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Bad news…Good news I have several new projects in the works for 2022 and will not have time to update the Con calendars. However, there is a great online resource that provides the same information Check out Southern Fandom for a list of events in North Carolina, South Carolina, and the rest of the southeast……
In 1932, Eastman Kodak released an 8mm film specifically designed for home movies. It was a filmstrip eight millimeters wide and available on small reels. The film was fragile, subject to easy breakage and damage from the usual suspects – heat, water, and long-term exposure to light. Even after development, it had to be stored…
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2017 is the 100th Anniversary for two popular Carolina-born products. Eugenia Thomas Duke began making sandwiches in 1917 for Greenville, South Carolina area textile mills and soldiers at nearby Camp Sevier during WWI. Her sandwiches, featuring homemade spreads, became a huge hit. A few years later, she began selling her most popular spread, homemade mayonnaise,…
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In January of this year I ordered a free radon test kit from the SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Radon is an odorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas that causes lung cancer. It is created by the breakdown of uranium deep within our soil. According to the EPA, radon may be responsible for over…
I encountered my first Venus Flytrap many years ago as a teenager, while exploring a wooded area in Horry County with some friends who lived in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Since that time I have always been fascinated with this carnivorous plant that is native to North Carolina and South Carolina. Although fictional man-eating versions…
228 years ago today… On May 23, 1788, my home state of South Carolina became the 8th to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the United States of America.
Last week I received a calendar alert on my iPhone reminding me of the one year anniversary of Pete’s death. I did not know Pete personally. In fact, we were complete strangers until May of 2015, when he suddenly appeared in my office. Unfortunately he died only minutes after we first met. I never knew his…
See the green “X” overlaid on one of the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina? That’s Morgan Island, commonly referred to as Monkey Island. I marked the spot because neither name appeared on Google Maps when I searched for the mysterious island. It’s been the source of legends, spooky sounds, and government conspiracy…
Digital resources for research and family genealogy are growing rapidly. One of the most valuable research tools are old newspapers. Perhaps one of the largest online collections is from Google News. Google Newspapers has been around for about ten years now. There are thousands of pages of old newspapers that may be browsed and researched…
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