Mar 22, 2019 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of John Pyne, made in 1814, lists the names of enslaved ancestors at Duharrow, Buckhead and Ashepoo Plantations in Colleton, SC and Yaughan and Litchfield Plantations, location not noted. 92 Ancestors listed at Yaughall Plantation were: ·...
Mar 22, 2019 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of Elizabeth Gourdin, made in Charleston, South Carolina on 5 Jan 1836, lists the names of 188 enslaved ancestors in the estate. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: · Daniel · Betty · Jack · William · Claas · Jerry · Sary · Jingo ·...
Aug 24, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Micropublication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: J.H....
Aug 24, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Micropublication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: A.&...
Aug 24, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Micropublication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: J....
Aug 24, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Micropublication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: A.J....
Aug 24, 2017 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Record Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: Peter R. Appleby with...
Aug 24, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Freedmen’s Labor Contract Colleton District, June 1865-Feb. 1868 Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Micropublication M1910 Roll 103, Target 5 TITLE OF CONTRACT: F.G....
May 13, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
May 11, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Scott, Administrative Assistant 843-818-4587 manager@gullahgeecheecorridor.org The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission will meet in Charleston, SC, at the Town & Country Inn and Suites, 2008...
Apr 17, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The 1866 estate inventory of Hugh Wilson of Wadmalaw Island, SC, lists the names of 136 enslaved people freed by the United States government at the end of the Civil War. Will You can view the will of Hugh Wilson1 on FamilySearch, here. The will mentions the following...
Mar 28, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of John Raven Mathews, filed May 8, 1867, includes a list of more than 170 enslaved people who were freed by the United States government in 1865. Although the enslaved community held by Mathews had been freed two years before Mathews’ death...
Mar 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of Thomas Porcher, made at White Hall and Goshen plantations near Pinopolis in Berkeley, SC on 24 Nov 1843, lists the names of 135 enslaved people at White Hall and 106 enslaved people at Goshen1. This document was indexed by Alana Thevenet. Those...
Mar 7, 2017 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
In the years between 1865 and 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau provided inpatient and outpatient medical care to Freedmen and poor whites at hospitals established in the former slaveholding states. The register below, transcribed by Alana Thevenet, records the names...
Mar 6, 2017 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
The Freedmen’s Bureau provided many services to Freedmen and poor white refugees during its operations in the former slaveholding states. In the years between 1865 and 1872, the bureau established hospitals and provided inpatient and outpatient medical care to...
Feb 28, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of John McPherson, made in December of 1806, lists enslaved ancestors at Laureum, Pine Comfort, Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, and Newton on Pon Pon in Colleton District, SC. This document was...
Feb 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
In December of 1859, more than 200 enslaved ancestors were listed at Pimlico Plantation, Berkeley County, SC in the estate inventory of James Gadsden (b. 15 May 1788, d. 26 Dec 1858) of Charleston, SC. On 9 Jan 1860, 235 enslaved people...
Feb 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of William G. Baynard of Edisto Island, SC, filed 17 January 1862, lists the names of 167 enslaved people. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: · Emanuel · Shedrick · Daniel · Rachel · Nanny · Tyra · Emanuel · William · Virginia · Charity...
Feb 25, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech 2017 was a whirlwind! More than 200 class sessions to choose from, an incredible Expo Hall, the Innovator Showdown, keynote addresses and the camaraderie of Genfriends made this year’s RootsTech conference special. Lowcountry Africana was there! Please...
Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Records
The estate inventory of Alexander E. Gadsden, made 29 Oct 1864, lists the names of 42 enslaved people at Palo Alto Plantation, McClellanville, St. James Santee in Berkeley County, SC. Slaves listed in the estate were: Primus Maria Dorcas Frank Sophy Margaret Julianne...
Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, SC Records
The estate inventory of John P. Porcher, filed 21 Dec 1865, lists the names of enslaved ancestors in age groups. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: Abel aged 90 Between 70 & 80 years Scye, Fayette, Leah, Amy, George, Will Between 60 and 70 Lauder,...
Jan 31, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
Mark your calendars! RootsTech, the massive family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 8-11, 2017, announced its free live online streaming schedule for 17 of its popular sessions including Jonathan and Drew Scott of...
Jan 14, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The countdown is on to RootsTech 2017! I can’t wait to see all my Genfriends and meet new ones. This year I’ll be presenting at RootsTech (see schedule below), and blogging, posting and tweeting live from the conference as a RootsTech Ambassador. Last...
Jan 11, 2017 | Florida Ancestors, GA Ancestors, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
Plantations were the sites of unspeakable tragedies – unrelenting labor from sunup to sundown and in many cases, violence and rape. Enslaved people lived in houses where an entire family shared a small, single room with a fireplace and nothing more. In...
Nov 29, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
Many congratulations to Anita Henderson, who has won the random drawing for the full RootsTech conference registration (a $299 value). Anita will receive a FREE full registration for the RootsTech conference, plus the Innovator Summit, at the Salt Lake Convention...
Nov 23, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech Full Conference Registration Giveaway UPDATE – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER ANITA R. HENDERSON!!! Would you like to win a FREE Full RootsTech + Innovator Summit Conference pass ($299 value)? As a RootsTech 2017 Ambassador, Lowcountry Africana is...
Oct 21, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
Salt Lake City, UT,October19,2016 FamilySearch International is pleased to announce that LeVar Burton will be the Friday keynote speaker at RootsTech 2017 on February 10, 2017. Burton is known by millions for his legendary starring role as Kunta Kinte in 1977 in the...
Jun 8, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
May 20, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
(Charleston, SC) The Lowcountry Digital History Initiative, Lowcountry Africana, and the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture are pleased to present a new online exhibition, “A Tribute to the Mother Emanuel Church,”...
May 4, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
May 1, 2016 | SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Freedmen’s Bureau labor contracts were some of the earliest records which listed former slaves with newly-chosen surnames. These records, which predate the 1870 census by several years, can provide clues for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall by connecting...
