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Artifact of the Week: Books by Ms. Alice Lee Humphreys
Tue, 03/16/2021
Do you know an amazing educator? Our artifacts of the week this week are copies of Ms. Alice Lee Humphreys’ books, Three Hear the Bells and Angels in…Artifact of the Week: 1927 Fire Photo
Tue, 03/09/2021
This 1927 photograph of a fire in downtown Anderson was used by the Lawrence and Brownlee Insurance Agency with the tagline “Better be Safe than…Artifact of the Week: Emmala Reed's Journal
Tue, 03/02/2021
Our artifact of the week this week is one of the journals of Emmala Reed, daughter of Anderson Judge Jacob Pinckney Reed. Emmala wrote a series of…Extraordinary Andersonians: Rev. Frank S. Morris
Tue, 02/23/2021
2021 photograph of Flat Rock Church. Photo by Joshua Johnson.
Born into enslavement c.a. 1816, Rev. Frank S. Morris was a powerhouse political…Artifact of the Week: Photographs of Ms. Carmen Walker
Thu, 02/18/2021
Our artifact of the week is this image of Ms. Carmen Walker from Anderson Independent Mail. In 1980, Ms. Walker was the first African American…Gwendolyn Elease Anderson: Profiles of Black Folks in Anderson County South Carolina
Tue, 02/16/2021
It is easy to think of Black History Month only as a time of remembering the past. Have you ever considered this time as an opportunity to do the…Artifact of the Week: Fred Whitten Valentine Card Collection
Thu, 02/11/2021
Happy Valentine's Day from the Anderson County Museum! Our artifacts this week are from the Valentine card collection of Fred Whitten. Dating from…Extraordinary Andersonians: Jane Edna Hunter
Tue, 02/09/2021
Jane Edna Harris was born on December 13th 1882 to sharecroppers Edward Harris and Harriet Milner on the Woodburn Plantation near Pendleton. Her…Mark and Carrie Gassaway: Advancement and Education in the African American Community
Tue, 02/02/2021
Mark and Carrie Gassaway were a true power couple in our county’s African American education history. Two of Anderson’s most influential black…Artifact of the Week: Photo of Captain and Mrs. John Daniel
Tue, 01/26/2021
Our artifact of the week this week is a photograph of Captain and Mrs. John Daniel sitting outside E.M. Snipes photography studio in Anderson. Elbert…