Closed for Thanksgiving

Name: Closed for Thanksgiving
Start: 2019-11-28
Location: Historic Columbia

Historic Columbia : 1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Historic Columbia and all our properties will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, for Thanksgiving. The last tour will be given at 11:30 on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Tours will resume at regular hours on Friday, Nov. 29.

Take some time during your Thanksgiving holiday to plan a trip with your family to one of our historic house museums or to bring some leftovers for a picnic in our gardens! Historic Columbia’s properties include more than 14 acres of landscapes, featuring gardens that range from an expansive park-like setting with an elaborate formal garden to a 19th-century informal yard. Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Holiday Events

Tuesday, December 1st

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Historic Holidays

Join Historic Columbia Director of House Museums Fielding Freed as he highlights the historical differences between Christmas celebrations during the 19th century and today. Using objects from HC’s collections that illustrate topics such as decorations, favorite foods, and the evolution of Santa’s fashion, Freed will give a behind the scenes...

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Tuesday, December 8th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Camellias: Jewels of the Winter Garden

Most southerners are well acquainted with Camellias due to their tough constitution in nearly all landscape conditions, but you may not know that the genus has both a storied history and an exciting future. Beginning with the Lowcountry in the 18th century, highlighting the nationally renowned Camellia Shows of Columbia...

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Saturday, December 12th

10 a.m. — 1 p.m.

Family Day: Historic Holidays

1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201

Tour historic houses and learn how families in Columbia celebrated the holiday season with historic traditions from 18th through the 19th centuries! Children will make holiday crafts that reflect the variety of traditions practiced by residents in Columbia throughout the holiday season. Separate crafts appropriate for young learners ages 2-4...

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Thursday, December 17th

5 — 6 p.m.

Virtual Happy Hour | Holiday Cocktails

Fielding Freed, HC’s Director of Historic Houses, and James Quint, HC’s Director of Education, are teaming up to get you in the holiday spirit. Participants will learn about the history of holiday cocktails and other popular holiday beverages.

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