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Rhode Island Genealogy Sister Site Launches!

July 16th, 2010

I know, this may not be of interest to a lot of the South Carolina Genealogy researchers out there, but for those of you researching families in the Northeast as well. We’ve just launched our Rhode Island Genealogy site as a sister to this and the North Carolina Genealogy sites. This doesn’t mean that this site will be neglected, we just wanted to branch out and start covering a wider area. Speaking of which, we hope to have another site announcement coming in the next few weeks. It will be in the south – see keep an eye out for the announcement! Thanks!

Preservation Trust of Spartanburg Welcomes New Executive Director

July 13th, 2010

I received this note from the Spartanburg History Hub:

We are pleased to share with the History Hub the following article introducing Heather Morrow, new Executive Director of the Preservation Trust of Spartanburg. Their website is www.preservespartanburg.org

There is a full writeup at the Herald-Journal.

Congratulations to Heather Morrow and the Preservation Trust of Spartanburg!

Spartanburg History Updates – Biltmore Wine Label – Peach History and Battle of Cedar Spring

July 10th, 2010

I’ve got a couple of updates to pass along from the notes from the Spartanburg History Hub…. First up is tomorrow! July 11th…

Cedar Spring Baptist Church invites you to our remembrance of the 230th Anniversary of the 1st Battle of Cedar Spring. The celebration is planned for Sunday, July 11, 2010, during the 11:00 am worship service. A covered dish luncheon will follow the service. For more information, call the church at 585-5526.

The next item on the list is the voting for the Biltmore Estates Holiday wine label. It seems a Spartanburg native is in the running to have her design chosen (online voting – her design is currently in the lead!)

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Broken Links…. Fixed

July 5th, 2010

Just wanted to pass along that I’ve spent a good part of the day fixing over 150 broken links. Unfortunately there were about a dozen or less that I just had to take out entirely, but the others have been fixed. It just came to my attention that there were so many broken links yesterday and I installed a broken link checker to police the links and notify me of breakage (previously that was done manually.)

That much said, if you see any broken or missing links or know of a resource to suggest, please make use of the Contact Us form. The only request that I make is that due to the forms eccentricity it doesn’t like links that have http://www.somesite.com because it tries to protect me from huge amounts of spam. So, if you have a link to suggest or correct please just substitute the // with xx so it would read http:xxwww.somesite.com – from my testing that makes it past the filter.

Revolutionary War Roundtable June 26th

June 17th, 2010

SCAR Fellows and friends of the Revolution:

We will hold our next Southern Campaigns Roundtable in Charleston, SC at the beautiful Old Exchange Building “OXB” (http://www.oldexchange.com) in the historic district on Saturday, June 26th. Our hosts are Mike Coker and Doug MacIntyre. This is a public invited event so send this email on to your fiends and colleagues. We will have plenty of space in the upstairs ballroom. Plan on joining us to start promptly at 10:00 am and we should wrap-up by 4:00 pm – we’ll stop at noon for a “Dutch Treat” lunch. Remember our Round Table is a participatory sport; you are invited to bring your research interest, questions, and show and tell for no-more than a 10 minute presentation. Each attendee will pay the normal OXB entrance fee of $8.00.

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Lunch and Learn Spartanburg for June 25th

June 17th, 2010

Lunch & Learn Spartanburg

June 25, 2010

12:30-1:30 pm

Spartanburg Regional History Museum presents Dr. Lawrence Allen Heavrin: An Autobiography – A model for setting down the records of one’s life

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A Couple of Spartanburg History Related events June 19th

June 17th, 2010

A couple of competing events on the 19th of June – but they both look like they would be worth visiting (maybe make it to both?)

First up is a Walnut Grove Plantation event that looks at law and order on the frontier:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Zac Cunningham, Director

Walnut Grove Plantation & Historic Price House

864-576-6546 (o), 864-576-4058 (f)

walnutgrove@spartanburghistory.org

Special Event at Walnut Grove Plantation to Explore Frontier Law & Order

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Book on the Brice Family Available

June 17th, 2010

Here’s another note that I’ve received in the last month and wanted to share with you:

New 317 page book on the Brice Family of Fairfield County, SC who came over
from Ireland ca 1785 and related families: Boyce, Brice, Caldwell, Clowney,
Douglass, Gaston, Simonton, Strong, etc. Genealogy goes back to Robert the
Bruce 1065 in Scotland. Many pictures in color with history of Brice’s
Crossroads Civil War Battle.

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Spartanburg County History Autobiography

June 17th, 2010

The following was forwarded to me last month and I wanted to share it here:

LAWRENCE ALLEN HEAVRIN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY a two volume book is now available for purchase online. Tom Johnson, PHD, Librarian Emeritus University of South Carolina, Columbia has written the following review.

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Downtown Spartanburg Walking Tour Saturday May 29, 2010, 10am to 11:30am

May 25th, 2010

Another great event in Spartanburg coming up this Saturday!

Downtown Spartanburg Walking Tour

Begins at Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg
Saturday, May 29, 2010 – 10:00 to 11:30 am

Admission: $10 adults, $5 students
Limited to 30

Downtown walking tours begin at the Regional History Museum and proceed to East Main Street, through Morgan Square, down Magnolia Street and back along St. John Street. Participants will see historic photographs depicting historical views of downtown Spartanburg from while standing where they were taken. Additionally, we’ll hear fascinating and often humorous stories about downtown and its occupants. Downtown has changed a lot since 1787, and there is no better way to see it than by standing in the places where history happened! Tours will be canceled in the case of inclement weather. Custom tours for school and civic groups also available.

To make reservations or for more information, contact Brad Steinecke at 596-3501 or by emailing bsteinecke@spartanburghistory.org.