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Spartanburg History Hub – September 22nd, 2011

September 20th, 2011

Dr. Melissa Walker – From Plume St to the Polls: Women’s Suffrage in SC

September 22, 2011; 7-8 pm

Dr. Melissa Walker will share From Plume Street to the Polls: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in South Carolina. She’ll talk about how a group of South Carolina women from the 1910s organized a statewide suffrage movement in a state that was actively hostile to their efforts. Dr. Walker holds the George Dean Johnson, Jr. Chair of History at Converse College and is the author of numerous books on Southern and Women’s History. Please bring any upcoming history related events, announcements and projects. The meeting opens with a time for networking and sharing.

The Spartanburg History Hub is a network of individuals and organizations committed to Spartanburg County history. It is managed by the Spartanburg County Historical Association and meets one Thursday each odd month except July. Send your email to us to be added to our electronic Spartanburg History Hub mailing list.

• Free; Chapman Cultural Center, Moseley Building 1st Floor Conference Room
• 864-596-3501 or scha@spartanburghistory.org

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7:00-8:00 pm

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Revolutionary War Flags to be Topic at Season’s Final Friday Campfire at Walnut Grove Plantation

September 6th, 2011

Passing along the latest event news from Walnut Grove Plantation:

Roebuck, SC, September 6, 2011 — For one final time this summer, bring the family, gather ‘round the fire, toast marshmallows, and hear exciting stories of the Upstate’s past! The Spartanburg County Historical Association’s summer Friday Campfires Series wraps up this Friday, September 9 at Walnut Grove Plantation. Mark Anthony from the South Carolina Sons of the American Revolution will present his wonderful and fast-paced history of the American Revolution through its flags. “Mark regularly presents his program in area elementary schools, so the evening will be one for the entire family,” says Zac Cunningham, director of Walnut Grove Plantation. “He usually gives the history of nearly 40 flags in about 30 minutes, which means the flag he’s talking about is constantly changing. This fast pace and the changing visual keeps everyone, especially younger kids, interested.”

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Saturday at the Seay House – August 20

August 15th, 2011

Saturday at The Seay House
August 20, 2011
10:00-4:00

Join us this Saturday at The Seay House, Spartanburg’s oldest home. Located at 106 Darby Road just off Crescent Avenue, this home showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. Come relax for an hour or two on this historic property! Visit www.spartanburghistory.org, email seayhouse@spartanburghistory.org, or call 864-596-3501 for more information.

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Happy Independence Day!

July 4th, 2011

I would like to wish all of you a Happy Independence Day. May you enjoy this day to reflect on the liberty that our forefathers (and foremothers) have fought to protect and pass down through the generations. I have posted a longer essay at my North Carolina Genealogy site with a deeper question: Where is the 4th of July.

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Historic Price House to Hold First-Ever Summer Day Camp This Month

June 17th, 2011

Woodruff, SC, June 16, 2011 — “Just after independence, the young United States experienced amazing changes,” says Zac Cunningham, director of Walnut Grove Plantation and Historic Price House. “The frontier moved west and areas once considered the frontier, like South Carolina’s Backcountry, became fully-settled. New roads and transportation methods, like the steamboat, tied the country together as never before. The cotton gin sparked the first cotton boom. People’s lives were drastically changed and so was the natural world around them.”

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Chautauqua at The Library – June 18, 20, 21, 22 & 23

June 17th, 2011

Once again we’re getting the word out for the Spartanburg History Hub. This looks like a REALLY special event!

Many of you joined me at the Headquarters Library in March for a Chautauqua preview with Pres. Lincoln. Well, the full festival starts this weekend. See the overview below and visit http://www.greenvillechautauqua.org/ for more details. This is a great opportunity to “meet” famous people without leaving your hometown!

Chautauqua starts at the Headquarters Library in Spartanburg on Saturday, June 18, featuring John Muir. The program starts at 2:00 p.m. with period music. Other featured performances are also scheduled: Albert Einstein (Monday, June 20), W.E.B. Dubois (Tuesday, June 21), Frances Perkins (Wednesday, June 22), and Mark Twain (Thursday, June 23). All of these performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Barrett Room at the Headquarters.

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Seay House Saturday June 18th 10-4

June 14th, 2011

Join us this Saturday at The Seay House, Spartanburg’s oldest home. Located at 106 Darby Road just off Crescent Avenue, this home showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. Come relax for an hour or two on this historic property! Visit www.spartanburghistory.org, email seayhouse@spartanburghistory.org, or call 864-596-3501 for more information.

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Hampton Heights Book Release Party – June 5

May 30th, 2011

The Spartanburg County Historical Association & The Hampton Heights Neighborhood Association invite you to celebrate the release of a book about the Hampton Heights neighborhood and the people who have called it home.

Hampton Heights of Spartanburg: Its History, Houses, and People

Sunday, June 5, 2011 – 3:00-5:00 pm

Reception ¨ Book Signing ¨ Self-Guided Walkabout

Willow Oaks Park (Next to 197 West Hampton Avenue)

Park at The Spartanburg Charter School, 385 South Spring Street

In case of rain: Porch of 269 West Hampton Avenue

Author & Hampton Heights resident Linda P. Bilanchone will also be available with her latest work entitled Embracing the Seay House: A Sampler of Its Life & Times ($15)

All book sales support the Historical Association in its mission to preserve and share Spartanburg’s history.

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To purchase a copy of the book, bring cash or check to the party on June 5 or send the information below with payment ($30 per book – add $6 per book if you would like it mailed to you) to:

SCHA, PO Box 887, Spartanburg, SC 29304

You may also purchase with cash, check or credit card in the History Museum in The Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St. John Street, Spartanburg.

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Planning for Summer Camps?

May 27th, 2011

Once again – I’m sharing announcemnents that I received from the Spartanburg History Hub mailing list….

Do you have your summer plans in place? What will your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews & neighbors do with their time? Why not register them now for one or more of our camps? Here’s a list of all of our camps with dates, ages, and locations. Scroll down for more details and registration contact information.

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Lunch & Learn Spartanburg – The American Legion Post 28 Military Museum Tour – May 27th

May 25th, 2011

May 27, 2011; 12:30-1:30

Join the Regional History Museum for an hour each month to learn interesting pieces of Spartanburg’s history from various speakers. Bring your lunch and learn from experts! This month, we are taking a field trip to the American Legion Post 28 Military Museum in Duncan Park. They have an amazing collection of uniforms, weapons, and other military artifacts spanning America’s military history from WWI to the present. Meet us there at 12:30!

· $5 All

· American Legion Post 28 Military Museum, 94 W. Park Drive, Spartanburg

· 864-596-3501 or njefferies@spartanburghistory.org

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