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Bluegrass, Bidding & BBQ
Join Palladium at the 16th annual Bluegrass, Bidding & BBQ fundraiser presented by Jaguar Land Rover Columbia. This annual celebration of live music, delicious barbecue, specialty drinks and an assortment of silent auction items will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 on the grounds of the Hampton-Preston Mansion, located at 1615 Blanding Street in downtown Columbia.
Mark your calendars!
“Bluegrass Bidding & BBQ is my favorite fundraising event of the year. Good music, good food and a fantastic group of people creating memories and sharing in the same mission of coming together to support Historic Columbia’s preservation and advocacy work. Each year, this event contributes to the city we call home by sustaining its charm and keeping its history alive.”
— Parrish Behles
Why Join?
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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As a member, you’ll get discounted admission and early access to our most popular events. Joining Historic Columbia is a great way to “plug in” to the city’s professional network and get involved in your community.
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Tuesday, February 25th
12 — 1 p.m.
Research Roundtable | Modjeska Monteith Simkins
1601 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
Join Katharine Allen, Director of Research at Historic Columbia, to learn about the ongoing interpretive improvements at her former home, which will reopen to the public later this year.
Saturday, February 29th
3 — 4:30 p.m.
Saturday Roll | African American Historic Sites
1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Explore local African American historic sites by bus with Historic Columbia on Saturday, February 29 during our Weekend Strolls and Rolls program.
Friday, March 6th
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | International Women’s Day and Women’s Suffrage
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
To honor March as Women’s History Month and the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, students will learn about women’s suffrage and important women who lived and worked in Columbia. We will also learn about International Women’s Day and its connection with women’s suffrage. Students will examine what it...
Sunday, March 8th
5 — 7 p.m.
Columbia City of Women 2020 Honoree Celebration
1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201
On March 31, 2019, Former First Lady of South Carolina Rachel Hodges, WREN, and Historic Columbia introduced Columbia City of Women, a very special initiative to put women in their (rightful) place — on the map. With a dedicated group of partners from across the city, we celebrated 12 remarkable...
Friday, March 13th
5:30 — 7 p.m.
Historic Happy Hour: Leprechauns & Libations
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Wear green, grab a friend and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at this Irish-themed happy hour!
Sunday, March 15th
1 — 4 p.m.
Dollar Sunday | Robert Mills House
1616 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
Residents of Richland and Lexington counties are invited to take a guided tour of one of our historic house museums on Dollar Sunday! On March 15, visit the Robert Mills House & Gardens, one of only five National Historic Landmarks within Columbia, and explore architecture and daily life in the 1820s in Columbia.
Thursday, March 19th
7 — 10 p.m.
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Join Palladium at the 16th annual Bluegrass, Bidding & BBQ fundraiser presented by Jaguar Land Rover Columbia. This annual celebration of live music, delicious barbecue, specialty drinks and an assortment of silent auction items will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 on the grounds of the Hampton-Preston...
Tuesday, March 24th
12 — 1 p.m.
Research Roundtable | Columbia City of Women 2020 Honorees
1601 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
Join Katharine Allen, Director of Research, as she shares the stories of the 2020 class of Columbia City of Women.
Saturday, March 28th
2 — 3:30 p.m.
Saturday Roll | Columbia City of Women
1100 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29208
Join Historic Columbia for a guided tour of the places our 2019 and 2020 Columbia City of Women honorees made their greatest impact in Columbia.
Sunday, March 29th
1 — 4 p.m.
TBD, Columbia, SC 29201
AIA Columbia is proud to present the inaugural Homes By Design tour on March 29, 2020, a tour of four residences in Columbia designed by local architects. Join the self-paced tour between 1 and 4 pm on Sunday, March 29 to gain access to some of Columbia’s hidden gems of...
Friday, April 3rd
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | Baseball in South Carolina
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Have the Fireflies always been the premier baseball team in Columbia or were there other teams before? Together we will learn about the history of baseball in Columbia and the city’s multitude of professional and community teams. For example, did you know that President Woodrow Wilson played on community team...
Thursday, April 23rd
6 — 7:30 p.m.
"Eleanor Roosevelt: Women, Power and Human Rights. A Century of Struggle and Hope" Keynote
1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201
This event is offered in partnership with Historic Columbia and the History Center at UofSC Presenter: Blanche Wiesen Cook Born in 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt was 36 years old when the suffrage amendment passed and became one of the most notable and influential women in national politics from the 1930s until...
Friday, April 24th
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
"Women, Voting and Politics: Reflections on a Century of Women’s Suffrage" Symposium
301 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201
This event is offered in partnership with Historic Columbia and the History Center at UofSC Morning Panel: “Fighting for Suffrage: Movements, Politics and the Nineteenth Amendment” 10:00am-11:30am Panelists: Elaine Weiss, Cori Field, Blair Kelley Moderator: Claudia Brinson Women’s struggles for the right to vote was a monumental effort that spanned...
Friday, May 1st
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | May Day in South Carolina
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Festivals and celebrations to mark the beginning of spring and planting season are celebrated around the world. May Day is the most renowned of these celebrations. Students will explore the history of May Day celebrations in the United States from early settlers to 19th century women’s colleges to modern parades...
City of Women Honoree
Lucy Hampton Bostick
As chief librarian of the Richland County library system from 1928 until 1968, Bostick created a robust infrastructure for sharing information. Not content to operate a lending library out of a single location, Bostick established multiple branches and a mobile circulation system that reached citizens across the county. SHE DID, so that we can access freely today.
Latest News from HC
It is astounding what we have accomplished together.
January 2020 will mark my 18th year at Historic Columbia. Looking back at the changes that have taken place I note the physical and interpretive shifts to the buildings and grounds, a growing footprint in the community far beyond the Robert Mills Historic District, and an increase in organizational support...
