Gullah Roots

Genealogy and Gullah/Geechee Resources on the Web 

South Carolina

- -state.sc.us/scdah/ -- South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Historical state and county records and some historical manuscripts.

-- schistory.org -- South Carolina Historical Society Library. Colonial records, biographies, genealogies and personal manuscripts.

-- ccpl.org -- Charleston County Library. Local government records and other documents in the South Carolina Room.

-- charleston.net/kinship -- Wevonneda Minis' genealogy column in the Post and Courier.

-- www.jonathangreenweek.com -- A celebration of Jonathan Green's artistry and cultural influence on the South.

National and International

-- ancestry.com -- a subscription service for historical records, vital records, military records, probate and other court records and newspapers.

-- cyndislist.com -- inks to genealogical Web sites.

-- familysearch.org -- the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' database of names, dates and residences from many sources. It also lists public records on film and available for rent through the church's family history center on Sam Rittenberg.

-- footnote.com-- original documents, city directories, Confederate amnesty papers and Southern Claims Commission files.

-- genealogybank.com-- a subscription service for historical newspapers, historical documents, obituaries and social security death index.

-- genealogy.rootsweb.com -- digitized information of value to genealogists.

-- linkpendium.com -- links to genealogical Web sites.

-- worldvitalrecords.com -- a subscription service for smalltown newspapers, international marriage records, burial records, world gazetteers and Everton's Online Library.

-- usgenweb.com -- county and state information that is digitized by volunteers.