List of historical societies in South Carolina
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of South Carolina, United States.
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- Abbeville County Historical Society[2]
- Afro-American Historical Society (in Orangeburg)[3]
- Aiken County Historical Society[3]
- Allendale County Historical Society[2]
- Historical Society of Bamberg[2]
- Beaufort County Historical Society[2]
- Beech Island Historical Society
- Berkeley County Historical Society[2]
- Blackville Area Historical Society[2]
- Blythewood Historical Society[2]
- Historic Charleston Foundation[4]
- Preservation Society of Charleston
- Chester County Historical Society[4][2]
- Historical Society of Chesterfield County[2]
- Clarendon County Historical Society[2]
- Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society[2]
- Historic Columbia[4][2]
- Daniel Island Historical Society[2]
- Darlington County Historical Society[5][2]
- Dillon County Historical Society[2]
- Dorchester County Historical Society[2]
- Dutch Fork Historical Society[2]
- Edgefield County Historical Society[6][3]
- Fairfield County Historical Society[2]
- Florence County Historical Society[2]
- Fork Shoals Historical Society[2]
- Georgetown County Historical Society[2]
- Gray Court-Owings Historical Society[2]
- Greenville County Historical Society[2]
- Greenwood County Historical Society[3][2]
- Hampton County Historical Society[2]
- Horry County Historical Society[2]
- Horse Creek Historical Society[2]
- Jasper County Historical Society[2]
- Kershaw County Historical Society[2]
- Town of Kershaw Historical Society[2]
- Lancaster County Historical Society[3]
- Lee County Historical Society[2]
- Lexington County Historical Society[2]
- Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society[2]
- Loris Historical Society[2]
- Lynches Lake Historical Society[2]
- Marlborough Historical Society (in Bennettsville)[2]
- Newberry County Historical and Museum Society[2]
- Ninety Six Historical Society[2]
- Orangeburg County Historical Society[2]
- Parris Island Historical and Museum Society[2]
- Pickens County Historical Society[2]
- Piedmont Historical Society[3][2]
- Reidville Historical Society[2]
- Saluda County Historical Society[2]
- Simpsonville Historical Society[2]
- South Carolina Historical Society
- South Carolina Historical Association[2]
- Spartanburg County Historical Association[2]
- Sumter County Historical Society[2]
- Surfside Beach Historical Society[2]
- Travelers Rest Historical Society[2]
- Union County Historical Society[2]
- Williamsburgh Historical Society (in Kingstree)[2]
- York County Genealogical and Historical Society[2]
- Yorkville Historical Society[2]
See also
- History of South Carolina
- List of museums in South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in South Carolina
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ "County Historical Society", The Watchman and Southron, Sumter, S.C., April 20, 1892 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, "Directory of South Carolina's Local History, Historic Preservation, and Cultural Organizations" (PDF), scdah.sc.gov, S.C. Department of Archives and History, retrieved June 30, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 30, 2025
- ^ a b c "Institutions", scmemory.org, South Carolina Digital Library, retrieved June 30, 2025
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (1944), "South Carolina", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 173+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 30, 2025
Further reading
- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "South Carolina", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 900+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
External links
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- Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in South Carolina
- Library of Congress, South Carolina: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
