Genealogy Research Seminars

An African American man working on a laptop computer.

This spring we kick off a monthly series on African American genealogy. Each session features a different topic to help South Carolinians trace their family history.

  • June 8, 2022: Archivist Steven D. Tuttle hosts “Sources for African American Genealogical Research at the SC Department of Archives and History.” 
  • July 6, 2022: Genealogist Robin R. Foster explores websites, Facebook groups, and genealogy-related documents.
  • August 3, 2022: Genealogist Karen Strickland shares her research journey in "How I Found my Enslaved Ancestor."
  • September 15, 2022: Genealogist Quientell Walker shares the research strategies and sources he used to uncover his upstate South Carolina family history.  
  • October 19, 2022: Dr. Walter Curry, Jr. hosts, "Writing Family History- The Narrative History Approach" and details how to use stories and accounts to analyze a family’s history. 

The series is free and open to everyone, join us! 

Upcoming Event

Quilts of Valor hanging at the Horry County Museum, from Facebook.

Speaker at the Center Series: The Quilts of Valor Program with SC State Coordinator, Kim Price

July 23, 2026, 3:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk about the Quilts of Valor Program with Kim Price, SC State Coordinator. The mission of the Quilts of Valor® Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Join us for our next Speaker at the Center event with Kim Price to learn about the history of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, its importance, and how Kim came to be a part of it.