The origin and history of the French Huguenots is a fascinating and compelling account of Protestant religious persecution. The Society maintains a library offering resources for historical research and tracing of Huguenot ancestry. A qualified librarian/archivist, genealogist and registrar are available to offer assistance. Members of the Society as well as the public are invited to use the library facility during business hours. A minimal fee is charged for use of the library by non-members.

The object of the Society is: First, To perpetuate the memory and to foster and promote the principles and virtues of the Huguenots. Secondly, To publicly commemorate at stated times the principal events in the history of the Huguenots. Thirdly, To discover, collect and preserve all existing documents, monuments, etc., relating to the genealogy or history of the Huguenots of America in general, and to those of South Carolina in particular. Fourthly, To gather by degrees a library for the use of the Society, composed of all obtainable books, monographs, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc., relating to the Huguenots. Fifthly, To cause statedly to be prepared and read before the Society, papers, essays, etc., on Huguenot history or genealogy and collateral subjects.

The Huguenot Society is open Monday through Friday except Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the last two weeks in December, New Year's Day, Easter and the Fourth of July. Library hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.