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Tag: history

South Carolina 228th Anniversary of Statehood

23 May 201624 May 2016 The Carolina Nerd
South Carolina State Flag

228 years ago today… On May 23, 1788, my home state of South Carolina became the 8th to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the United States of America.    

Historical, South Carolinahistory, South Carolina

“Monkey Island, SC” is real…and mysterious.

8 Apr 201627 Aug 2017 The Carolina Nerd
Monkey Island, South Carolina

See the green “X” overlaid on one of the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina? That’s Morgan Island, commonly referred to as Monkey Island.  I marked the spot because neither name appeared on Google Maps when I searched Read More …

Government, Historical, Sci-Fi, Science, South Carolinahistory, Sci-Fi, South Carolina

Digital Newspaper Collections – for research and genealogy

17 Mar 201627 Aug 2017 The Carolina Nerd
South Carolina Digital Newspapers

Digital resources for research and family genealogy are growing rapidly.  One of the most valuable research tools are old newspapers.  Perhaps one of the largest online collections is from Google News. Google Newspapers has been around for about ten years Read More …

Google, Historical, North Carolina, South Carolinahistory, Newspapers

Library of Congress – Their website is priceless…

7 Nov 201527 Aug 2017 The Carolina Nerd
Library of Congress

U.S. Taxpayers contribute over half a million dollars annually for the Library of Congress. But what we get in return is probably priceless. Visiting the Library is a tremendously satisfying experience.  However, if you can’t visit in person, then by all means visit Read More …

Government, Historical, Sci-Fiarchive, books, history, Library of Congress, music, Sci-Fi

Find A Grave – without visiting a cemetery…

23 Jul 2015 The Carolina Nerd
Find A Grave

Does visiting graveyards or cemeteries freak you out?  Do it online… FindAGrave.com is an online resource for genealogists and researchers.  The site currently boasts over 130 million listings for graves, along with photos and historical data.  It also offers mobile apps for iOS Read More …

HistoricalAncestry, Android, Genealogy, history, iOS

Internet Archive – You can go back in time…

16 Jul 2015 The Carolina Nerd
Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an extremely valuable resource for researchers and the general public. Out of print books, music, and software are only a portion of the materials available for free from the San Francisco based website.  Perhaps one of Read More …

Historicalarchive, books, history, internet, music

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