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Artifact of the Week: Vietnam War Era RPG
Tue, 10/27/2020
This Russian-made Vietnam War era RPG was presented to the USS Richard E. Kraus, a US Destroyer, by South Vietnamese Brigadier General Tran Van Nhut…Artifact of the week: 1930's Adding Machine
Tue, 10/27/2020
This 1930’s adding machine originally came from the Harris Grocery Store on the Corner of Fant and Hampton Streets in downtown Anderson.
The grocery…Artifact of the Week: Wicker Casket
Tue, 10/27/2020
Wicker caskets have been used for hundreds of years for their durability and lightweight ease in transportation. They were especially popular during…Artifact of the Week: Samuel Orr Katana
Tue, 10/27/2020
Orr Katana: During and after World War II, many American service members brought home souvenirs from their time abroad. These souvenirs were…Ten Tips for Transcribing Script
Thu, 10/22/2020
Do you have old letters, recipe books, or other documents? Do you ever struggle to read the handwritten notes? Today at the Anderson County Museum,…Headstone & Cemetery Marker Cleaning
Thu, 10/22/2020
Cemetery preservation can be a round the clock job, and one that is vitally important for the study of history and genealogy. For smaller churches,…It was Resolved… A Window into Anderson’s Past
Thu, 10/22/2020
The Books and papers of Council kept since their original organization were consumed in the office of the Intendant by the disastrous fire with…Temporary Exhibit: Rightfully Hers
Thu, 10/22/2020
The National Archives commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment with Rightfully Hers. Before the 19th Amendment…Artifact of the Week: Vim-Herb Bottle
Sun, 10/18/2020
"You'll feel so well you'll want to yell, Vim-Herb has made me right!"
For more than 40 years the jingle of Vim-Herb, a locally made tonic, played…Artifact of the Week: Postcard Photograph
Mon, 10/05/2020
V for Victory: This postcard photograph is our artifact of the week. It shows more than two hundred WAC, Women’s Army Corps, members standing…