Wagener Woman Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
Sue Baker, born August 22, 1914 in Springfield, marks 100 with active daily life. She cooked and cleaned herself, helped siblings with schooling in New York as a domestic, married Wesley in 1940, and later returned to South Carolina. Baker has four children, 18 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, and received a birthday card from President Obama.
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Sue Baker
Dorothy Baker Wood
Wood
Baker
Springfield
New York
Wesley
South
Wagener
Barack Obama
Edgefield Historical Society marks 75 years in SC
Edgefield County Historical Society celebrates its 75th anniversary, tracing its June 27, 1939 meeting at Agatha Abney Woodson’s Church Street home. With about 200 members, it studies and preserves the Old Edgefield District history spanning Edgefield, Saluda, Aiken, Greenwood and McCormick. Bettis Rainsford notes the region’s notable leaders and long civic legacy.
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Edgefield
Bettis Rainsford
Historical Society
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
U.S. Senate
Edgefield History Society marks 75th anniversary gala
The Edgefield County Historical Society will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a Sept 12 gala at Magnolia Dale 320 Norris St. The black tie optional event begins at 7 p.m. and includes cocktails light supper and music. Attendance is 50 per person. Call 803-637-2233 for details.
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Edgefield County Historical Society
Magnolia Dale
Norris St
Historical Society aims to preserve Edgefield heritage activities
Edgefield's Historical Society led by president Billy Benton meets Sundays for a history class and books project on Edgefield's Revolutionary War involvement. They focus on Horn's Creek Baptist Church from the 1700s and aim to expand pottery heritage with a potters' village, seeking significant funding. Dede Biles reports for the Aiken Standard.
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The
Historical Society
Edgefield
Billy Benton
Horn’s Creek Baptist Church
Rainsford
Nicholson Village breaks ground for community center in Aiken County
Three years in the works, Nicholson Village hosts groundbreaking at 302 Community Drive with Aiken County officials present. Willar Hightower notes community needs while project leaders say the 1,200 square foot facility will include restrooms, office, storage, a kitchen, and an sheriff’s substation, with handicap accessibility.
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Nicholson Village
Aiken County
Community Drive
Willar Hightower
James Green
Nicholson Village Community Center Board of Directors
Aiken
J.W. Nicholson Village Community Center Board of Trustees
Rick Hallman
New Nicholson Village
Larry Dunbar
Ronnie Young
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Teddy Kulmala Wagoner
Teddy Kulmala
Aiken Standard
Williston
Clemson University
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Joanne T. Rainsford
Dede Biles
Gene Banks
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Scott Banks
Edgefield County
Nicholson
Derrek Asberry
SRS
Pau
Hightower
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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