At our headquarters, the Bonds Conway House, we were delighted Sunday, November 2, to have welcomed nearly 225 of the distinguished tour guests of the South Carolina Historical Society! We were Site Number 1 on the Camden tour, and we tried to give our visitors cause…

The Society is beginning new activities after observing its 60th anniversary with a dynamic program October 19, 2014, co-sponsored with the Camden Archives, where the group met with a full house of members and guests. (If you missed having a slice of birthday…

All seats were filled at the members-only program June 1, 2014, at beautiful Bloomsbury, Camden, SC, with entertaining appearance of Frenchman “André Michaux,” eighteenth-century naturalist, courtesy of re-enactor Charlie Williams. Camden lawyer and author Henry Savage Jr. lived at Bloomsbury while working with…

Author Lon Outen was guest speaker at a well-attended program Oct. 14, 2012, at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden to show slides and discuss his just-published book, A History of Lynches Forks and Extended Areas On Big and…

Richard Kirkland–Angel or Hoax? Nov. 6, 2011, historian Mac Wyckoff spoke on the provocative topic and his extensive research to show that he felt a significant event had occurred during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Richard Kirkland, a Confederate sergeant…

The Society program on Oct. 2, 2011, dedicated a Historical Marker at Tiller’s Ferry community, crossroads site Bethune Road (SC 341) and Old Stagecoach Road from Camden. History of the Tiller’s Ferry community pre-dates the Revolution and includes Civil War…

May 1, 2011, at the Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden, Society members were treated to a lecture and slide show by guest speaker Daniel J. Tortora discussing crown-appointed South Carolina Governor William Henry Lyttelton.  The Society also unveiled…

A History of Kershaw County, South Carolina, written by Joan A. Inabinet and L. Glen Inabinet for the Kershaw County Historical Society and published by USC Press, has received very favorable response since the Society introduced it to the public…

The Society program Sept. 26, 2010, included slides and an informative lecture on state and local railroads. About 75 persons attended the program in the Kershaw County Fine Arts Center auditorium to hear remarks by Rodger Strop, retired director of…

An audience of about 75 persons on May 16, 2010, enjoyed the comfortable seating of the beautiful chapel at Camden Military Academy in Camden during the informative and entertaining lecture by Dr. Gilbert S. Guinn on the Southern Aviation School…