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THE AWARD WINNING
A Walk Down Front Street,
Georgetown, South Carolina,
Business District c. 1900-2000

A Walk Down Front Street concentrates
on the four block business district between
Queen and King Streets. This was the hub
of town when most of the authors were
growing up in Georgetown. Time was spent
researching the period c. 1900-2000.

Hardcover
Member or Non-Member Price
Jimmy Elliott accepting the Award of Merit from Michael Scoggins
on behalf of The Front Street Project Committee
ANNOUNCING

CONFEDERATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

AWARD OF MERIT

to

The Georgetown County Historical Society

for

"A Walk Down Front Street"

2012

Congratulations to The Front Street Project Committee
Georgetown County Historical Society
632 Prince Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
843-545-7020
info@GeorgetownCountyMuseum.com
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Georgetown County
Historical Society
On Friday, June 15th the Winyah Bay Heritage Festival Committee presented
the Georgetown County Historical Society with a check for $25,000 from the
2012 festival for the new home of the Georgetown County Museum,
now under construction at 120 Broad Street. 2012 marked the fifth year of the
festival which to date has raised $200,000 for the Museum. Left to right are
Debbie Thomas, Janet Williams and Jan Lane of the festival steering committee
and René King, Georgetown County Historical Society President.
Georgetown County Historical Society Founder's Interview - Select Excerpts featuring

Alberta Lachicotte Quattlebaum     ~    Arthur Doyle

Mary Louise Parrish Ford     ~     Betty Roberson     ~     Virginia Skinner

Doc and Martha Lachicotte     ~     Bette Fogel     ~     Isabel Mayer
The Georgetown County Museum partnered with the Georgetown County Schools to present
By Land and Sea - A historical learning experience sponsored by YAWKEY FOUNDATIONS.
Georgetown County Museum in the Heart of the
Historic District of Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown County Historical Society Board of Directors
"A Walk Down Front Street"
Wins Another Award
South Carolina Genealogical Society's
2012 Publications Contest
"A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s
Collections (HHI)," a project of Heritage Preservation and IMLS, revealed that our
collections of objects, documents, and digital material are not only essential to America’
s cultural health, but are imperiled and in need of swift protective action.