www.gendex.com GENDEX http://www.usgenweb.com GenWeb USA http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/index.html GenWeb World http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted Gen's Most Wanted http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/regional.html ROOTS-L Resources http://www.cooklib.org/gene.html State Gen Resources http://www.usgenweb.com US GenWeb http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/index.html World GenWeb http://www.historic.com Historic Preservation http://mep.cla.sc.edu MEP Historical Editions http://www.nps.gov/crweb1 NPS Links To The Past http://www.gentree.com Online Gen Database Index http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/genealgy.html Our Family Museum http://home.intranet.org/~polygon/tpg Political Graveyards http://www.reunited.com ReunionNet http://www.firstct.com/fv/tmapmenu.html Treasure Maps http://www.cadgis.lsu.edu:80/geoscipub U.S. Historical County Boundaries http://www.law.uoknor.edu/ushist.html U.S. Historical Documents http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html WPA Life Histories http://www.yourfamily.com Your Family http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/rll Roots Location List http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/rslsearch.pl Roots Surname List http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/soundex.sh Soundex Converter http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html A Barrel of Links http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/geneo.html Dennis Boals' Page http://www.everton.com Everton Publishers http://www.ida.net/users/dhanco/gen.htm Family Treasure Time http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/index.html Ford Gen Club http://genealogy.org Gen Online http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Strawn Gen Journeys in Time http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html Gen Resources on the Internet (Chris Gaunt) http://pmgmac.micro.umn.edu/genealogy.html Gen Resources (Paula M Goblirsch) http://www.genealogysf.com Gen SF http://www.whytel.com/home/design/SITES.HTM Gen Sites of Interest http://genealogy.tbox.com/genealogy.html Helm's Gen Toolbox http://www.seidata.com/~lhoffman/gen.html Lori Hoffman's Gen Page http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow Mark & Cyndi's Family Tree http://www.janyce.com/gene/rootdig.html Root Diggin' Department http://www.rootsweb.com RootsWeb Gen Data Cooperative http://aerodyn.utias.utoronto.ca/html/lo2.htm Searchable Gen Links http://www.genhomepage.com The Gen Home Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool The Gene Pool

-------------------- GENEALOGY CULTURAL -------------------- ACADIAN http://tdg.uoguelph.ca/~ycyr/genealogy Acadian Roots http://www.cam.org/~beaur/gen/welcome.html Acadia and Louisiana Roots AFRICAN-AMERICAN http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/afrigen Afrigeneas http://www.horseworld.com/imh/buf/buftoc.html Buffalo Soldiers on the Western Frontier http://www.concentric.net/~ccharity Christine's Gen Website http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2 Valley of the Shadow (Virginia) http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/usct.html U.S. Colored Troops in Civil War ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/ENG.htm English Genealogy Books http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/Hugu.htm Huguenot http://www.iol.ie/~irishrts Irish Roots Magazine http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/menn.htm Mennonites http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3955 Pennsylvania Dutch Gen http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers Quaker Corner http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/Scots.htm Scottish Genealogy FOREIGN LANGUAGES http://www.june29.com/HLP Dictionaries http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html Fonts and foreign alphabets http://home.navisoft.com/scrolls Historical Translations HERALDRY http://www.hookup.net/~dbirk/chf.html Armorial Heritage Foundation http://www.fred.net/jefalvey/jeffhera.html Notes and Fun with Heraldry http://128.220.1.164/heraldry/intro.htm Heraldry http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~dyck/fitzjame.htm House of Fitz-James (18th century) http://www.net-ramp.com/Hungary/history.htm Hungarian Historical Figures http://homepage.interaccess.com/~arduinif/kings.htm Italian Royalty and Nobility http://www2.cy-net.net/~lacey Lacy /de Lacy Pedigree http://www.tiac.net/users/pmcbride/rfc/noted.htm Medieval Ancestors of Paul McBride http://www.algonet.se/~anderzb/genea/medieval/index.htm Medieval Gen: selected texts http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/html/parcham.html Medieval Pommeranians 1503-1588 http://www.ingress.com/~gail Monarchs of England and Great Britain http://www.cua.edu/www/hist/netserf/home.htm NetSERF Medieval Resources http://www.empirenet.com/~jahvah/crown.html Royalist IMMIGRATION http://www.bergen.gov/AAST/Projects/Immigration/index.html American Immigration http://www.i-channel.com/ellis/index.html Ellis Island http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html German Immigration http://www.genealogy.com/misc/bg_misc/ship02.html Griffin http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html Mayflower, Lyon, Fortune, Anne