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A National Tradition | Soaring Turkeys | WHAT IF ONE OF OUR FOREFATHERS HAD GOTTEN HIS WAY?

It took an act of Congress and six years to make the bald eagle our national bird. In a letter to his daughter in 1784, Benjamin Franklin complaint was not...

A Traditional Legacy | A Tale of Two Centuries

“If you’ve never been to Rose Hill, you’re missing out.” So I was told. By several people. Repeatedly. So I went. It was a Wednesday. Rose Hill greets you at...

November Cabinet of Curiosities

The month of November is full of so many traditions. Between Dia de los Muertos and Thanksgiving festivities, the month is packed with celebrated occasions. Some of the more unique...

A Tradition of Taste | Turkeys on the Table

When we think of holiday traditions we think of Christmas, Thanksgiving, turkey, sides, parades, mistletoe, Christmas trees, egg nog, carols, stockings, presents, and all else that comes along. The definition...

A Tradition of Community | Aiken’s One Table Food for the Body and Soul

Until you see the smiling faces hovering over steaming plates of food, until you hear the laughter and music drifting through the Alley, until you brush your arm against a...

October Cabinet of Curiosities

The Aiken County Historical Museum will curate monthly this article and will feature guest spots from other regional historical entities. As you may or may not know, “Cabinet of Curiosities”...

Creating Characters | Dracula’s In His Blood: An Up-Close Look at Bram Stoker’s Great-Nephew

Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker and the international best-selling co-author of Dracula the Un-Dead (Dutton, 2009), the official Stoker family endorsed sequel to Dracula. Dacre is...

Creating Flavor | The Art of American Craft Beer: The sure cure for cenosillicaphobia

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the...

Creating Joy | Handmade at 90

Aiken resident Grace Schiavone just turned 90 years old in August! That is an incredible milestone, but 90 is just a number as Grace has the drive and energy of...

Ties to the Community | Rose Hill + Robert Campbell

In 1898, Colonel & Mrs. Sheffield Phelps commissioned the construction of their city block winter home (four houses and eight buildings) atop the high point of Downtown Aiken. The Dutch...

Back to Community: Taking Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

The long-awaited grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania was recently released and detailed sexual abuse by over 300 priests In Pennsylvania. Like many, I was in shock,...

Back to History | Daughters of the American Revolution | Promoting Patriotism and Historical Preservation

Nearly a million women have joined the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) since its founding in 1890. One of the original purposes of the society was to reunite the...

Back to Fall: Pumpkins and Their Rich History, Traditions … and Pie!

Let's Give Them Pumpkin to Talk About. Strips of pumpkin lying on the ground gave up their moisture to the sun as American Indians gathered them to weave into mats....

Back to Aiken | Going Home

The Welsh call it mynd adref: going home. Odysseus spent his entire life just trying to go home. It took Moses over 40 years, and then it didn’t really end...

ADDA Tackles the Renovation of the Small Alley

ADDA Tackles the Renovation of the Small Alley Everybody knows and loves “The Alley” in the heart of Downtown Aiken. It has become the center of our City, bringing together...

D-Day, the 6th of June 1944, The Allied Invasion of Normandy, by Kathy Huff Cunningham

D-Day, the 6th of June 1944 The Allied Invasion of Normandy by Kathy Huff Cunningham The United States of America entered World War II on December 11, 1941, when Congress...

Once upon a time… in a town called Aiken

… in a town called Aiken by Jeff Wallace “The traffic is terrible. Have you ever seen it so bad? It took 20 minutes to get from Kroger to Target....

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Preparations are underway for the 2019 Memorial Day Parade, scheduled for Saturday, May 25, at 11 a.m., on Park Avenue and Laurens Street, downtown Aiken. Spectators are encouraged to wear red,...

The Aiken Charity Horse Show Fulfills Bruce’s Dream at Bruce’s Field

If you had to pick one event that best reflects the history and character of Aiken, the Aiken Charity Horse Show at Bruce’s Field would surely be at the top...

Not Just Any Day in the Woods | A Writer Observes a Prescribed Burn

Slowly bouncing down Devil’s Backbone trail on a gorgeous late winter’s morning in a four-wheel drive F-250 Ford loaded to the brim with water and firefighting apparatus, I quickly realized...

The Wonder of GIS

There is a love of technology that some human beings possess, a love of technology for its own sake. I will confide in you. I am that person. I am...