Elloree Heritage Museum & Cultural Center, Inc.

Museum

Newsletter

Volume X: Number 3 May —- June 2018

2018 Fillies & Follies

Kentucky Derby Sponsors:

Blanchard Equipment Co., Inc.

David & Sallie Cantley

Carriage Hill Farm & Construction, Inc.

Carolina Peanut, LLC

Cox Industries, Inc.

Crop Production Services

David & Patricia Felkel

First Citizens Bank

Gasque Family Partnership

Jameson Farms, Inc.

William & Joan Jameson

Belmont Sponsors:

General IGA

Zeus Industrial Products

Kentucky Derby Sponsors: Morehouse-Huber Co. Inc.

Palmetto Peanut

William & Dawn Robinson

The SEFA Group, Inc.

Howard & Barbara Shirer

South State Bank

Super Sod

Strock Farms Partnership

Strock Trucking

Tri-County Electric Cooperative

Vallentines Cotton Co.

Fillies & Follies, our major fundraiser each year, was once again a success because of the generous sponsors

listed above, the numerous donations received, and the multiple volunteers. Thank you to everyone who had a

part in this event. President John McLaurin (top photo) welcomed attendees who enjoyed a delicious buffet, 17

different cakes, and a variety of drinks. D J Jim Bowers provided dance music for a very enjoyable evening.

Preakness Sponsors:

C F Evans Construction

Bill & Ruby Livingston

SCE & G

The Elloree Heritage Museum & Cultural Center, Inc.

and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Present . . .

VEX IQ ROBOTIC CAMP 2018

A hands-on technology camp for boys & girls entering Grades 6-9 in Fall of 2018. Learn

programming and robot operations through the use of the VEX IQ robotics system.

Collaborate with fellow campers during group and team building activities!

Tuesday, June 26— Friday, June 29, 2018

9:00 am — 1:30 pm

$35.00 per camper (includes lunch)

Register soon. Limited space available.

Camp will be held at the Elloree Heritage Museum .

2714 Cleveland Street, (PO Box 54), Elloree, SC 29047 803-897-2225

Parents are responsible for daily transportation to & from the museum.

This activity and/or material is supported by the National Science foundation under Grant No. 1501828

NSF-ATE RAMP (Advanced Technology Education in Robotics and Automated Manufacturing Program.)

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2018 Robotics Camp Application

Child’s Name: ___________________________________Grade Entering in Fall: _____Age____

Food Allergies? ________________________________________________________________

Parent’s Name: ________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact & Phone #: ___________________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

* I give the Elloree Heritage Museum permission to use photographs that may include my child

in promotional materials. Yes _____ No _____

Parent’s Signature: _____________________________Payment: Check / Cash / Card

The Elloree Heritage Museum & Cultural Center, Inc. presents . . .

ART CAMP For boys and girls entering Grades 2—5 in the fall.

Monday — Wednesday

June 11 -- 13, 2018

9:30 am — Noon

Camp will be held at the Elloree Heritage Museum .

2714 Cleveland Street, (PO Box 54), Elloree, SC 29047

803-897-2225

Parents are responsible for daily transportation to & from the museum.

$25.00 per camper

Register soon. Limited space available.

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2018 Art Camp Application

Child’s Name: _______________________________Grade Entering in Fall: ______Age______

Food Allergies? _______________________________________________________________

Parent’s Name: ________________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact & Phone #: __________________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

I give the Elloree Heritage Museum permission to use photographs that may include my

child in promotional materials. Yes __ No __

Parent’s Signature: _____________________________Payment: Check / Cash / Card

Calhoun Academy 4th Graders Visit the Museum

The students in Beth Felder’s 4th grade class from Calhoun Academy in St. Matthews were given a tour

of the museum by long-time Docents Van Stickles and Sarah Ann Parler. There were 20 students, ten in each

group. The Docents even questioned the children regarding all they learned on their tour. These students

thoroughly enjoyed their visit. The Docents loved their time with this young tour group also.