http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/indexshp.htm Passenger Lists (The Olive Tree) http://members.tripod.com/~tmsnyder/PW_LIST.htm Prince of Wales 1813 http://wwwedu.cs.utwente.nl/~hoitink/wtwemi.html Winterswijk Emigrants JEWISH http://www.ncc.com/dvjcc/dvjcc.genealogy.html Dallas Jewish Historical Society http://www.memo.com/jcc/jgsr Jewish Gen Society of Rochester, NY http://www.jewishgen.org JewishGen (soc.genealogy.jewish) http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/swja/swjalist.html Southwest Jewish Archives MEDIEVAL AND ROYALS http://argos.evansville.edu Argos: Ancient & Medieval http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/html/chl-enter.html Descendants of Charlemagne http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal Directory of Royal Gen Data http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de//html/ww-person.html German Nobility Database http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html Royal Genealogies http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/royalty.html ROOTS-L Royalty http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/edw3chrt.html King Edward III and Phillipa of Hainault http://www.genealogy.com/brigitte/index.html Brigitte's Royal and Nobility Gen http://www.sled.com/jwztlewales/persons.html Castles of Wales http://128.220.1.164/heraldry/topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm Glossary of Royal/Noble Titles http://www.innerlight.com/genepool/grnwdind.htm Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914 NATIVE AMERICAN http://www.csulb.edu/gc/libarts/am-indian American Indian Studies http://cherokee.digigo.com Cherokee by Blood http://www.phoenix.net/~martikw/geneal.html Cherokee & Other Native American Resources http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/indexmo.htm Mohawk Nation http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Gen http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html Native American Links http://www.the-seeker.com/cover.htm Native Americans Seek Lost Heritage http://web.maxwell.syr.edu/nativeweb/roots.htm Tracing Your Native American Roots http://www.pride-net.com/native_indians/index.html Native Americans http://www.powersource.com/powersource/heritage/default.html Cherokee Historical Society SAGAS http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Anglo Anglo-Saxon Chronicle http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/scandinavian/leghome.html Legendary Sagas of Scandinavia http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL Online Medieval & Classical Library http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/katalog.html Project Runeberg ftp://UKANAIX.CC.UKANS.EDU/pub/history/Europe/Medieval/translations Translation of Icelandic Sagas http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/queens Swedish Queens http://www.demon.co.uk/past/vikings The World of Vikings U.S. CIVIL WAR http://www.crecon.com/niche/csa CSA Galleries, Inc. http://charleston.k12.sc.us/WWW/CivilWar/civil_war_home_page.html Charleston's Role in Civil War http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/CW.htm Civil War Books http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm Civil War Center http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas Civil War & Charleston http://www.bham.mindspring.com/~awillcut/civilwar.htm Civil War & Alabama http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu Duke University Special Collections http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cwgeneal.html Gen and the Civil War http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html Civil War Home Page http://www.ionet.net/~cousin The Electric Cemetery http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/civil.html Illinois in the Civil War http://www.holli.com/~ligget/cw.html Indiana in the Civil War http://www.ucsc.edu/civil-war-letters/home.html Letters from an Iowa Soldier http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~warren/ACW/FirstMD.html 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, C.S.A http://www.concentric.net/~walika/mollus.htm Military Order of the Loyal Legion http://www.unc.edu/~nsmith/narratives.html Narratives on Slavery http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html Photographs in Library of Congress http://www.infinet.com/~lstevens/a/civil.html Ohio in the Civil War http://suvcw.org Sons of Union Veterans http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/c/compt.html Texas Confederate Pension Records http://www.hsv.tis.net/~maxs/UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/rosters/rosters.html VA & PA Rosters (Valley of the Shadow) http://www.clark.net/pub/mjloyd/home.html 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A http://www.cla.sc.edu/SCIAA/hunley1.html The Wreck of the Hunley U.S REVOLUTIONARY WAR http://www.dar.org Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) http://www.sar.org Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) http://www.afn.org/~sar_gvil SAR Gainsville FL chapter http://www.concentric.net/~walika/sr.htm Sons of the Revolution U.S. WESTWARD EXPANSION http://www.kickapoo.com Kickapoo Maps http://bobcat.etsu.edu/httpd/octa/octa-yel.htm Oregon & California Trails Assoc http://bobcat.etsu.edu/octa/links.htm Overland Trail, Pony Express, etc.

