Additional Resources
Databases
York County Library subscribes to commercially prepared databases that may contain relevant historic information. These databases may be accessed in the York County Libraries or remotely from your home, school or office. In order to access them remotely, you need to have a valid York County Library Card. If you reside outside of York County, please check with your local library website to see if they subscribe to these databases.
African American History and Culture
Biographies, events and historic documents related to Black History and families are contained in this database.
American Indian History and Culture
Biographies, events and historic documents related to Native American tribes are located in the database. Tribes include the Catawba Indian Nation.
Ancestry Library Edition
This database is available only through computers located in our libraries.
Search it for family names in census records, military records, birth, death and marriage records, and immigration records.
Biography Resource Center
More than 440,000 biographies are contained from sources that include magazines, encyclopedias and the Marquis Who’s Who.
Carolina Newspapers
The Charlotte Observer (1985 to date), the State (1987 to date) and The Greenville News (1999 to date) may be searched for names and events.
Heritage Quest Online
Users may search the US Federal Census from 1790–1930, family and local history books, more than 1 million genealogy and local history articles,
Revolutionary War Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications and the Freedman’s Bank records for information on ancestors.
Proquest – The Herald
This database is available only through computers located in our libraries.
This is a newspaper archive from 1997 to date of The Herald. It is searchable by topic including names and is limitable by date.
The York County Library has
The Herald, The Evening Herald, Rock Hill Journal, Rock Hill Record, Camden Gazette, Camden Journal, Charlotte Western Democrat, Fort Mill Times, Yorkville Pioneer,
Yorkville Compiler, and Yorkville Enquirer on microfilm. Please search (by title) the library catalog for specific dates covered
by the film. For information on the Local History Room collection and procedures, please go to the Local History
Room website
Websites
SCIway.net
Contains a list of links to websites that contain information about South Carolina people and historical periods, places and maps.
National Register of Historic Places
This link takes you directly to a listing of all York County properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Information includes
significance, architect and architectural style, historic function, and current function.
Cultural and Heritage Museums
Access to York County’s own museums and history centers – Historic Brattonsville, the Museum of York County and the Historical Center at McCelvey
Center is provided here.
Winthrop Libraries
Click on “Collections” from the list of Quick Links, then click on a topic of interest. Under Digitized Collections you will find both books and photographs
in digital format on SC and Winthrop history.
Vitalrec.com
Sources for birth, death and marriage records are listed by state and counties.
Ellis Island Records
This is a source of passenger and immigrations lists.
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has a mission to preserve and promote the documentary and cultural heritage of the Palmetto State.
The department is the caretaker of a collection of more than 300 years of historical documents. The agency’s mission extends to encompass historic
preservation, history education, records management and records conservation. By clicking on “Archives Documents and Images Online”, you can access five
databases of images pertaining to SC history.
Knowitall.org
Created by ETV for K–12 students, teachers, and parents, Knowitall.org is a free, online collection of resources designed for classroom use. This educational
web portal contains interactive sites, simulations, image collections, virtual field trips and streaming video that support and provide quality inquiry–based
experiences for students on the Internet. Funding for this project was provided by the S.C. General Assembly through the K–12 Technology Partnership consisting
of the S.C. Department of Education, ETV, the State Budget and Control Board, the State Library, BellSouth, and the independent telephone companies. Searching
this site by clicking on “By Subject”, then “Social Studies” will bring up a list of websites highlighting SC History. An archive of articles from
the Sandlapper Magazine since 2002 is also available.
Historic Rock Hill
Historic Rock Hill has undertaken several restoration projects in order to retain the stock of older homes and the flavor of some of our historic
districts. Included are these success stories, projects that are underway and opportunities to donate or to purchase merchandise. Profits from the
sales will aid in the restoration projects. An archive of the organization newsletters is also available.
Historic White Home
An overview of the current Historic Rock Hill initiative to restore Rock Hill’s first home, the site also contains a brief history of the White Family.
SC Magazine
From April 2004 to the current issue, this site serves as an index to articles about SC both current and historic.