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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 and…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…Artifact of the Week: Spot Flood Lamp
Tue, 01/19/2021
This Spot-Flood Lamp was produced by the Brenkert Light Projection Company of Detroit Michigan between 1911 and 1921. According to the donor it was…