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Charleston Chapter – SC Genealogy Society meeting…

Friday, May 19th, 2006

From the Post and Courier of Charleston (charleston.net), the Charleston Chapter of the SC Genealogy Society will meet Sunday May 21st… well – here’s the quote…

MEETING: Charleston Chapter of the S.C. Genealogy Society. Speaker will be Norman Walsh, whose topic will be historic Pinopolis. Refreshments will be served following the lecture. 3 p.m. Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. John, Old Towne Road at Lenevar. 795-1486 or 889-8207.

Family History inspires film

Monday, August 1st, 2005

According to Myrtle Beach’s “The Sun News”, a Columbia film-maker has had his film showcased. What makes it unique and worth mentioning here, is the story is based in part on that of his 2nd-great grandfather. The film is set during the later stages of the Civil War and centers on the romance between a Confederate Capt. and a Northern girl.
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News category

Monday, August 1st, 2005

As I’ve noted on the North Carolina site, the concept of News in genealogy can be relative. Sometimes it’s newsworthy to discover where an ancestor was born over one hundred years ago. I expect this category may have a wide range of items that don’t fit in elsewhere.