Events… Hammonds Old Store in the News 23 Jun 2025 Check out this coverage of some.of the artifacts from Hammond's Old Store and Lindley's Fort, which will be on display at the Laurens County Museum. An incredible amount of work…
Events… Hammond’s Old Store Artifacts 2 Jun 2025 This coming Saturday, June 7th at 10am there will be a program at the Laurens County Museum that will give attendees an incredible opportunity to see historic artifacts firsthand. Artifacts…
History… Catawba River Valley Battlefield tour 23 Jan 202523 Jan 2025 Winter is a great time to visit many of these sites, as the foliage and vegetation in the other seasons makes it difficult to see the landscape clearly. We met…
History… First Day 2025 2 Jan 20252 Jan 2025 Ever since I settled in Myrtle Beach ten years ago, I have started the year with a South Carolina State Park tradition, a First Day Hike. I did Myrtle Beach…
History Petition of Elisha Adair, 1838 26 Dec 2024 Elisha Adair was the son of Joseph Adair, Jr. He was my 5th Great-Grandfather. In the 1820 Census, his household is listed as having 10 enslaved people, so he was…
History James Thurston-Little River Regiment 25 Oct 2024 A new addition to the Little River Regiment Honor Roll James Thurston Pension application SC3377James lost a horse at the Stono Expedition, under Col. James Williams. Col Joseph Hayes provided…
General Information The Williams Petition 10 May 2024 A new permanent page has been added to the Revolutionary War menu, under the Little River Regiment subheading, with information specific to the James Williams Petition of 1779. Click here…
History… Methodists and Presbyterians – Oh My! 6 Mar 2024 The Presbyterian Adairs and the Methodist Hollands came together to build a community, in the backcountry of South Carolina. They were people from different origins, different backgrounds, and different religions.…
General Information… Witness Trees 14 Sep 2023 What is a Witness Tree, anyway?"Witness trees are those flora of historic landscapes that remain in place decades or even centuries after noteworthy events unfolded there. Often the trees were…
History Joseph Adair, Sr. Timeline 11 Aug 202330 Aug 2023 Joseph Adair, Sr. was my 7th great-grandfather. His son, Joseph Jr, was my 6th. Joseph was a cooper by trade, a highly-skilled barrel maker. Barrel Steve Road in modern-day Clinton,…