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Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society website. Please
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The Old
Edgefield District Genealogical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered as
a member of the South Carolina Genealogical Society in January of 1985.
We are located in the Tompkins
Library located at 104 Courthouse Square. OEDGS was created to
bring together interested persons for the exchanging of of
information and to study ancestry in our region. It is
our purpose to issue publications, to collect and preserve
data and to assist members with their genealogical research
and writing.
The Tompkins
Library has a tremendous collection of books on the history of Edgefield County
as well her people and families. It also has an extensive collection of
Edgefield County related microfilm including issues of The Edgefield
Advertiser newspaper dating back to 1836, a huge collection of loose papers, and a
major collection on other states whose people migrated into and out of Edgefield
including: Virginia, NC, GA, AL TX.
OEDGS offers membership to the society which
includes unlimited access to the Tompkins Library, receipt of the QUILL, the
society's award winning bimonthly newsletter , membership in the South Carolina
Genealogical Society and receipt of their Carolina Herald Newsletter, and
research assistance and information exchange. To join, mail the
membership form with the appropriate dues.
Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am
until 4 pm. Please browse our site. If you have any questions about
our site or our facility please feel free to contact us.
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Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 546
Edgefield, SC 29824
Phone: 803.637.4010
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 9 am - 4
pm (Other hours by appointment only)