A Special note: The admission fees

for this school group was paid by

grant funds available at the museum.

This grant is available for school

tours. It covers part of the cost of a

field trip, thus allowing the teachers

to focus on other things such as

transportation, etc.

2018 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

The volunteers were honored at a luncheon on April 10th at the museum. President John McLaurin

welcomed everyone and expressed the museum’s appreciation to the volunteers for all they do. Cindy

McKeowen, local singer from Cameron, SC, entertained with several inspirational songs as well as a message

about the importance of serving others, which is exactly what our volunteers do. Everyone enjoyed a delicious

lunch and left with a gift of appreciation. The museum has been extremely fortunate to have a great group of

wonderful volunteers since its very beginning.

Pieced Quilts Tell A Story

Quilts have been displayed in the museum from its 2002 beginning. In fact, quilts (belonging to Milt Felder’s

mother, Momma Rose), were displayed in the windows along Cleveland Street as the museum was being built. As

a tribute to Snider’s cabin and its importance to the town and to the museum,

Mayor Vernon Shirer on October 25, 1997, proclaimed the log cabin quilt as

Elloree’s official quilt pattern. Dot Shirer made and donated to the museum

a lovely log cabin quilt which now resides on the porch railing of Snider’s

Cabin.

One of our earliest exhibits in the upstairs galleries was locally made

antique quilts that were loaned to the museum from families in Elloree. It was a beautiful display showing work-

manship, varied patterns, and fabric from years past.

The museum received a quilt entitled “Elloree Cotton Bolls” pieced, appliqued,

and donated by Marinetta Farris, the mother of Nana Farris, our then director. The

quilt was quilted by the Lake Marion Piecemakers and Mrs. Farris, completed in

2006. It has been on display on numerous occasions as it depicts cotton bolls, and

even has boll weevils on the corners! Mrs. Farris also made and hand quilted a nose-

gay quilt for a fundraiser to benefit the museum in 2007.

Another favorite quilt was made by the Daughters of the

Confederacy (Circa 1942) as a fundraiser. Families paid to sign their names in the stripping

portions of the quilt. Many of the names are from families that we recognize and fondly

remember.

A very special quilt that has been on display is from the

original quilt design by Dorothy H. Parler. She sent the design and the pieced top to

“Good Housekeeping” magazine which quilted it. The pattern for this quilt was lat-

er ordered from “Good Housekeeping” by William Fogle. The quilt was then

appliqued, put together, and quilted by Mary Neil Rickenbaker in 1960. It is owned

by William Fogle of Elloree. Mrs. Dolly was quite an artist and camellias were her

favorite subject to paint.

We have also had the Lake Marion Piecemakers Guild display their beautiful handiwork filling the upstairs

gallery. Among them were prize winners from competitions and fairs.

For many years we have had a very special local volunteer, Mrs. Daisy Kolb, who would bring a quilt from

her collection or one of her quilt guild’s for the museum to display on its special quilt display area. This has truly

been a favorite for locals and visitors to check out and enjoy. With great kindness and support, the Lake Marion

Piecemakers Guild has agreed to continue Mrs. Daisy’s sharing gesture after her recent death. They have already

supplied us with beautiful works for our display. We always look forward to seeing their handiwork.

March — April 2018 Contributions

Memberships

Individual

Edith Ann Brandenburg

Hattie Mae Dantzler

Harriet L. Hutto

Fairey Belle Logan

Jerri McDonald

Family

Richard & Tina Carson

Lawton & Lane Irick

Collector’s Club

Jenny Rourk

Emory Weisiger & Janice McCann

Isaac W. Wilborn, Jr.

Donations Town of Elloree

Grants Gary W. Dietrich Family Foundation

Memorials

Darrel Anderson

Deborah Saverance

Dan Weigand

Kenneth Bickley

Sara Ann Fogle Laura & Bill Spiers

Charles Conley David & Myra Ardis & Family

Christine Bickley Edith Ann Brandenburg

Tourie R. Briggs Hattie Mae Dantzler

Jean Gasque Ann Jones & Charles Manning

Mr. & Mrs. Stan Jones Karmen B. Kennerly

Kay & Glenn Lancaster Don & Anne Lindsay

Jane Livingston Sarah Ann Parler Brent & Judy Pate

Claudia Polin

Fillies & Follies 2018 Sponsors

Blanchard Equipment Co., Inc.

