Greenville County Historical Society

As we enter the holiday season we hope you can stop by 100 Lavinia and take a look at our latest exhibit, Postcards From Greenville. This lovely collection that we are so fortunate to have is so fun to look at. It even has a Christmas greeting postcard sent in 1904! While you are here, maybe make a purchase or two for folks on your list. We have books, some ornaments, maps, notecards, posters, etc. to cover everyone on your list.
The exhibit is Free. We are open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11:30AM-4:30PM. Stop in. We would love to see you and tell a story or two!

Your help is needed and matters more now than ever! The Greenville County Historical Society is counting on you and your financial support to continue our mission to protect, preserve, and promote our collections. As you plan your 2023 year-end giving, please consider contributing to GCHS and our Collections Fund.
Your financial support is needed to preserve all collections we have housed here at 100 Lavinia Drive, but in particular, with the newly acquired Whitmire/Vardry McBee collections, we need to purchase additional archival storage. We are also in the midst of attempting to locate affordable off-site storage for the Joe Jordan photography collection due to its large size and vast storage needs. It is currently stored off-site from the rest of our collections due to it’s large size and we must find a new location for it in the immediate future that is appropriate and affordable.
Over the last year, hours and hours of work have gone into the sorting and cataloging of the Mildred Edwards Whitmire / Vardry McBee Collections as well as the completion of the scanning of the Joe Jordan Photography Collection.
A more complete description of the Mildred Edwards Whitmire / Vardry McBee Collections can be found here. The description will give you a more comprehensive look at this rare collection. Quite possibly the rarest collection of documents that will ever come into the care of the Society.
By donating now, you can help us to continue this work of cataloging, protecting and preserving these documents and photos as well as to continue telling these amazing Greenville stories.
Click here to donate!
Do you prefer to mail in a check? Please postmark by December 31, 2023 to be counted as your gift in 2023. Mail to the address below:
Greenville County Historical Society
Annual Appeal 2023
100 Lavinia Ave.
Greenville SC 29601

Questions? Contact Darlene Parker at [email protected] or call (864) 233-4103.

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
We are pleased to announce the release of the newly published Vol. XIV The Proceedings and Papers of the Greenville County Historical Society! Covering years 2015-2020 of GCHS presentations to the community, the history within its pages tell so many important and great stories. Limited quantities available. Get yours today!
Available for purchase on our website at "www.greenvillehistory.org" or at our retail shop located at 100 Lavinia Ave., Greenville SC 29601.

Gorgeous day to be here at Historic Hopkins Farm today! The Greenville County Historical Society and Durant Ashmore presenting the history of the Battle of Great Cane Brake.

Thank you Piedmont Lion's Club for inviting me to speak at their monthly meeting this evening and for the opportunity to tell them all about the Greenville County Historical Society! What a great group of people providing service to their community! It was a lovely evening.

REMINDER
Join us for our Fall 2023
Membership Meeting
Historic Hopkins Farm and the Battle of Great Cane Brake
Presenter: Durant Ashmore
Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 2:00pm
Location: Historic Hopkins Farm
3717 Fork Shoals Road, Simpsonville
Historic Hopkins Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of Upstate South Carolina's most significant sites. Located on a Cherokee trading path crossing the Reedy River near present-day Simpsonville, this historic farm was originally Toney's Store, a trading post for Native Americans and backwoods settlers. The Battle of Great Cane Brake was fought on December 22, 1775, between Patriot militia and Loyalists. This battle is the only Revolutionary War engagement in Greenville County.

Special for this meeting - all are welcome to attend free
Your donations and memberships are greatly appreciated

In recognition of Labor Day, please enjoy the photos below remembering Greenville's American workers! Have a safe and fun holiday weekend........The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker.
By the United States Department Of Labor

#1 photo - Poe Mill Workers c1910
#2 photo - Monaghan Mill Workers leaving shift c1991
#3 photo - Poe Mill Construction Workers c1890

The Fall 2023 edition of the Newsletter of the Greenville County Historical Society - the New Greenville Mountaineer - is ready!

In this issue:
Information about the October 8th meeting
"Historic Hopkins Farm and the Battle of Great Cane Brake"
A message from our Executive Director, Darlene Parker
Archives and Collections manager Frances R. Knight discussing the World War I correspondence in the Robert Fowler collection
An article from Brenda Benton about efforts to preserve Berea's history
Recent donations and acquisitions of the Society
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