The Friends of the Lexington County Museum will host their highly anticipated annual fundraiser on Friday, March 22, from 6–9 PM at the museum, located at 231 Fox Street in downtown Lexington. This year’s event will honor the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, famously known asContinue Reading
Amsterdam, 21 January 2025 – On 27 January 2025, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it will be eighty years since Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Otto Frank, Anne’s father, was one of approximately 8,000 mostly gravely ill prisoners freed on 27 January 1945. In a 1979 interview,Continue Reading
By Lawrence R. Coleman James Andrew Allen is an honored veteran of World War I and a little-known part of Irmo history. Allen was born in Irmo on July 8, 1890, to Jas R. Allen and Emma Long. Allen joined the military in June of 1918 and was assigned to theContinue Reading
Dr. Thomas S. Mullikin was elected to the historic board in August By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, an attorney, university professor, and renowned global expedition leader has been elected to the board of the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum (SCCRM). Mullikin will serve a three-year term followingContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum has received its fourth Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), securing $250,000 to further its digitization efforts. The grant will fund the photographing and 3-D scanning of 5,000 fossils from the museum’s extensive Natural History collection, which includesContinue Reading
By Kelly Eckstrom I’ve heard it said that “families are forever.” Whenever people reflect on their family’s history, it’s common for them to focus on thinking back as far as their grandparents. People often remember their grandparents and the influence they’ve had on their lives. Also, people typically know whereContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher and student have received honors from the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust (SCCH). Dr. Monica Hadwin was named the 2024 Holocaust Educator of Excellence by the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust during a surprise announcement at Chapin Intermediate School. Sixth-grade student SahasraContinue Reading
A newly formed group dedicated to historic preservation, the Rich Land Historic Preservation Consortia, presented its mission at a community event recently. Richland County District 4 Councilman Paul Livingston, who attended, said the group has an excellent opportunity to preserve history that has often been overlooked. View posters highlighting severalContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum is set to celebrate summer with new and returning shows and events. MARS 1001 takes viewers away from planet Earth, into space, and across the solar system to Mars. Debuting May 27, the planetarium experience follows the fictional story of the Mars IRIS 1 mission,Continue Reading
Flag flew in combat during World War II By W. Thomas Smith Jr. A 76-year-old battle-worn United States flag was presented to the S.C. State Guard during ceremonies at the historic Olympia Armory in Columbia, July 10, coincidentally the final day of INDEPENDENCE WEEK 2021. The flag was donated byContinue Reading