‘Beautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson’ to open at Upcountry History Museum
“Beautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson” will be on display through Sept. 7.
History
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Greenville’s Black baseball history receives long overdue recognition
Baseball has been a cornerstone of the Greenville community for over 100 years.
Historic Soapstone church gets $250K grant for preservation
The grant comes from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Heritage Action Fund.
Watch: Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum with Mable Owens Clarke
The Matriarch of Soapstone Baptist Church, Mable Owens Clarke, shared stories and insights from the post-slavery era to today during Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum.
Glimpses of Greenville: Elks 858 Club building
The 858 would later take the name from the Elk’s Club and open on the upper floors.
The forgotten story of Andrew Pickens: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
The remainder of his postwar life was devoted to public service, including hosting the Hopewell Treaty with the Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes.
Greenville honors the late civil rights activist Ruth Ann Butler
Ruth Ann Butler founded the Greenville Cultural Exchange Center in 1987 to preserve African American history in Upstate South Carolina.
Glimpses of Greenville: Brandon Mill company store
Mill workers could buy their everyday goods here.
Glimpses of Greenville: Col. Crittenden’s home
This house was on the northeast corner of West Broad and Laurens streets.
Glimpses of Greenville: People’s National Bank
This handsome building stood along West Washington Street at its intersection with Laurens Street.
Corner of Main and Washington: Glimpses of Greenville
In this detail of a Coxe collection from the Greenville County Historical Society we see the balcony of the old Goodlett house hotel building.
Glimpses of Greenville: Poinsett Lumber Co.
The company was a division of the Singer Sewing Machine company whose familiar wooden sewing cases and stands were made with wood from this facility.
Glimpses of Greenville: Double Cola building on West Washington
This building remains on the northwest corner of West Washington and Academy streets.
Path to Progress unveiled, telling the history of Greenville’s Unity Park
The row of 12 display panels details the history of Unity Park and the surrounding Southernside and West Greenville neighborhoods.
Glimpses of Greenville: From A&P grocery to Trehel modernization
Pendleton Street has been a primary road bringing traffic in and out of Greenville since our earliest days.