Gloria and several others who have acquired about the availability of LANCASTER COUNTY�A PICTORIAL HISTORY. I called and "Yes" it is available at the following address: Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 430 Lancaster, SC 29721 Pictorial History of Lanc. Co $29.63 + $5 in padded package You mentioned driving down for the copy, if you do the Chamber of Commerce is easy to find at 604 North Main Street (Hwy 521 as you go south from Pineville). The only word of caution is that the right hand side of the street looks residential and the Chamber headquarters are in a regular looking house (but there is a small sign out front). By the way, if you have not visited the Lancaster County Library they have two excellent collections of genealogy and local history that they call the Viola Floyd Collection and the Perry Belle Hough Collection. in the Viola Floyd Collection you will find mostly genealogy of Lancaster County families but some history which includes notes that extend beyond what was her published in her book, LANCASTER COUNTY TOURS. The Perry Belle Hough collection is more history (of which Lancaster County is especially rich having Andrew Jackson, William Richardson Davie, Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller (father of Mary Boykin Chesnut) and others along with such historical sites as Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, the Buford Massacre, Andrew Jackson State Park, Forty Acre Rock, the Battle of Hanging Rock, George Washington meeting with the Catawba Indians at Major Crawford's picnic, the Robert Mills' designed Courthouse and Jail (he also did the Washington Monument and the old US Treasury building), birthplace of Dr. James Marion Sims (father of gynecology), William Henry Belk, founder ofthe Belk stores chain, etc. But Mrs. Hough did much genealogical work� 30 boxes according to my catalog of her work. However, the name Stogner is not listed in either inventory (neither is Pettus nor any other of my ancestral names). I think there were Stogners in Kershaw when I taught at KHS in 1947-48, my first year of teaching and I believe I taught several but cannot remember their first names-too many years ago and too many students (thousands) in the intervening years. Hope you enjoy the pictorial history. When originally printed Donning Publishing printed extra copies to send around to other counties across the nation as a model pictorial history in their attempt to sell their product. Martha Bishop (who was in charge of the pictures while I did the text really felt good about that, as did I, especially since it was our first venture when it came out in 1984). Louise Pettus ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [SCLANCAS] LANCASTER CO..Pictorial History >Date: Mon, May 15, 2000, 6:14 PM > >Louise - It is a pleasure to hear from you after all the work you have done >to further genealogy. It has been awhile - several years, so I assume that >was the first printing. How can I get a copy of the second printing? Do >they have it at the Chamber of Commerce? If so, I will make a special trip >down there. I am just in Charlotte. Thanks for straightening me out. Gloria > >PS - If you ever run into information on the Stogner family, I would >appreciate knowing about it. I am doing a book. I know it is so important >to preserve what we can of our families. > >My husband and I are good friends of Jack and Louise Pettus of Charlotte - >they have shown me the book you did on the Pettus family. > >Thanks again for your reply. Gloria Stogner Cook >