My name is Samantha Nifong. I am an avid history buff. My grandfather ingrained in me the love of Civil War history when I was a child. He taught me about Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. He took me to my first reenactment when I was 10 years old. My father continued to stoke the fire of my interest in history by taking me to Civil War battlefields throughout my teenage years.

I majored in US History at the College of Charleston. I also took Historic Preservation classes. My favorite classes were the ones about Charleston history and Charleston architecture. I think I learned more about Charleston History by walking the streets in downtown Charleston than in the classroom.

All my education and research skills have brought me to my freelance work in genealogy. I have made a vow to myself that I would find out as much as I can about my past; where I come from; the lifeblood of my ancestors within me.