The Centenarian Stories is a program by the Center for Family History and Faith-Based Education and Engagement are interviewing African Americans who are 90+. We are trying to record the untold and documented stories before they are lost. The interviews can be in person or virtually. If you know someone email cfh@iaamuseum.org for more information.
Our Pre-20th Century African American Photograph archive features family photographs, African American communities, and African Businesses up to and including 1899.
Our 20th Century African American Photograph archive features family photographs, African American communities, and African Businesses from 1900 to 1970.
Prior to the early 1900s, vital records (birth and death, specifically) were not recorded at the state level. Some cities and counties kept official records before then, however, this early record keeping practice was not common. Private birth, death, and marriage events were most often recorded in family Bibles. In turn, family bibles can be priceless resources for genealogists in search of early vital records.tion
These are marriage records for Edgefield County, South Carolina, that the public or microfilms from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History have donated. They are organized by the name on the marriage license. If the record came from microfilm, it states the corresponding Roll ID in the fields.
These are death records for Jasper County, South Carolina that the public or microfilms from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History have donated. They are organized by the name on the death record. If the record came from microfilm, the corresponding Roll ID is stated in the fields.
These are death records for Charleston County, South Carolina, that the public or microfilms from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History have donated. They are organized by the name on the death record. If the record came from microfilm, the corresponding Roll ID is stated in the fields.
