Meeting Schedule
The Piedmont Historical Society, South Carolina

Our first two meetings for 2010 will be held in the West Wing Conference Room of the Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. Saint John St., Spartanburg, SC:

Thursday January 14, 2910 at 7:00 pm
Speaker: Brad Steinecke Topic: Selections From the Collection of The Spartanburg Historical Association

Thursday February 11, 2010 at 7: pm
Speaker: Becky Slayton, Executive Director of Spartanburg Historical Association
Topic: Spartanburg Historical Association in The New Millennium

Thursday March 11, 2010
Speaker: Mr. Jim S. Brooks, local attorney
Topic: The Ironworks on Lawsons Fork
Mr. Brooks will review the Colonial and Revolutionary War era iron making industry on Lawsons Fork Creek
in the area that became the town of Glendale in Spartanburg County.
Time and Place: 7:00 PM in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom, Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC

Thursday April 8, 2010
Speaker: Mr. Julian Hankinson, Director of The Tyger River Foundation
"We promote, protect and restore the natural and historic resources of the Tyger River Basin
and encourage an active outdoor lifestyle."
Topic: Brief History of Anderson Mill and Plans For Its Future Restoration
Time and Place: 7:00 PM in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom, Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC

Thursday May 17, 2010 (Please note: This is the third Thursday of May.)
Speaker: Rev. Kirk Neely, Pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC
Reverend Neely is the author of several books on local history and is a frequent contributor of stories and articles to the
to the Spartanburg Herald newspaper.
Topic: Specific title to be announced later
Time and Place: 7:00 PM in Hoechst-Celanese Classroom, Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Spartanburg, SC

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Speaker: Nannie Jefferies,
Museum Administrator and Grants Specialist for The Spartanburg County Historical Association
Topic: A History of the Black Community in Spartanburg County
Time and Place: 7:00 PM in the West Wing Conference Room of Chapman Cultural Center
200 E. St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC

There will be no meeting in July.

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