Monday, May 23, 2022

20th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium

 Great information from Carole and George in regards to the  

20th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium. 

For more information please contact them at; 

gcsummers@ftc-i.net


Greetings to History Buffs & Francis Marion Admirers:

Hear Ye, hear ye.

We’ll have the FM Symposium in Manning Oct 21-22.

You want to come & share,

At CCTC, DuBose Campus, Manning, SC. Save the dates.

Know you want to hear about more 250th Anniversary events, too.

 

The FM Symposium will run from Friday afternoon, starting about 2:20,

Until Sat. evening with the Sat. evening dinner theater.

This changes the cost for Lectures, Friday dinner theater, Sat. lunch, Sat. dinner theater)  

    Price: $95     ($180 / couple) 

  (or Early bird $90/$170 by Sept 21    (also use this as a Sponsorship form).

Send your registration checks.

We will deposit your check after Oct 10.

No refunds after Oct 10.

Thanks for your support & interest.

Carole & George

 

 20th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium

   Oct 21-22, 2022, Manning, SC

Explore the Revolutionary War Southern Campaign with General Francis Marion

      Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and the

significance of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. 

       "Times of Francis Marion, 1732-1795"

    Presentations & Evening dinners in Rev. History

Site: FE DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, Manning, SC

      Now:  You're invited to submit your registration, check & participate.

           Register at the on-line form  

          October 21-22, 2022   www.FrancisMarionSymposium.com

 Special Thank you to our Sponsors:  

Gold Sponsors:  SC 250th Anniversary Commission, Columbia, SC;

           American Revolution Roundtable-SC at Hilton Head.

 Pewter Sponsors:   

       Allison Investment Management, John, Columbia, SC;

       Anderson Pharmacy, Rock, Manning, SC;

       Bank of Clarendon, Manning, SC;

       John Beakes, Maryland;

       Peggy Chiappetta, Gable, SC;

       Col Hezekiah Maham SAR Chapter, Berkeley County, Moncks Corner, SC;

       DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning, SC;  

       Edward Jones, Whit, Manning, SC;                

       Dr. Elwood Owens, Photographer, Videographer, Florence, SC

       A Friend of the Francis Marion Symposium, Bluffton, SC;

       FTC, Kingstree. SC;

       Prothro Chevrolet, Lannes Prothro, Manning, SC;  

       Santee Electric, Kingstree, SC;

       In Honor of South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust;

       In Memory of  Dr. Bob Swager, Spartanburg, SC;

       In Memory of Peter E. Reilly, NY;

       Rick Jackson, St Matthews, SC;

       Warren and Jay Graves, Hilton Head Island, SC;

       G & C Summers, Manning, SC

      

   We partner with South Carolina Rev. Battleground Preservation Trust & the South Carolina Liberty Trail





SC 250th Commission

 https://www.southcarolina250.com/



Purpose

Chartered by the SC General Assembly in 2018 … “which shall have the authority and responsibility to plan and execute, insofar as authorized and funded by the General Assembly, a proper observance of the Sestercentennial of the American Revolution in South Carolina, and in cooperation with the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust; a national organization, if any; and other similar commemorative organizations in other states. This proper observance of the Sestercentennial must include the role of persons of African-American descent in the Revolutionary War.”

Mission

To celebrate and promote South Carolina’s role in the American Revolution by educating, engaging, and inspiring South Carolinians and visitors.

Strategic Goals

  • Discover and celebrate South Carolina’s Revolutionary Era, its significant people, places, principles, and events.
  • Interpret, preserve, and make accessible Revolutionary scholarship and sites.
  • Educate South Carolinians and the world about South Carolina’s roles in the American Revolution.
  • Support and promote research and cultural heritage tourism telling South Carolina’s stories from many points of view.
  • Support and promote local 250th anniversary commemorative events, arts, preservation, heritage tourism infrastructure, and corresponding economic development.

SC 250th Commission’s Statutory Partners: