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SC Genealogy Starter Checklist

Email delivery of our printable research path.

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Research cheatsheet bundle

Multi-page desk reference: jurisdiction, free-vs-paid stack, burned-courthouse tactics.

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Priority county pack

Field summary for high-traffic counties + session log. Print or Save as PDF — always free.

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Priority county pack — designed edition

Polished multi-page printable: cover, twelve county cards, substitute stack, and session worksheets. Delivered by email with a private download link after Stripe checkout.

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Tier A county starter

Session cards for Greenville, Richland, Beaufort, Spartanburg, and York—the post-Charleston priority set.

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Burned / thin courthouse pack

Method card for empty or incomplete courthouses.

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African American research pack

Session order + portals for SC African American research.

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County research cheatsheets

Printable session card for any of the 46 counties—jurisdiction facts, 60-minute path, neighbors, start-here newspaper, matrix triage.

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Research desk essentials (Amazon)

A short shelf of method books and state research leads that pair with free archives first. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases (tag scgen-20)—at no extra cost to you. Always re-check citations on free film before treating a published abstract as proof.

Evidence Explained (Elizabeth Shown Mills)
How to cite district-era paper, equity, and SCDAH film without overclaiming.
Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920
Boundary maps for census years—pair with SC district-to-county transitions.
South Carolina genealogical research guides (browse)
Holcomb and other SC methods / abstract volumes—use as leads to SCDAH and county film.
Courthouse Research for Family Historians (Christine Rose)
Session planning when records moved between district, county, and state custody.
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
DNA correlation after district-era jurisdiction is fixed on paper.
South Carolina county & parish histories (browse)
Published local histories and marriage abstracts—verify every book/page on film.

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Ancestry
Census images, trees, newspapers—after you know the correct SC jurisdiction.
MyHeritage
International trees and DNA tools.
Findmypast
British Isles origins of many SC settlers.

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