Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society |
Welcome to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
The purpose of Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) is to promote genealogical and historical research in Old Edgefield District. OEDGS was headquartered in the Tompkins Memorial Library buildings, in the Town of Edgefield, for almost forty years. The facilities were wonderful and provided an ideal climate for our many members and guests to visit and research our extensive collections. However, OEDGS has moved its library to a new location, in the Town of Johnston (still in Edgefield County).
On this note, OEDGS is the largest genealogical society in the state of South Carolina with over 400 members across 40 states, and in England. OEDGS’ library collection, now housed in the Johnston Genealogical Research Center, encompasses over 5,500 historical and genealogical books, approximately 2,500 Surname files, 2,000 Subject files, hundreds of reels of microfilm, a digital archive, a large selection of African-American and Native American genealogical resources, and is constantly adding to its library collection. There is an extensive collection of family histories as well, with new titles being acquired regularly. Many of these histories were donated by the authors or by family members. The Society welcomes additional material from members and researchers to add to these collections.
The OEDGS board and volunteers hosted the Grand Opening of the Johnston Genealogical Research Center, in the Town of Johnston, on Sunday, March 9th, with over 150 people in attendance. This space encompasses over 4,500 square feet and is customized to our design. We now have a climate-controlled room to protect the files and rare books. There is also a conference room, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a large open space that will serve as the “Stacks” for our book collection and research area. We wish to thank the Town of Johnston for making us feel so welcome and renovating this building for us. Johnston is a very lovely town and is only eight miles from the Town of Edgefield (about a ten-minute drive). It has much to offer in the way of restaurants and places to visit.
We want to thank our members and friends for their financial support during this transition. Your donations to the Building Fund and General Fund are so appreciated and much needed. We are also grateful to our dedicated volunteers who have worked tirelessly on moving our library from its old location and helping set it up in our new building. We also want to thank our members and friends for their recent donations of materials for the new library. We are currently receiving books and documents to add to our collection. The Johnston Genealogical Research Center is now open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. and on Saturdays by appointment. We hope that you will plan a visit to see it in the near future!
Please contact us by email at OEDGS85@gmail.com or phone at 803-336-9292 if you have any questions or concerns.
OEDGS is a non-profit organization supported by memberships, donations, and sale of publications. [The Internal Revenue Code, Section 501 (3) allows tax deductions for the value of materials donated to the Chapter.]
On this note, OEDGS is the largest genealogical society in the state of South Carolina with over 400 members across 40 states, and in England. OEDGS’ library collection, now housed in the Johnston Genealogical Research Center, encompasses over 5,500 historical and genealogical books, approximately 2,500 Surname files, 2,000 Subject files, hundreds of reels of microfilm, a digital archive, a large selection of African-American and Native American genealogical resources, and is constantly adding to its library collection. There is an extensive collection of family histories as well, with new titles being acquired regularly. Many of these histories were donated by the authors or by family members. The Society welcomes additional material from members and researchers to add to these collections.
The OEDGS board and volunteers hosted the Grand Opening of the Johnston Genealogical Research Center, in the Town of Johnston, on Sunday, March 9th, with over 150 people in attendance. This space encompasses over 4,500 square feet and is customized to our design. We now have a climate-controlled room to protect the files and rare books. There is also a conference room, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a large open space that will serve as the “Stacks” for our book collection and research area. We wish to thank the Town of Johnston for making us feel so welcome and renovating this building for us. Johnston is a very lovely town and is only eight miles from the Town of Edgefield (about a ten-minute drive). It has much to offer in the way of restaurants and places to visit.
We want to thank our members and friends for their financial support during this transition. Your donations to the Building Fund and General Fund are so appreciated and much needed. We are also grateful to our dedicated volunteers who have worked tirelessly on moving our library from its old location and helping set it up in our new building. We also want to thank our members and friends for their recent donations of materials for the new library. We are currently receiving books and documents to add to our collection. The Johnston Genealogical Research Center is now open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. and on Saturdays by appointment. We hope that you will plan a visit to see it in the near future!
Please contact us by email at OEDGS85@gmail.com or phone at 803-336-9292 if you have any questions or concerns.
OEDGS is a non-profit organization supported by memberships, donations, and sale of publications. [The Internal Revenue Code, Section 501 (3) allows tax deductions for the value of materials donated to the Chapter.]
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Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
PO Box 546 Edgefield, SC 29824-0546 803-991-0492 OEDGS85@gmail.com |
Johnston Genealogical Research Center
is located at 405 Calhoun Street, Johnston, SC 29832 OPEN: Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. Saturdays by appointment excluding holidays |
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