"Shadows of the Past, the Illustrated History of Clarendon County, SC" and "If These Walls Could Talk, Manning's Historic Buildings" are both now available at the Archives!

The Clarendon County Archives and History Center

The Clarendon County Archives, which opened in October of 1996, was established to collect, preserve and display the unique documents and artifacts which make up the history of the Clarendon County area. Located within the quaint confines of the Old Manning Library on N. Brooks Street in Manning, South Carolina, the archives houses books, personal papers, maps and photos, all of which provide insight into the cultural history of a small community of South Carolina.

The Archives and History Center recently completed renovation and repair work. Due to better temperature and humidity control you may want to bring a sweater or jacket when you visit. You can reach us by phone or by e-mail for more information. We are open to the public from 8:30 to 11:30am and 1 to 4pm, Monday through Friday. Saturday's by appointment.

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• Information on Clarendon County history and historic sites
• Many published and unpublished manuscripts of local family histories
• Records on the Revolutionary and Confederate history of the area
• Oral history interviews with local residents
• Tax list from 1898 including all 18 townships of Clarendon County
• Census records
• Death Index for South Carolina (1915-1957)
• World War 1, Draft regitration cards for Clarendon, Sumter, and Williamsburg Co.
• The Manning Times on microfilm: 1885-2005; indexes 1885-1900

The Virtual Archives

Also visit Clarendon County records at the U.S. GenWeb Project.

What's Happening

Events at the Archives

Meeting of the Clarendon County Historical Society: The Clarendon County Historical Society holds meetings four times a year and has a quarterly newsletter. For information about joining the Historical Society please contact us by email or at our address listed below. Many presentations to the Historical Society are video taped, so please come by to see them.

Elizabeth Peyre Richardson Manning NSDAR: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution local chapter holds its monthly meeting on the 4th Monday of each month at 3:00 PM, September through May. If you have an interest in DAR membership information please contact the archives at the email address listed below.

What's New?

New Acquisitions: Clarendon County 1911-1950 marriage certificates on microfilm have now been indexed; approximately 25,000 records. World War 1 Draft Registration cards for Clarendon, Sumter and Williamsburg Counties. NOW AVAILABLE, a book on Wade Hampton Evans of Brewington Township, Clarendon, and his descendants.

• Microfilm of the Manning Times weekly newspaper, 1884 to present
• Some of the People of Old Sumter District and Some of the People of Old Sumter District in the American Revolution by J. Maynard Davis and M. Jean Brunson.
• Partisans and Redcoats by Walter Edgar.
• Out of Bull Savannah; The Family of Joseph and Mary Harrington by W. Harrington.
• Brown, Cato, and Hatfield Family Trees prepared by Aubrey Hatfield.
• A Little History of Alcolu by Robert Lewis Alderman.
• CD-ROM indexed transcript of the 1880 Federal Census for the entire country.
• CD-ROM Freedman's Bank Records.
• Probate Records:
  Petition and Orders--1925-1942;
  Journal Probate Court-1946-1956;
  Devise lands-1883-1917.
• Index for 1869 State Census for Clarendon County, SC.
• Index for 1860 Slave Schedule.
• Clarendon County - Images of America.

Resource Links Page

Email:         clarendonarchives@clarendoncountygov.org
Snail Mail:  Archivist, 211 N. Brooks Street, Manning, SC 29102
Telephone: (803) 435-0328

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