Meeting Schedule
The Piedmont Historical Society, South Carolina

Thursday March 10, 2011
Speaker: Mr. Dean Campbell, native of upper Greenville County, SC
Topic: Dark Corner ... Elusive to Exclusive
(Check out his website: http://squireofdarkcorner.com/ )
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Irwin Conference Room at Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC
 

Thursday April 14, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Deno Trakas, Professor in English Dept. at Wofford College
Topic: The Greek Community in Spartanburg
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom at Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC
 

Thursday May 19, 2011
(Please Note that this is the third Thursday.)
Speaker: Mrs. Elsie Fields, a native of Newberry County, SC
Topic: The Garden Spot of the World
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom at Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC
 

Thursday June 9, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Anthony Zeiss, Ed. D.
Topic: Thomas Young, A Sixteen Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Spartanburg (meeting place not yet confirmed)

Thursday September 8, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Deno Trakas, Department of English, Wofford College
Topic: The Greek Community in Spartanburg
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom at Spartanburg County Headquarters
Library, Spartanburg, SC

PHS Meeting Schedule for October and November 2011
Saturday & Sunday October 15 & 16
The Piedmont Historical Society WILL NOT have the usual formal meeting featuring a speaker in October.
Instead, our local members are invited to attend the two day 225th year celebration at Cedar Spring Baptist Church.
On Saturday October 15th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM the events are the following:
(1) A re-enactment by local living history soldiers of the Revolutionary War Battle of Cedar Spring from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
(2) Carriage rides on a first come, first serve basis from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM—no carriage rides during the living history re-enactment.
(3) Cedar Spring church history displayed inside the Fellowship Hall from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Parking will be available at the church and at the Cedar Spring Place entrance of the School for the Deaf and Blind. This event is real History on display!!
On Sunday October 16th, the Cedar Spring Baptist Church history will be displayed in the Fellowship Hall from 9:00 AM to 10:20 AM. The morning worship will follow from 10:30 to 12:00 noon. After the morning worship service, a 225th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon will be held at the Herbert Center of the School for the Deaf and Blind. Reservations for the luncheon are required and must be made in advance. For more information, contact the church office at (864) 585-5526.

Thursday November 10
No Invited Speaker
Purpose of Meeting: To explore possibilities for the future of the Piedmont Historical Society
Time and Place: 7:00 pm in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom at Spartanburg County Headquarters
Library, Spartanburg, SC
Coffee and refreshments will be served.


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