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Cory J. France Joins HC Team as Director of Marketing and Communications
Monday, May 13th 2019
Historic Columbia is pleased to announce Cory J. France as its new director of marketing and communications. In this role, France will lead Historic Columbia’s marketing department and will serve as a spokesperson for the organization. “With many exciting preservation initiatives, events and community partnerships coming for our organization, Historic...
The Best Midlands Gives Yet!
Wednesday, May 8th 2019
Once again, we are amazed at the support of our Midlands Gives donors! YOUR donation helped ensure that we had our most successful Midlands Gives to date. On May 7, we received 244 donations totaling $27,274 plus the 7-8 a.m. Power Hour bonus – making the unofficial total - $29,774...
Support HC on May 7th During Midlands Gives!
Tuesday, April 30th 2019
On May 7, 2019, over 400 non-profits in the Midlands will come together for the sixth annual Midlands Gives, an annual online giving event hosted by the Central Carolina Community Foundation. Historic Columbia has participated in Midlands Gives since its inception in 2014, and is proud to be part of...
Columbia City of Women: Putting Women on the Map
Friday, April 26th 2019
Historic Columbia and WREN (Women’s Rights & Empowerment Network) launched the Columbia City of Women initiative on Sunday, March 31—the last day of Women’s History Month. The event, held at the Columbia Museum of Art, included the announcement of 12 influential women honorees that will be celebrated in the next year. This project began locally...
Columbia’s Preservation Visionaries: Mabel Payne and Jennie Dreher
Friday, May 24th 2019
There’s no better way to finish Preservation Month than learning about two of Columbia’s key preservation advocates—Mabel Payne and Jennie Dreher—who were responsible for saving the Robert Mills House over 50 years ago. Mabel Bradley Payne was born in Abbeville, SC, and lived in New York and Williamsburg before coming...
Laura & Fred at Robert Mills
Tuesday, May 28th 2019
Laura and Fred had a playful, memorable time commemorating forever at the Robert Mills House and Gardens on November 3, 2018. Happy tears were shed in the gardens when the gorgeous bride-to-be revealed her breathtaking pearl white gown to her loving fiancé. The bridesmaids joined in the photos with their...
Rosey & David at Seibels House
Thursday, April 11th 2019
Rosey and David’s stunning winter wedding reception was held at the historic Seibels House & Garden, after a memorable ceremony at Our Lady of the Hills church on December 15, 2019. Rosey was beautiful in her frosty white dress from Jo Lin’s Bridal and David looked sharp for the big...
Our Popular Cemetery Tours Return April 11
Friday, April 5th 2019
In honor of one of Historic Columbia’s most popular tours returning next week, here are some highlights of just a few of the countless interesting stories hidden in the historic Elmwood Cemetery. James Henley Thornwell was a professor at South Carolina College who joined the faculty in 1837 and replaced William Campbell Preston as the institution’s president. Thornwell’s term...
Found Footage Project Provides Glimpse Into 1970s Columbia
Friday, March 22nd 2019
Discovered by an intern at the University of South Carolina Libraries’ Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC), ‘Hip Tags’ is an intriguing orphan film mystery with 1970s Columbia, SC as its main character. Without any provenance and defying description, this hypnotic film was passed from MIRC to Historic Columbia where staff...
Restore, Don't Replace Your Old Windows
Friday, March 15th 2019
Historic windows are both lenses and frames. These vital architectural features can define the character of whole neighborhoods and help us see our community in a whole new light. Often, damage to historic windows is superficial—someone painted them shut, the sash sags, they’re drafty. Almost all historic wood windows can...