 South Carolina Archives Month Events |
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| These events showcase archives, special collections, and the vast richness of the documentary heritage found throughout the state. We invite students, parents, teachers, genealogists, historians and anyone interested to attend any or all of these events. |
| October 2007 | ||
| All October | Historic Charleston Foundation Website Exhibit |
Featured items from the Margaretta Childs Archives on-line.
http://www.hiscoriccharleston.org |
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| Hendersonville High School Alumni Association Web site Debuts |
The school operated from 1923 until 1959 as a high school. The web site will include a history of the school along with graduation class pictures and pictures of former teachers.
http://www.hhs-days.com |
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| Benedict vs Allen: Negro State Fair Football Classics 1924-1938 |
Do you cheer for the Benedict or Allen football teams? Check out this new exhibit and learn about their early 'classic' football games at the Negro State Fair through articles from The State and Palmetto Leader newspapers, as well as artifacts from the two schools. Through February 28, 2008
www.myrcpl.com |
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Columbia's Doughboys: Learn about some of Columbia's WWI Fallen Soldiers
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Columbia's Doughboys: What Once Was Lost Now is Found. Learn about William Sinkler Manning, Governor Richard I. Manning's son and others who fell in WWI.
http://www.myrcpl.com/ |
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| Richland County Public Library will recopy your old and frayed articles from The State or the Columbia Record. |
E-mail your request with the date, page number and newspaper name to
contactperiodicals@myrecpl.com. Articles will be scanned and e-mailed as a PDF document to the requesting patron. Please no more than three requests at a time. http://www.myrcpl.com/ |
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| Cool Stuff at the Winthrop University Archives and Special Archives |
Clay tablets from 2300, George washington letter, Civil War
diaries, 'Lost Generaltion writer Nathan Asch material, Winthroop history
material http://www.winthrop.edu/dacus/about/Archives/exhibitsandevents.htm |
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| Oct 4 | Thu | 3:00p -4:00p Your Family History: How to use City directories and newspapers | Research your family history using City Directories and Newspapers at the RCPL Space is limited. Please call 929-3457 to register. www.myrcpl.com |
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| Oct 6 | Sat |
11:00a
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Mourning Practices - 19th Cent. funeral customs 10:00a-5:00p Greenville Textile Heritage Society Exhibit |
Historical Center of York County
http://www.chmuseums.org
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| Oct 9 | Tue | 7:00p -8:30p Get Acquainted with York County History | Join us for an introductory demonstration of the new website, www.ychistory.org . It is a searchable collection of digitized photographs, newspaper articles, family and church histories and more, featuring York County and created by the York County Library |
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| Oct 13 | Sat | 10:00a -2:30p Practical Preservation for your Records & family papers |
Basics of Archives - Practical Preservation for your Treasured Records. Join Heather South, Preservation Officer at the SC Dept of Archives and History to learn about paper preservation and how best to care for you documents and family papers.
http://www.palmettohistory.org/ |
| 2:30p Keller Hall at Newberry College will be rededicated | Newberry college will rededicate Keller Hall as part of its Homecoming Festivities The building will not only serve as classroom and office, but a room under the restored bell tower has been designated for permanent storage of the College's archives. http://www.newberry.edu | ||
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| Oct 16 | Tue | 10:00a -3:00p South Carolina Archival Association Fall Conference | Putting Policies and Procedures into Practice Register Today! www.state.sc.us/scdah/scaa.htm |
| Oct 17 | Wed | 4:00 p- 5:00 p.m. Open House at the James R. Crumley Archives |
See artifacts and holdings from the archives http://crumleyarchives.ltss.edu/ |
| Oct 18 | Thu | 3:00p -4:00p Your Family History: Use Online Indexes to search | Research your family history at the RCPL using online indexes and databases. Space is limited. Please call 929-3457 to register www.myrcpl.com |
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| Oct 20 | Sat |
11:00a
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Secrets of the Graveyard - Headstones tell stories
2:00 p |
Historical Center of York County
http://www.chmuseums.org
Dr. Nicholas Butler will present an overview of the
unique and rare Charleston historical resources at the Charleston County Public
Library |
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Oct 22- Oct 26 | Mon | Exhibit of Edgefield's Valuable Historical Records Including Tours of the Records Vault |
Edgefield County Archives 124 Courthouse Square 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily This exhibit will include documents that are valuable to African American research, i.e., slave inventories, sales and Coroner's reports, etc. We will also conduct tours of the records vault. |
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| Oct 29 | Mon | 8:30a -4:00p History Educator's Forum | Teaching American History History Educator's Forum: Conflict and Compromise in American History. http://www.teachingushistory.org/HistoryEd2007.htm |
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| Nov 2 | Fri | 7:00 p Friends of the Crumley Archives Banquet |
Keynote address by former Presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran church in America, The Rev. Dr. H. George Anderson. RSVP by
Oct. 22. $50 per person http://crumleycarchives.ltss.edu/ |
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