------------------------ GENEALOGY REGIONAL M-Z ------------------------ MAINE http://www.state.me.us/sos/mawww001.htm ME State Archives MARYLAND http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html Baltimore County Gen Society http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us MD State Archives MASSACHUSETTS http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard) MINNESOTA http://www.mtn.org/mgs MN Gen Society http://perham.cfa.org/~bolerud/bchs.html Becker County Historical Society MISSISSIPPI http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/history MSU History Archive MISSOURI http://www.orion.org/community/history/ghs/index.html Greene County Historical Society http://members.tripod.com/~tmsnyder/Ripley.htm_ Ripley Co. Marriages 1833-1860 MONTANA http://www.imt.net/~corkykn/montana.html MT Gen Research NEW YORK http://www.flash.net/~robinl/jeffco.html JEFFCO: Upstate NY http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~ae487 Northeastern NY Gen http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/agiroux NY Addresses for Gen gopher://unix6.nysed.gov NY State Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote New Netherlands & NY 1600-1800 http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~ae487 Northeastern NY Gen (Tom Lynch) http://www.vivanet.com/~halsey/rgs.html Rochester Gen Society NORDIC COUNTRIES http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5100 Ancestors from Norway http://www.cybercity.dk/users/ccc13656/uk/home2.htm Danish Emigration Archive http://www.algonet.se/~floyd/scandgen Gen in Scandinavia http://www.mediabase.fi/genealog.htm Gen Finland http://www.treknet.is/sigge/engfam.htm Icelandic Gen Society http://www.sn.no/disnorge/genress.htm Genealogic Resources in Scandinavia http://www.eskimo.com/~chorus/nonnet/nonnet.html Nordic Notes on the Net http://www.mtn.org/mgs/branches/naga.html Norwegian-American Gen Society http://www.uib.no/hi/1801page.html 1801 Norway and Bergen emigrants http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3856 Roots to Norway http://home.sol.no/jchriste Skien (Norway) Gen http://home.sol.no/holum/holumgenealogy.htm Stoermann-Naess Holum http://www.ts.umu.se/~petersj/swegen.html Swedish Gen NORTH CAROLINA http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/otheragency/ccgs/ccgsmain.htm Catawba Co. Gen Society http://www.erols.com/fmoran/gensoc/gensoc.html Forsyth Co. Gen Society http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/NC.htm North Carolina Genealogy http://www.vnet.net/moobasi/genealogy/ncgs NC Gen Society http://hal.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/cover.htm NC County Histories http://www.lib.co.rowan.nc.us/hr/home.htm Rowan County Resources gopher://ftp.cac.psu.edu/00/genealogy/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ncstoke1 Stokes Co: part 1 gopher://ftp.cac.psu.edu/00/genealogy/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ncstoke2 Stokes Co: part 2 gopher://ftp.cac.psu.edu/00/genealogy/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ncsurry1 Surry Co: part 1 gopher://ftp.cac.psu.edu/00/genealogy/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ncsurry2 Surry Co: part 2 OHIO http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~nsween/gen/butler-co.html Butler County OH telnet://198.30.208.2 Cincinnati and Hamilton Co. Public Library http://ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~jetorres/dco.html Darke County OH http://www.greenapple.com/~ksmith Fairfield County OH http://genealogy.org/~smoore/marion.html Marion County Historical & Gen Societies http://genealogy.emcee.com/~baf/meigs.html Meigs County http://winslo.ohio.gov/ohswww/ohshome.html OH Historical Society http://www.electriciti.com/~dotts/ovital.html Vital Records http://www.pe.net/~sharyn Sharyn's Page (Coschocton County) http://www.webcom.com/schori/stark.html Stark County OH OKLAHOMA http://www.sirinet.net/~lgarris/swogs Southwest OK Gen Society OREGON http://arcweb.sos.or.gov OR State Archives http://www.innerlight.com/genepool/oregon.htm OR History & Gen Resources http://ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu/kansas/seneca/oregon.html OR Trail http://bobcat.etsu.edu/httpd/octa/octa-yel.htm OR & CA Trails Assoc PENNSYLVANIA http://www.libertynet.org:80/~gencap Gen Computing Association of PA http://www.clark.net/pub/mjloyd/grsnp/grsnp.html Gen Research Society of Northeastern PA http://members.aol.com/Lcgsgen/lcgs.htm Lycoming County Gen Society http://home.ptd.net/~tamlamb/gene.htm Northeastern PA Gen Society http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3955 Palatine & PA Dutch Gen RHODE ISLAND http://www.lookup.com/homepages/78278/cemetery.html RI Cemetery Database http://www.erols.com/rigr RI Families Association http://www.ids.net/~jcraig/ri_gen.htm RI Gen SOUTHERN USA http://h-net2.msu.edu/~south Michigan State History of South http://www.traveller.com/genealogy Traveller Southern Families SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.sc.edu/library/socar Caroliniana Library http://www.pride-net.com/native_indians/chicora.html Chicora Tribe http://www.lib.clemson.edu/SpCol/schp.html Clemson Special Collections http://www.planning.gatech.edu/acsp/places/charles/charles.htm Charleston Historic Preservation http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/escn_database_reports Early SC Database Reports http://www.pride-net.com/native_indians/edisto.html Edisto Tribe http://historic.com/schs/othrsits.html Gen and Historical Resources http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1783 GenSouth http://www.sccsi.com/sc/points.html Historic Points of Interest http://www.historic.com/schs Historical Society http://www2.Citadel.edu/otherserv/schs/indexmss.html Historical Society Search http://www.state.sc.us/histro.html History Resources http://www.sciway.net/hist History Resources