This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Finding fellowship at Cradle of Forestry
A Mills River trip to the Cradle of Forestry at the Pink Beds unfolds as family memories, tour guide roles, and neighborly storytelling. Jere Brittain recalls meeting Mrs Minnie Gillespie, emplacing himself as Dr Schenck, and sharing family history with Cradle interpreters amid echoes in a tunnel and on a rustic campus trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradle of Forestry
Pink Beds
Forestry School
Wyatt
Minnie Gillespie
Minnie
Mr. Vanderbilt
Cook
John
Velma
Forge Mountain
South Mills River
Madeline Stephens
Jerry
Cradle
Sig
Tommy Hodges
Dr. Schenck
Wilson
Joanne
Stephenses
Hattie Livingston
Hattie
Bill
Happy Berry Farms
Mills River Valley
Mills River
Jere Brittain
Clemson University
Henderson County