Research Roundtable | Modjeska Simkins

Tuesday, February 26th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Modjeska Simkins

Free for members
$5 for non-members

Seibels House : 1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Modjeska Monteith Simkins: An Advocate for the People

Modjeska Monteith Simkins was born in Columbia, S.C. on December 5, 1899, into a society that legally dispossessed women and people of color of their civil liberties.

Over the course of her 92 years, she displayed a courage and perseverance that many argue was unmatched. Join Katharine Allen, research and archives manager, for a presentation on how Historic Columbia plans to honor her life and legacy. Discussion will focus on how primary sources from the Jim Crow period shed light on the segregated and unequal South that she fought to change.

Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.

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Discover Columbia's past through historic images and research from the Cultural Resources team by picking up a copy of Remembering Columbia by our own John Sherrer, available at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills.
Questions?

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Katharine Allen
Research & Archives Manager
803.252.1770 x 37

2018-19

Annual Fund

Each year, Historic Columbia’s Annual Fund program supports a meaningful project that will have lasting impact on our community. This year’s Annual Fund will focus on interpretative and educational upgrades at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House, which has been managed by Historic Columbia since 2006.

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Upcoming Adult Education Events

Tuesday, May 28th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Preservation Visionaries Mabel Payne & Jennie Dreher

1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Founded in 1961, Historic Columbia shared one major trait with other preservation-based organizations—it had women largely to thank for its existence. Join Director of Cultural Resources John Sherrer for this Research Roundtable as we meet two key members of that tour de force – Jennie Dreher and Mabel Payne, whose respective efforts saved the Robert Mills House five decades ago and whose spirits continue to shape the character of our city today.

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Monday, June 10th

6 — 7:30 p.m.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour | Claussen's

2003 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Join us at Claussen’s before they cut the ribbon at the newly renovated apartment building! Guests who attended the first Claussen’s Behind-the-Scenes Tour in January will have the opportunity to see the 1920s-era bakery after its transformation into a residential space and learn more about the process of renovating a historic building.

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Tuesday, June 25th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Hampton-Preston Phase III

1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join John Sherrer, Director of Cultural Resources, as he chronicles recent capital improvements at the Hampton-Preston Mansion, now in its 201st year as a well-known landmark property. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.

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