Special Pop-Up Exhibit Coming to Rose Hill Plantation

The difficult yet inspiring story of the African-American struggle for equality will be told through a special pop-up exhibit in the historic brick kitchen at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site this fall. Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow opens on August 31 and will be on display at Rose Hill until November 28, 2019.

The exhibit explores the first 50 years after emancipation, highlighting the central role that African Americans played in advocating for their rights. It also examines the depth and breadth of white opposition to black advancement.

Admission to the exhibit is FREE and open to the public daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Lesson plans are available for educational groups and can be requested by contacting park staff at rosehill@scprt.com or 864-427-5966.

Developed by the New-York Historical Society with lead support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the full exhibit opened in New York on the 150^th anniversary of the 14^th Amendment’s ratification. Pop-up versions were made available to other organizations and institutions.

The pop-up exhibit at Rose Hill is sponsored by South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization; inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage.

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Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site is the antebellum home of South Carolina’s “secession governor,” William H. Gist. Visitors to the 44-acre park can learn about the lifestyle of a wealthy Upstate plantation family, Gist’s contributions to politics, and the importance of cotton in the South. Visitors also get an inside look at the role of enslaved African-Americans and tenant farmers in South Carolina’s history.

Normal hours of operation: Park grounds are open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. year round. The mansion home is only accessible by guided tour. Tours are held Apr. – Oct., daily at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Winter tours, from Nov. – Feb. are scheduled Thurs. – Mon. at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. The grounds at Rose Hill Plantation may be rented for weddings and other events. We are located at 2677 Sardis Rd., 8 miles south of Union, SC.

The South Carolina State Park Service is a division of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, a state agency that serves as the leading marketing organization for South Carolina tourism. SCPRT also operates 47 state parks and administers federal and state grants for recreational development.

Lakeside Baptist Church will have a chicken stew and bake sale Saturday, November 16, from 10-12:30. Chicken stew $7/qt. All proceeds to their new sound system.

Free hot dogs and punch while they last on Thursday, November 21 to celebrate our 3rd year at Friends on Main Bookstore. The bookstore will be open special hours from 5 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 and regular hours 10 until 2 on Friday and Saturday. The bookstore will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Daily Specials include Christmas books, romance novels, and cookbooks for $5 a box. Fill one of our boxes with about 15 books for $5. Sponsored by Friends of the Union County Carnegie Library supporting the Union County Carnegie Library for over 30 years. The bookstore is located across from Union County Courthouse and next to the former South State Bank in the L. W. Long Resource Center.

Battle of Blackstocks Commemoration, November 23, 2019

On November 20, 1780 following a fierce battle late in the day General Thomas Sumter, leading around 1,000 Patriot militiamen, gave the feared Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton, leading 270 British regulars, his first defeat during the Revolutionary War. This battle was fought on the farm of a Captain William Blackstock along the Tyger River in what is today Union County. On Saturday November 23, 2019 Musgrove Mill State Historic Site will be having a Commemoration of the Battle of Blackstocks followed by a guided hike of the battlefield.

The Battle Commemoration will be from 10:00-11:00 on top of Monument Hill at the Blackstocks Battlefield State Historic Site and will be led by local chapters of the Children of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Sons of the American Revolution. The guided hike of the battlefield will be from 11:00-1:00 and will be led by leading Blackstocks historian Michael Burgess.

The hike is two hours long and will take place over difficult and hilly terrain and space will be limited so you must register by emailing at mgmill@scprt.com or calling 864-938-0100 by 5:00 pm November 22 to go on the hike. There is no need to register for the Commemoration.

This event is free to the public. In the event of inclement weather this event will be cancelled and not rescheduled. Please bring a chair, bug spray, water, and wear shoes and clothing appropriate for hiking and the weather.

Directions to the Blackstocks Battlefield from Musgrove Mill State Historic Site: Take Highway 56 towards Cross Anchor, then turn right onto Highway 49. Turn left onto Blackstock Rd. Turn right onto Battlefield Rd., and then take a slight left onto Monument Rd. Follow Monument Rd. until it ends at a metal gate and a small parking area.

For more information, contact the park at (864) 938-0100 or e-mail us at mgmillsp@scprt.com. www.SouthCarolinaParks.com.

Help is needed on behalf of children in Union County who have a parent in prison.  Seventy-one children in Union County have been registered in Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree ministry this year.  We need caring people who are willing to take the name of one of these children and buy presents for that one child.

Prison Fellowship is one of the world’s most effective ministries to prisoners.  They conduct Bible studies and witness and minister in various ways to inmates and their families.

Through Prison Fellowship’s contacts in the prisons, inmates have an opportunity to arrange for Christmas presents to be given to their children.   Each present is given in the name of the parent, with a personal greeting from the parent.   The present with the note from the parent conveys a message far more precious than the present itself.  It tells the child, “Your parent loves you, and so does God!”  We can hardly imagine the joy children feel when they know that the incarcerated parents have not forgotten them – and the joy the parents feel in being able to do this for their children.  These gifts often lead to healing of family relationships, and even to members of the family coming to faith in Jesus Christ.

If you would like to participate, the name of one or more of these children will be provided to you.  There will also be the age and suggestions for gifts from the parent in prison.   Your part is to shop for the child.  It is suggested that about $20.00 to $25.00 be spent on each child.  It may be that a Sunday School class or youth group or other group in your church would “adopt” a child.

If you would like to participate, please contact Sanders Read at 864-441-2317, or e-mail sandersread@att.net.  He will then give you more information.

Please call or e-mail as soon as you can.  Upon your acceptance, you will be given instructions on when and where to deliver the gifts.  They need to be delivered by December 6.  The gifts will be distributed at a party for the children on Sunday, December 15, to which you will be invited.

On behalf of the children and their parents, thank you very much.  And may God bless you.

Submitted by Sanders Read

Woodmen of the World’s annual Christmas party will be at Woodmen Park on Saturday, December 7^th, at 6 p.m.