May 12: Red Doe Plantation Program at the Florence County Library

Red Doe Plantation, one of Florence County’s oldest landmarks, will be featured in a presentation at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m.  Speaker Agnes Willcox, Chair of the Historic Florence Foundation, will discuss the history of the 169 year-old plantation as well as ongoing restoration efforts.

Willcox states, “Red Doe Plantation is one of the few remaining Florence County historic properties that retains much of its original features. We hope that a full renovation will be done in the foreseeable future.”

Admission is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Friends of Florence County Library. For more information, please call (843) 413-7068 or visit www.florencelibrary.org.

January 8th: Agnes Wilcox to speak about the Historic Florence Foundation

Mrs. Agnes Wilcox, chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Historic Florence Foundation, will be the speaker at the first "Live @ Central" program of 2014 on Wed. January 8.  The program will include the history of the Foundation and the activities of the organization over the years.  The commitment of the Foundation to "preservation and restoration" in the Florence area has been recently demonstrated by it's involvement in the Florence Trust Building issue and now with the Red Doe Plantation "rescue" effort.  Anyone interested in learning about or getting involved in the preservation and restoration of historical sites in the Florence area will be excited about this presentation and the public is encouraged to attend.

 

For the “Live @ Central” evening, the Program begins at 6:30.  There is a dinner at 5:30pm. Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for children. 

Reservation for dinner at 843-662-3218.   

New Book on Florence County Now Available

Historic Florence County, an Illustrated History, by Garnette Helvey Bane, has been published by the Florence Heritage Foundation. Garnette Bane is an award-winning journalist from Greenville.

The just-released history of Florence County contains a wealth of pictures from the late 19th century up until the present time. The Florence Heritage Foundation obtained sponsors to help defray the cost of the publication and the sponsors have a section in the book about the history of their organizations.

Agnes H. Willcox, a local historian and preservationist, assisted the editor as did Andrew Stout, director of the Florence Museum. 

The book is available for purchase at the Art Trail Gallery, the Visitors’ Bureau at the Florence Civic Center, Porter’s Gift Shop and the Florence Chamber of Commerce. The purchase price is $29.95.