Events

Hands On Genealogy

Baxter-Patrick Library – Come to our drop-in genealogy workshop to get help working on your family tree! 

Map Your Genealogy with Ancestry Library Edition

WANDO MOUNT PLEASANT LIBRARY — Genealogy research is an adventure! Create a map to your own ancestry with the Ancestry Library Edition database, provided free of charge to CCPL cardholders. This class will provide instruction on accessing the...

Research

HeritageQuest Online

Access the database inside a library branch or from home with your Charleston County Public Library. American Census records (1790-1930), genealogy and local history books, Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank records and the LexisNexis...

Ancestry Library Edition

Access to the database is only available inside a library branch. Search over 1.2 billion records in 7,500 databases including U.S Census records (1790-1930) and UK Census records (1841-1901), plus sources for U.S military, land, court,...

Gale In Context: Biography

Access the database inside a library branch or from home with your Charleston County Public Library. Biographical information on people of achievement. Provided by DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library  

1868 Charleston County Voter Registration Roll

Transcriptions of Secretary of State, Abstract of Voter Registrations Reported to the Military Government, 1868, Charleston County 

Fold3 Library Edition

Access the database inside a library branch or from home with your Charleston County Public Library card.

CCPL News

Meet Your Library: Dig into Genealogy Research

CHARLESTON, S.C. - We continue our Meet Your Library series discovering the resources available in the South Carolina History Room at the Main branch. Last week, Charleston County Public Library genealogy experts explained the important...

Meet Your Library: Uncovering your family tree

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The South Carolina History Room at the Main branch is filled with information, including resources for genealogy research. But with so much information, it can be challenging to know where to start. This holiday season could be...

AUTHOR TALK: A Conversation with Dr. Curry

Join Charleston County Public Library and Dr. Curry for a conversation on his book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960). In partnership with the International African American Museum, learn about this remarkable Aiken...

Meet Your Library: Historic Property Research

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Here in Charleston, homes have their own histories and personalities. Discover more about these historic homes using the South Carolina History Room at the Main Library.

"Payne-ful Business" with Margaret Seidler

Join author Margaret Seidler, CCPL Multimedia Coordinator Julian Gooding, and CCPL Historian Nic Butler for conversations about Seidler's work "Payne-ful Business." See full schedule below.

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