Georgetown-area Back Woods Quail Club offers challenges for shooters of all skill levels – and from all over the United States One of the largest sporting clay venues in the nation can be found just a few miles outside Georgetown. Back Woods Quail Club occupies nearly 1,000 wooded acres in the western part of Georgetown […]
Doin’ the Shag: South Carolina’s state dance still alive and kicking in Georgetown Learning the Shag, South Carolina’s official dance, known for fancy footwork, twirling and gliding in step with your partner, is now a whole lot easier in Georgetown. Bill and Brenda Barber, a six-time National Shag Champion couple, are now teaching the iconic dance […]
James A. Bowley’s achievements now highlighted on historic marker at his former home in Georgetown Inspired by his great-aunt Harriet Tubman, James Bowley was a freed slave who lived in Georgetown from 1866 to 1880. He was a successful teacher, school commissioner, state legislator, college trustee and newspaper publisher. Now his life and the connection […]
Winyah Auditorium ‘selling’ seats to help pay for balcony renovations It’s time for another curtain call at the historic Winyah Auditorium, so, please, take your seat. Or, better yet, you can help pay for renovations to Winyah’s balcony by buying one of the seats for $250. It’s all part of a continuing fundraiser for the historic […]
Historic marker will highlight connection between Georgetown resident James A. Bowley and abolitionist icon Harriet Tubman GEORGETOWN, SC – After months of research and planning, the Georgetown community will unveil the James A. Bowley-Harriet Tubman Historic Marker with two days packed with a variety of exciting events the weekend of Sept. 20 and 21, 2019. “In culmination […]
West End Heritage Center promotes, preserves much-loved Georgetown community with photos, videos, memorabilia After sitting vacant for more than a decade, a building in the heart of Georgetown’s West End will now serve as a place to celebrate the history and champions of that community, while also providing educational programs. Dozens gathered Aug. 20 for […]
