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Stitched Together: The Story of America’s Flag
Long before the American flag became a familiar sight on front porches, in classrooms, or atop government buildings, it lived in the imaginations of people dreaming of a nation they had yet to create. During the American Revolution, the thirteen colonies fought for...
Mackenzie Sholtz: Bringing History to Life Through Dress
Mackenzie Sholtz, owner of Fig Leaf Patterns and a Sumter County Executive 250th Committee Member, has spent much of her life in and out of museums, documenting historic garments and measuring them for collections. When she moved to Sumter, South Carolina,...
The Remarkable Careers of Bill Pinkney
February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, and Sumter County is proud to have been home to numerous remarkable African Americans over the years. Many African American Sumterites have had distinguished military, musical, political, athletic,...
