Category Archives: African-American Heritage

ABC Columbia Highlights HCF’s Reconstructing Religion Exhibit

Posted on March 21, 2013 by historiccolumbia

ABC Columbia’s Anderson Burns interviewed Historic Columbia Foundation’s Director of Historic House Museums Fielding Freed about the Reconstructing Religion: The Presbyterian Experience (1865-1876) Exhibit on display from March 22 – May 12 at the Robert Mills House and Gardens. Check … Continue reading →

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Reconstructing Religion Opens at HCF’s Robert Mills House

Posted on March 7, 2013 by historiccolumbia

Historic Columbia Foundation will debut Reconstructing Religion: The Presbyterian Experience (1865-1876), a new exhibit focusing on the role of the Presbyterian church in Columbia during Reconstruction, on Friday, March 22. The exhibit, on display through May 12, will also take … Continue reading →

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Mann-Simons Outdoor Museum Gets New Interactive Wayside Signage

Posted on February 20, 2013 by historiccolumbia

Historic Columbia Foundation is pleased to announce the completion of the Mann-Simons Outdoor Museum with the addition of interactive wayside signage and a new website, launched on February 13. “The installation of the wayside signage and the QR codes they … Continue reading →

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Historic Columbia Foundation Celebrates Black History Month with Tours, Programs & More!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by historiccolumbia

Historic Columbia Foundation is pleased to premier a new walking tour of the Waverly Neighborhood on Sunday, February 10 at 2 pm. The Waverly walking tour is the newest tour in Historic Columbia Foundation’s monthly Second Sunday Stroll series, as well as the newest … Continue reading →

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34th Annual Jubilee Festival Featured on Discover South Carolina Blog

Posted on September 11, 2012 by historiccolumbia

This August, Discover South Carolina’s SC Insider Arts and Cultural Blogger Shani Gilchrist joined us for the 34th Annual Jubilee Festival of Heritage. Check out Shani’s video blog entry about the festival and they newly installed Ghost Structure Exhibit here … Continue reading →

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The Columbia Star Highlights Jubilee Panel and Festival

Posted on August 24, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Anita Baker from The Columbia Star featured the Jubilee Panel Presentation and new Ghost Structures in her story African American sites in Columbia need to be preserved. Check out the article online here.

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Historic Columbia Foundation Awarded Grant From AT&T for Mann-Simons Learning Our History Project

Posted on August 23, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Historic Columbia Foundation was awarded a $11,500 grant from AT&T in support of the Mann-Simons community engagement project. The Learning Our History – Shaping Our Future project utilizes the Mann-Simons Site and Modjeska Simkins House to expose youth and elders … Continue reading →

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Otis Taylor from The State Newspaper Highlights Jubilee Festival

Posted on August 17, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Otis Taylor, from The State newspaper, highlighted the 34th Annual Jubilee Festival of Heritage in his article Festival invites guests to walk through ghost structures.

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Jubilee Festival Featured in Free Times

Posted on August 15, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Last week, Austin Price from the Free Times visited the Mann-Simons Site to learn more about this year’s 34th Annual Jubilee Festival of Heritage. Check out his story online here. To learn more about the Jubilee Festival of Heritage, coming … Continue reading →

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WLTX News19 Features the New Outdoor Museum at Mann-Simons

Posted on August 13, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Friday afternoon WLTX News19 reporter Sydney Cummins visited the Mann-Simons Site to learn more about the recent additions to the property. The new (free) Outdoor Museum at the site will debut at the Foundation’s 34th Annual Jubilee Festival of Heritage … Continue reading →

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