http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jotajota/horry1.htm Horry Census 1800 http://www.webgroup.com/hchs Horry County Historical Society http://www.cla.sc.edu/SCIAA/sciaa.html Institute of Archeology http://www.law.sc.edu/legal_history/hisindex.htm Legal History http://www.sciway.net/lib_index.html Libraries, Archives, Museums http://home.intranet.org/~polygon/tpg/tasc.html Political Graveyards in SC http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/trust.html SC Battleground Trust http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/SC.htm SC Genealogy http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/colibs1.html SC Libraries http://www.state.sc.us/scsl State Library http://www.museum.state.sc.us State Museum http://www.collectorsnet.com/cvdealer/sumter/sumter.htm Sumter Military Antiques http://www.winthrop.edu/dacus/special.html Winthrop University Archives http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/sccat.html WPA Life Histories SOUTH DAKOTA gopher://pixel.cs.vt.edu:70/00/GRG/Land/wal06.txt Walworth Co. landowners, 1906 SWITZERLAND http://www.webcom.com/~schori/swiss.html Swiss Gen Resources (Schorey) http://www.mindspring.com/~philipp/che.html Swiss Gen http://www.genealogy.ch Swiss Gen Service TENNESSEE http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/gene.html 1850 Cocke County Census http://www.public.usit.net/tngenweb/ethisctr/1stfamtn.htm First Families of TN http://home1.gte.net/spradley/index.htm Middle TN Gen http://www.nashville.com/~researchco/trc.html The Research Company http://www.wizard.com/~bascs/edbyler.htm Researching in TN County Courthouses http://www.smokykin.com/smhs Smoky Mountain Historical Society http://www.smokykin.com Ancestral Quest http://www.magibox.net/~tfc Tenn Family Connections (TFC) TEXAS http://www2.cy-net.net/~bga Brazos County Gen Assoc http://sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/clf.html Clayton Library Friends (CLF) http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/society.html Garland TX Gen Society http://link.tsl.texas.gov Texas State Library http://www.shsu.edu/~lib_nbb/wcgen.html Walker Co. TX Gen Society UTAH http://utstdpwww.state.ut.us/~archives UT State Archives VERMONT http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/vt.html VT Vital Records Information VIRGINIA Archives and Manuscript Repositories in Virginia http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/vasites.html Atlas http://ptolemy.gis.virginia.edu:1080/tigermap.html Buchanan & Russell Co. Partial Censuses http://www.newreach.com/people/drifter/gene.htm Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia (Chalkley) http://bl-12.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/index.htm Court Records Digest - Fredericksburg http://members.aol.com/bmcghee493/ctrecdig.htm Fredericksburg Research Resources http://www.mwc.edu/~gstanton/hispinfo/fredburg.htm Library of VA Gen http://leo.vsla.edu/archives/genie.html Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies http://www.germanna.org Mutual Assurance Society of VA Index http://www.mwc.edu/~gstanton/hispinfo/mutual.htm Raleigh County VA 1850 Census http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/census/rcc.htm Southwest VA Family History http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~stone/history United States Resources: VA http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/va.html VA Genealogy http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/VA.htm VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb VA Rent Rolls 1704-1705 http://www.primenet.com/~k534/va1.html Valley of the Shadow http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2 VA 1704 Quit Rent Rolls http://www.lineagesnet.com/vault/rents_1704_results.asp VA Genealogical Society http://www.vgs.org VA Historical Society http://www.vahistorical.org VA Mailing Lists: Genealogy Resources http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail_states-va.html VA Notes (Online Series in Virginia Documents) http://leo.vsla.edu:80/vanotes VA Surname Register http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/vasurnam.htm William & Mary Quarterly - Searchable Lineages, Inc. http://www.jstor.org/cgi-bin/demo WASHINGTON http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/tpcgs.htm Tacoma-Pierce County Gen Society http://www.whidbey.net/~jpterry/washngtn.html WA State Family History WEST VIRGINIA http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/arfhs.html Allegheny Regional Family History Society http://access.mountain.net/~ghs/ghs.html Greenbriar Historical Society http://www.westvirginia.com/hcpd Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendents http://www.serendipity.com/wvhh WV Histories WYOMING http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/census/wcc.htm Wyoming County VA 1850 Census

------------------------ GENEALOGY REGIONAL A-L ------------------------ ALABAMA http://www.asc.edu/archives/agis.html Alabama Archives http://www.bham.mindspring.com/~awillcut/home.html Amelia's AL Gen http://members.aol.com/egun/Blhome.html Blount County http://www.edge.net/~deke/algenweb/index.html GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/al.html ROOTS-L http://members.aol.com/genweblisa/genealog.htm Tracking Your Roots ALASKA http://Gold-Rush.org/ghost-01.htm Ghosts of the Klondike Gold Rush ARIZONA http://www.getnet.com/charity/fhs AZ Family History Society http://www.getnet.com/non-profit/agcig AZ Gen Computer Group ARKANSAS ASIA-PACIFIC http://home.earthlink.net/~hectorsan/names.htm Catalog of Filipino Names http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/3998 Deng/Thien Gen http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzhsoszy Gen Gleanings AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND http://www.aa.gov.au Archives of Australia http://www.cohsoft.com.au/afhc Australian Family History Compendium http://www.netro.com.au/~aftc Australian 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The following may be of interest: SURNAME: SINGLETON. Take a look at http://www.upapubs.com/guides/plantj3.htm The Singleton home - "Kensington" - in eastern Richland County, SC has been beautifully restored in recent years. