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Root Digger Genealogy Corner Honoring Ancestors Daily RootDigger Genealogy Corner is a online newspaper where you can access the thoughts and interests of genealogist and author Yvette Porter Moore.  This edition contains links to articles like, "Preserve the Pensions: War of 1812 Pensions Project" by Marian Pierre-Louis, "4 Lesser Known Genealogical Sources" shared by OgleMedia and the video "A Short Introduction to Metis Genealogy." Yvette...

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The Early Life of Baby Washington The book tells Baby Washington's story through census records, obituaries, newspaper articles, maps and intervie...

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Lowcountry Africana, Family TYES of SC and The Phillip Simmons Foundation at the 2nd Annual Magnolia Plantation "History Fair"

CHARLESTON, S.C. - On Saturday, Jul 05, 2014, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens held its second annual History Fair.  For the second year in a row, the plantation held an entertaining and interactive weekend of performers, preservationists, and leaders in art and culture. Representatives from the participating organizations distributed information, made presentations and led activities that appealed to the amateur and the serious historian....

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Don't Miss!

Don't Miss the 2nd Annual Magnolia Plantation and Gardens "History Fair" showcase.  Thirty-one historic organizations will participate in the fair that begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m.   Presenters will include:     The Barbados and Carolinas Legacy Foundation, Charles Towne Landing, Charleston Friends of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Fifty-fourth...

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