Sumter County Genealogical Society

Located at 219 West Liberty Street, the Sumter County Genealogical Society is housed in the historic Carnegie Library. The Carnegie was built in 1917 and used as the Sumter County public library until 1968.

The Genealogical and Historical Research Center, which houses the Sumter County Genealogical Society upstairs and the Sumter County Museum Archives downstairs, opened in this historic building in January of 1994.

Sumter County Genealogical Society

Physical Address:
219 West Liberty Street
Sumter, SC 29150

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2543
Sumter, South Carolina 29151-2543

(803) 774-3901

Volunteer Coordinator:
Shirley Wooten

If you wish to volunteer, please
call the research center at:
(803) 774-3901.

E-mail Jay Ingersoll, editor:
SumterGenSoc@aol.com

E-mail Webgenie Cindy Parker:
scsumter@sc.rr.com

Hours of Operation:

Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
and
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

The research center is closed for all major holidays.

Call ahead for updated days and hours of operation.

Check the calendar page for any
upcoming Holiday Closings.

Click here for a map directing you to the Research Center.

The objectives of the Sumter County Genealogical Society are to raise the standard of genealogical research and stimulate interest in genealogy through educational programs, workshops, publication of a newsletter, and collecting and promoting the collection of early records.