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Land <[email protected]> To: Sumter List <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 10:27 PM Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] The Ruins >Hi, > >To add to what Cindy said: > >Marion Videau Singleton was the daughter of Richard Singleton, a wealthy >planter, and sister of Sarah Angelica Singleton who married Abraham, son >of President Martin VanBuren and served as First Lady for the widowed >President. You can find her picture on the First Ladies page of the >Whitehouse homepage. > >Marion is given a large share of credit for developing the beautiful >grounds and gardens of "The Ruins" and perhaps naming it. When her >husband purchased it, it was quite dilapidated, thus the name. She left >it to her daughter Marion. Marion died with issue. Marion adopted her >great neice Amelia at age 4 and left her "The Ruins" in her will. She >married second Augustus L. Converse, a northern man with one wooden >leg. He was Rector at the Episcoal Church at Statesburg, SC and >possibly taught school. After Marion signed an agreement giving him a >share of her wealth for life if he should survive her he bagan >mistreating her and the daughters. Later she escaped and eventually >dropped the name Converse. > >Some of this info is in the Historical Sketches of Sumter Co., SC. >Tom Land > >-- >When you shake the family tree wondrous stories pour forth! >(Also some fruits & nuts!!) Tom Land [email protected] >Searching SINGLETON, LENOIR, CHISM & VEST everywhere! >Always pleased with new info, always willing to share. >List Owner of the SINGLETON and VEST research groups. >* To subscribe send e-mail with: 'subscribe' in body, >* no subject or signature to the appropriate list address: >[email protected] OR [email protected] >Visit: >My Family Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/8081/ >The RootsWeb homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >The Official SINGLETON home page: http://astrodawg.com/gen/singleton/ >

Hi, To add to what Cindy said: Marion Videau Singleton was the daughter of Richard Singleton, a wealthy planter, and sister of Sarah Angelica Singleton who married Abraham, son of President Martin VanBuren and served as First Lady for the widowed President. You can find her picture on the First Ladies page of the Whitehouse homepage. Marion is given a large share of credit for developing the beautiful grounds and gardens of "The Ruins" and perhaps naming it. When her husband purchased it, it was quite dilapidated, thus the name. She left it to her daughter Marion. Marion died with issue. Marion adopted her great neice Amelia at age 4 and left her "The Ruins" in her will. She married second Augustus L. Converse, a northern man with one wooden leg. He was Rector at the Episcoal Church at Statesburg, SC and possibly taught school. After Marion signed an agreement giving him a share of her wealth for life if he should survive her he bagan mistreating her and the daughters. Later she escaped and eventually dropped the name Converse. Some of this info is in the Historical Sketches of Sumter Co., SC. Tom Land -- When you shake the family tree wondrous stories pour forth! (Also some fruits & nuts!!) Tom Land [email protected] Searching SINGLETON, LENOIR, CHISM & VEST everywhere! Always pleased with new info, always willing to share. List Owner of the SINGLETON and VEST research groups. * To subscribe send e-mail with: 'subscribe' in body, * no subject or signature to the appropriate list address: [email protected] OR [email protected] Visit: My Family Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/8081/ The RootsWeb homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/ The Official SINGLETON home page: http://astrodawg.com/gen/singleton/

Hi, The Ruins is near Stateburg in Sumter County. It's still there. In fact, it's not too far from where my cousin Dee lives. The Ruins was purchased by Gen. Sumter after the Rev. War. In 1802, he sold it to John Mayrant . After living in the home for about 50 years, John Mayrant's wife, Isabella died and Mr. Mayrant went to live with his sons (Alabama, Miss, and Tenn.) One of them sold the Ruins to schoolmaster, Willis W. Alston. He converted the place into the Hawthordean Seminary for young ladies, but after a couple of years sold the place to John H. Colclough. After only 6 months, Robert Marion DeVeaux bought the Ruins for his wife, Videau who was a daughter of Col Richard Singleton. It is thought that the DeVeux are the ones who developed the grounds and gardens and it is said that they gave the place its name because it was really run down when they bought it. I was at the Ruins a few years ago. It was being rented by a retired Dr. from Shaw who died. He had an extensive collection of "stuff" and his widow had the stuff auctioned off. I was there for the auction. There was a lot that needed fixing up, but that house is old. It seemed pretty solid for it's years. I heard that it was owned by out of town folks who rent it out. They rent the basement as aparments and they rented to upper part out too. I don't know anything new about the Ruins. I suppose that it's still being rented out unless it was sold. I just don't know. Cindy

