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End your summer with a splash!
Cool off from the summer heat with our annual Historic Happy Hour: Water Balloon Battle on Friday, Aug. 24!
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“At its most basic, preservation is about protecting places that matter to each of us. We want our children to know these places. We want them to stand as beacons for us and for those who come after us—to tell our stories, and the stories of our communities and our lives.”
— Stephanie K. Meeks
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If you look around, you’ll see Historic Columbia’s advocacy work everywhere—from the Bull Street development to the new Palmetto Compress building…and we’ve got big plans to save even more historic properties from demolition, but we need the help of people like you to make it happen.
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Your membership helps us create entertaining historical programming that brings people from diverse age groups and backgrounds together. Our educational programs help explain the connections between our past and present, using history as a prism for a deeper understanding.
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Friday, August 24th
5:30 — 7 p.m.
Historic Happy Hour: Water Balloon Battle
1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Join us for our fourth annual Historic Water Balloon Battle from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24. Using water balloons, guests will break into teams to learn about military tactics through history and battle on the grounds of the Robert Mills House & Gardens.
Tuesday, August 28th
12 — 1 p.m.
1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Learn more about Historic Columbia’s research initiatives at the monthly Research Roundtable programs. August’s Research Roundtable will take attendees back 140 years into Reconstruction-era Columbia as captured through the camera lens of William Augustus Reckling. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.
Thursday, September 6th
4 — 5 p.m.
1615 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Join Historic Columbia and Richland County Public Library for a special outdoor Storytime in the Gardens! Enjoy stories and songs in the gazebo at the Hampton-Preston Mansion ’s Henry Michael Powell Memorial Children’s Garden. In addition, participate in old fashioned historic games in gardens. This event is free and open...
Member Spotlight
Isabelle Mandell
Columbia is my place. I grew up here, I’ve raised two children here, I’ve lived in my Old Shandon neighborhood for nearly 17 years. I love my city. If you value this city and the stories of this city, then you should join me in being a member of Historic Columbia.
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