David & Sallie Cantley Carriage Hill Farm & Construction, Inc.

Carolina Peanut, LLC Cox Industries, Inc.

C F Evans Construction Crop Production Services

David & Patricia Felkel First Citizens Bank

Gasque Family Partnership General IGA

Jameson Farms, Inc. William & Joan Jameson Bill & Ruby Livingston

Morehouse-Huber Co. Inc. Palmetto Peanut

William & Dawn Robinson SCE & G

The SEFA Group, Inc. Howard & Barbara Shirer

South State Bank Super Sod

Strock Farms Partnership Strock Trucking

Tri-County Electric Cooperative Vallentines Cotton Co.

Zeus Industrial Products

Fillies & Follies 2018 Donors

AgSouth Farm Credit

Cameron Cotton & Seed Co., Inc. Carolina Agri-Power LLC

Designs @ Elloree Elloree Gin Company

Johnny & Bonnie Fogle Haigler Farms

Performance Farms Major Graphics

Franklin Zeigler, Jr.

Memorials Continued

Mary Jane Cox Hattie Mae Dantzler

Jean C. Gasque

Hamilton (Milt) Jones Felder

Bill & Patricia Clark Sara Ann Fogle Jean C. Gasque

Pat Holman Charlene Rast Keef Brent & Judy Pate

Deborah Saverance Dan Weigand Billie J. Smith

Laura & Bill Spiers

Grace Fogle

Sara Ann Fogle

Everett Gasque Jean Gasque

Carl B. Hall, Jr.

Sara Ann Fogle

Daisy Kolb

Sara Ann Fogle Brent & Judy Pate

Lake Marion Piecemakers

Robert & Ann Polin

Edith Ann Brandenburg

Warren Walters

Bob & Shirley Dryman

Endowment Fund

Memorials

Kenneth Bickley

Milt Felder

Adair Fogle

Charles Conley

Adair Fogle

Walter & Andrea Fogle

Margaret Wise

Adair Fogle

Walter & Andrea Fogle

Shop Snider’s Store !

Gifts for all ages! All seasons! All year long!

Lake time is here and Snider’s Store has many special lake items from a variety

of dish towels, to fish plates, “alligators”, and duck calls.

Visitors

These visitors from Tennessee and Mississippi were listening intently to the

audio tour as they rested on one of the benches. Their complimentary report

when finishing the tour was encouraging. The two brothers (one was around the

corner) grew up on a farm and thoroughly enjoyed discussing the exhibits that

brought back so many memories. The ladies completed the audio tour a little

quicker than the guys so they could shop in Snider’s Store. It was our pleasure

to get to know them and we hope they will come back in the near future.

Once again the Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. has proven

to be a hidden gem.

Mr. Snider is talking about the summer camps coming up. The teachers

are always full of lots of ideas wrapped in lots of fun. Make sure your

campers get registered soon as possible. These camps fill up fast.

Elloree Heritage Museum & Cultural Center

P.O. Box 54

Elloree, SC 29047

www.ElloreeMuseum.org

E-mail ElloreeMuseum@ntinet.com

Phone (803) 897-2225

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Board of Trustees

Richard Bochette

Sybil Brandenburg

Barbara Butler

Jane Carson

Jim Dantzler

Marlaine Reeves Felkel

Patricia Bochette Felkel

Sammy Fogle

Keith Helmly

William Jameson

Kay Dantzler Lancaster

Ruby Livingston

John McLaurin

Dawn Robinson

Chris Worley

Administrative Manager

Kay Shirer

Calendar of Events

VEX IQ Robotic

Camp

June 26 — 29, 2018

Art Camp

June 11 — 13, 2018