I'm afraid I am unfamiliar with "The Ruins". But let's see if the list can help out. You might also try contacting the Sumter County Museum and Archives...219 W Liberty St...Sumter, SC 29150-5115 (803)773-9144. That phone number might be a little old. For a some good insight into Sumter check out Cindy Rideway's work at the http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsumter/index.html. If you find out anything, I'd be interested in hearing about it! ----Original Message Follows---- From: Huguenaute <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:29:26 EST To: [email protected] Subject: Sumter memories Do you remember a house called "the ruins"; I'd appreciate knowing anything about the Sumter area... But especially about this house. I had a Sumter address for the place and have heard from a Jamestown SC source that it's just a rundown pile of junk yet was shown a video by an Ohio Mayrant descendant of a lovely old place and told that it was our ancestor's home... "The Ruins" in Sumter SC. My ancestors Dr James Norvell and Elizabeth were supposed to have built it; I'm in VA and don't think I've ever even been to Sumter. If you have such a memory would you reply to the list/digest and so I might get some response to this query include this my profile: Diane Gibbs (Stratton) Gambrell "Dolly" SC GENEALOGY Marital Status: [mixed marriage Low-country Charleston /Upstate SC] BA English Art at Winthrop University [College then] Rock Hill York SC; BS EE at Clemson University MacLaptop PowerBook 1400c Occupation:actively researching French Huguenots: AVANT AVENT BERTHIER BRYANT DUBOIS on husband's side; GAILLARD MAYRANT LESERURRIER LeSERURIER LeCOURE LeGER VICENS and others on my side. Compiling: ascendants of Dillon South Carolina family: SELLERS/STACKHOUSE and Anderson South Carolina family: GAMBRELL/JENKINS on husband's side [using screenname GAMBERELLE e-mail: <<[email protected]>>] Compiling: ascendants of Rutland Vermont family: BOWEN/STRATTON on father's side and of Greenwood South Carolina family TAYLOR/GIBBS on mother's side. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I have a photograph of my husband's great-grandmother Louisa Priscilla Coker [1858-1925] who married Drayton Wilson Gambrell[1848-1913]. I have their marriage date and children's names; will someone tell me which Coker line she belongs to and if there are marriage dates for these marriages: John H Harper 1808-1882 married Mahala Kay 1812-1830 Susan Gray/?KRAY Berry married Harper Coker William Berry Coker married Sarah Anne [Harper] Coker 1848-1914 Thank you very much. <[email protected]>

Source: http://www.nara.gov National Archives and Records Administration The Genealogy Page Genealogists are no doubt the most numerous users of the Washington, DC, research rooms, and 13 regional records service facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Because of the sheer size of our holdings, it will be many years before electronic access to a significant portion of our genealogical records is possible. In the interim, this area provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools that can prepare you for a visit to one of our facilities. Genealogical Publications Quick Guides Our genealogy staff has prepared several online essays to assist you in using NARA's records for your research. Keep watching this area for future additions. * Beginning Your Genealogical Research * How to Use NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs * Naturalization Records * The Soundex Indexing System * Post Office Records can offer frequently overlooked information about an ancestor or an ancestor's community. * Civil War Records * Confederate Pension Records NARA offers a number of free publications from the Product Sales Section (NWPS), National Archives and Records Administration, Room G9, Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 (telephone: 202-501-5235 or 1-800-234-8861; fax 202-501-7170). General Information Leaflets (GILs) * GIL 5. "Using Records in the National Archives for Genealogical Research," 27 pp. * GIL 7. "Military Service Records in the National Archives," 14 pp. * GIL 30. "Information About the National Archives for Prospective Researchers," 24 pp. Focuses on research in the Washington, DC, area, facilities. The free catalog "Aids for Genealogical Research" describes publications by NARA and various commercial sources. NARA's Book Store offers for sale many publications for genealogists. These include The Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, which provides an excellent introduction to the topic. The Soundex Machine Visit the Soundex Machine to have your family's name automatically coded into Soundex. Knowing the Soundex code is an important first step in research using NARA's census microfilm holdings (1880-1920). Catalogs of Microfilm Publications We have placed online a series of NARA microfilm catalogs related to subjects of high research interest to genealogists. Each catalog has been compiled through an extensive review of all microfilmed records relevant to each topic. The catalogs contain both detailed descriptions of the records and roll-by-roll listings for each microfilm publication. Each catalog is also available for purchase in convenient print format. * Census Records * Military Service Records * Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals * Genealogical and Biographical Research * Federal Court Records * American Indians * Black Studies * Microfilm Resources for Research: A Comprehensive Catalog Microfilm is available at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, at 13 of our regional records services facilities, and through our Microfilm Rental Program (please note that only selected titles are available for rental). In addition, many large libraries and genealogical societies have purchased all or some of the microfilm sets listed above. Regional Records Services Facilities These selected facilities have genealogical microfilm holdings (described under the "Services for the Public" sections their pages). Since not all facilities have all microfilm sets, please call before visiting. * Anchorage * Atlanta (East Point) * Boston (Waltham) * Chicago * Denver * Fort Worth * Kansas City * Laguna Niguel, California * New York City * Center City Philadelphia * Pittsfield, Massachusetts * San Francisco (San Bruno) * Seattle Genealogy Workshops and Courses NARA offers the public a comprehensive program of genealogical workshops and courses. Topics include an introduction to genealogy and research into records such as census schedules, military service and pension records, and passenger lists. For information about workshops and courses in Washington, DC, researchers should consult the Calendar of Events. Separate genealogy programs are conducted by 13 regional records services facilities . For details, contact the regional facilities directly. Genealogical Data in NAIL Currently, the searchable database NAIL contains only limited genealogical data: * descriptions of 52,000 Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole applications for enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes (Dawes Commission) between 1898 and 1914 * descriptions of 50,000 Fort Smith, Arkansas, criminal case files Introduction Talk to your relatives. Begin your family history research by finding out as much information as you can from living family members: * Names of ancestors, their spouses, and their siblings * Dates of birth, marriage, death, and divorce * The places (town, county, state or province, and country) where these events occurred Borrow books from your public library on genealogical research. These will tell you what records are available, where they can be found, and describe the research process. This is an extremely important step in your research! These are a few of the many "how to" books which have been published: Crandall, Ralph J. Shaking Your Family Tree. Dublin, NH: Yankee Publishing, 1986. Croom, Emily A. Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy. Cincinnati, OH: Betterway Books, 1995. Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990. Jacobus, Donald Lines. Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. Reprint, 1991. Rubincam, Milton. Pitfalls in Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1987. Stryker-Rodda, Harriet. How to Climb Your Family Tree. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977. Reprint, 1993. Szucs, Loretto D., and Sandra H. Luebking. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Revised edition. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1997. Join genealogical societies: The National Genealogical Society, the state genealogical society in the state where you live and the state(s) where your ancestors lived, and the county genealogical society in the county where you live and the counties where your ancestors lived. Membership usually costs relatively little ($5-$50) but you get a lot in return. Most societies publish newsletters and other publications that will provide you with information about genealogical research in the area, often including transcripts of actual records. You can find the names and addresses of genealogical societies in Elizabeth Petty Bentley, The Genealogist's Address Book (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995). This book can be found in many public libraries. Solving Difficult Research Problems Eventually, every genealogical researcher will "hit a brick wall" or have a knotty problem to solve. You can learn much by reading how other people have solved such problems. The articles listed below show you how others solved their research problems. From the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 1 (March 1995), see: Thomas W. Jones, "The Children of Calvin Snell: Primary versus Secondary Evidence." Joy Reisinger, "Is Mother Genevieve a Greslon or a Fontaine?" >From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 151, Whole No. 603 (July 1997), see: Vernon D. Turner, "Lydia Gaymer, the Wife of Humphrey Turner of Scituate." Steven E. Sullivan, "Joanna (Adams) Lunt Identified." >From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 128, No. 2 (April 1997), see: Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt." Cynthia B. Biasca, "Jacques Hertel and the Indian Princesses." Frederick C. Hart Jr., "A Proposed Family for Thomas Jones of Fairfield,Connecticut, and Huntington, Long Island." The NGS Quarterly, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and the NYG&B Record can be found in libraries with a large genealogical collection, or you may be able to purchase back issues from the societies that published them. Records Available from NARA The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has many records that are useful for genealogical research, such as the Federal population censuses, 1790-1920; military records, American Revolution to 1900; ship passenger arrival lists, 1820-1957; and naturalization records. Begin with Census Records You may wish to begin your research in census records, which are available for 1790-1920. Begin with the 1920 census and work your way backwards. Census records are basic building blocks for your genealogical research; they will provide names of family members, ages, state or country of birth, occupation, and other useful information. You can get access to census records through the National Archives Microfilm Rental Program, which many public libraries participate in. Census records are also widely available at public libraries, historical societies, and other research facilities. Due to staffing limitations, we cannot do census research. Other Useful Federal Records For information on other microfilmed Federal records in the custody of NARA that are useful for genealogical research, consult: Microfilm Resources for Research: A Comprehensive Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996. Available online or for purchase. American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995. Available online or for purchase. Black Studies: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996. Available online or for purchase. Diplomatic Records: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1986. Available online or for purchase. Genealogical & Biographical Research: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1983). Available online or for purchase. Federal Court Records: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987. Available online or for purchase. Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1991. Available online or for purchase. Military Service Records: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985. Available online or for purchase. For information on other Federal records, both microfilmed and unfilmed, in the custody of NARA that are useful for genealogical research, consult: Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985. Available for purchase. A Final Word Do not expect "Star Trek" capabilities in the 1990s. You will not really be able to "do" your genealogical research on the World Wide Web. Remember, old records are handwritten on paper, and now exist either on paper or on microfilm. It is extremely costly to convert old records to an electronic format. NARA is, however, committed to increasing public access to historically significant and representative (sample) documents through our Electronic Access Project. ---------------------------------- Research at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress. (Related special media and nontextual records, such as cartographic and architectural records, motion pictures, audio recordings, videocassettes, still pictures, and electronic records are located at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland [Archives II].) A Fax-on-Demand service, for use with the handset on a fax machine, gives information on many topics. Call 301-713-6905. Records housed in the Washington, DC, area will be moving between Archives I, Archives II, and the Washington National Records Center through October 1996. As records are moved, they will be unavailable for research use or reproduction orders. Call 202-501-5400 for information concerning records availability. Researchers must be at least 16 years old. Records are retrieved Monday through Friday for use in the research rooms. Requests for records to be used during evening hours or on Saturday should be submitted by 3 p.m. If research is conducted on Saturday or after the last retrieval time, advance arrangements must be made to have records available. To confirm that records were retrieved, call 202-501-5405. Most of the microfilm collection is stored in research rooms for self-service retrieval. Phone Numbers (area code 202) Public Reference Information: 501-5400 Center for Legislative Archives: 501-5350 Genealogy Staff: 501-5410 Orientation and Research Room Procedures Researchers first visiting the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, speak with a consultant archivist in room G-7 (Researcher Registration). The archivist provides an orientation to the building and records and conducts the registration procedure. Electronic Mail The general inquiry e-mail address is [email protected] National Archives Building, Washington, DC (Archives I) Research Hours Monday & Wednesday 8:45 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8:45 am - 9:00 pm Saturday 8:45 am - 4:45 pm Closed Sunday Mailing/Visiting Address National Archives and Records Administration 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20408 Exhibition Hall Hours Open everyday except December 25 Winter Hours: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Summer Hours: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm (April 1 to Labor Day) Location and Directions The National Archives Building is located on Pennsylvania Avenue between Seventh and Ninth Streets, NW. The research entrance to the building is on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Exhibition Hall entrance is on Constitution Avenue. The Archives/Navy Memorial stop on the Yellow and Green Lines of the Metrorail, Washington's subway, is across Pennsylvania Avenue from the Archives building. 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It seems like the polite thing to introduce myself to this list, which I have recently joined, even though I have no Sumter ancestors. You see, Sumter was my hometown from the age of eight until I moved to Chicago after college some years ago. And genealogy is my passion. So when I discovered this list, I thought perhaps you other members would not object to my “reading in.” To qualify myself, at least as a Sumterite, I attended Central Elementary School, which has long-since been torn down, albeit a half century after it should have been. So has McLaurin Junior High. I graduated from the old Edmunds High School, then from the University of South Carolina -- at least THAT’s still there. Home today is in suburban Baltimore. Return visits to Sumter will be sparse now. Last summer we sold my Mom’s house not far from the current high school, when we had to move her into a home near my sister in another state. My ancestors ARE all Carolinians and Georgians. Just not Sumterites. Any objections? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hello Sumter list friends, There is a new mailing list, just for S.C. If all of your roots are in S.C. since they stepped off of the boat, like mine are, then it will be just the thing for you. I will get the instructions added to my pages when time permits. Cindy

Cal, Most Cokers are related somehow. Tell me who the grandparents are and I might be able to figure out what the connection is. None of my first cousins fit your description. You can look at my Coker lineage on the web pages listed below. Hope that helps, Steven J. Coker [email protected] http://www.wp.com/Coker/family.html http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2780 COACH CAL E CAMPBELL wrote: > > -- [ From: Cal Campbell * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- > > Steven, > Are you related to the Doctor Coker in Manning, SC? > > Cal