There is a site with the 1861 Census of the City of Charleston. http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/census/census.html<http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/census/census.html> It lists the streest by block, the owners of the property and the head of household living there. Great Resource. Janet Nielson Jilote

GOD BLESS AMERICA! fyi: Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item# 3597190500: Huguenot Society South Carolina history I saw this item for sale at eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM, and thought that you might be interested. Title of item: Huguenot Society South Carolina history Seller: bobross2 Starts: Mar-21-04 19:46:57 PST Ends: Mar-31-04 19:46:57 PST Price: Starts at $24.95 To bid on the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=888801&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Ecom%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewItem%26item%3D3597190500%26category%3D41894%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1 Item Description: TRANSACTIONS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 15 different annual editions, in wraps, 1959-1974 (nos. 64 to 79) less 1970. Excellent historical and geneological reference. Topics include Gignilliats in South Carolina; the French Hospital; history and archeology; a short sketch on Peter Gilbert of new Bordeaux; Huguenots of the upper south; the conscience of a Huguenot; early generations of the Dutarque family; Belin geneology; French Huguenots at the Cape in South Africa; the Huguenots in history: a reappraisal; the Bonneau family; the Buford family in South Carolina; Burdell; Rembert family; Huguenots and Caniards; Vincent Guerin of St. Thomas and St. Denis; Rembert and DuBose family records; Henry Laurens - Neglected Patriot; Louis Monzon; 1685 and the penalty for intolerance; Isaac Caillabeuf and some descendants, Pickens geneology; medical Huguenots in South Carolina; Motte, Berrien, Huger; some Huguenot achievements in South Carolina. Many more.

GOD BLESS AMERICA! fyi: Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item# 3597175634: South Carolina Historical Magazine 1904-1977 (106) I saw this item for sale at eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM, and thought that you might be interested. Title of item: South Carolina Historical Magazine 1904-1977 (106) Seller: bobross2 Starts: Mar-21-04 18:58:02 PST Ends: Mar-31-04 18:58:02 PST Price: Starts at $200.00 To bid on the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=888801&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Ecom%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewItem%26item%3D3597175634%26category%3D41894%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1 Item Description: COLLECTION OF 106 SOUTH FLORIDA HISTORICAL MAGAZINES FROM 1904 TO 1977, published quarterly by the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, in wraps. OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LIBRARY RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY AND GENEOLOGY. Includes all from January 1951 to April 1977 except July 1953, July 1957, April and July 1962, October 1973. Also includes July 1904, July 1908, April 1911, January 1912, January 1918, January 1922. Topics include letters of Hon. Henry Laurens to his son John; records of the regiemtns of the S.C. Line, Continental Establishment; the Hayne famnily; the Baronies of South Carolina; journal of the campaign to the southward, May 9th to July 14th, 1778; registrar of the Independent or Congregational Church, 1732-1738; Robert gibbs, governro, and some of his descendants; register of St. Andrew's Parish, Berkeley County; the Hutson family of South Carolina; marriage and death notices from the south Carolina Weekly Gazette, t! he register of Christ Church Parish; Charleston and Charleston Neck: the original grantors and the settlements along the Ashley and Cooper River; Grimball of Edisto Island, St. Helena's Parish Register; some counterfeiters of provincial curency; Battery Wagner on Morris Island 1863; the Confederadte Episcopal Church in 1863; Dr. Irving's reminiscenses of the Charleston Stage; Preston S. Brooks on the caning of Charles Sumner; Confederate exiles in London, 1865-70: The Wigfalls; silk culture in Stateburg; ante-bellum milling in South Carolina; the South Carolina College duel of 1833; yellow fever in Charleston; a profile of Columbia in 1850; a Union soldier at Fort Sumpter 1860-61; Charles Town in 1764; Lt. John Wilson's "Journal of the Siege of Charleston"; the Ball Papers: a pattern of life in the Low Country. Many more like this. Scan illustrates three sample pubs... once had geneological in title.

Janet - My husband's HAY family all settled in Texas - Near San Antonio - (migrated from Scotland) - so never traced any of them to Charleston - /mary ann

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JAMES RODGERS CODWISE born in 1800S at Mount Victory, St. Croix , West Indies. He went to college in NY and must have had a rift with the family because he was "lost" and no one had heard from that side of the family from late 1820's to early 1830's until I located them 3 years ago. My problem is that James married a woman named Martha (unknown) born about 1814 in South Carolina and their first child was born in South Carolina, about 1834, the rest of their children were born in AL. I'm not sure where they lived in South Carolina. He was related to LEAYCRAFTs but he may have deliberately stayed away from family members. Has anyone come across the name CODWISE anywhere in South Carolina? Thanks, Carolyn Port Hueneme, CA

Mary Ann, are you doing any research on HAYs in Charleston? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: MARY HAY<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [SC] receive e-mail from scroots Thanks - is this Lone Cane area only? Is there one for all of South Carolina? /mary ann hay ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== SCRoots Message Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS> ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237>

I have had a couple of requests on information on the Gentry wills that I inferred to in a message a while back. So I am posting them to the list. I transcribed some from the microfilmed records located at the SC State Archives & Museum, Columbia, SC and others are ABSTRACT from Edgefield Co., SC Wills 1787-1836 by James E. & Vivian Wooley, 1991 Historical Press. For those, I cannot verify those abstacts. Hope these help. I am always ready to listen to info. supported by good sources or lots of circumstancial support. AT times, I am so desperate, I even listen to far fetched speculation to give me an idea of where to look. If they sound like any of your family, get back and I will send a registry of the info. I have on that family. Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------- Estate of Sarah "Jentry", Probate Box 15, Pkg 552, Edgefield Dist., SC. Whitfield Brooks, I read this estate administration and there is no indication of any family relationships in it. No distribution of property, only an assessment of property valued at 121.93 and an estate sale. It does however list several of the children noted in Thomas Gentry's will as purchasers, thereby supporting the conclusion that this Sarah was the Widow of Thomas Gentry d. 1820 Persons who purchased are listed only once: Dr. Garrett, Lavinia Gentry, Wm. Gentry, Sam/Sim Christy, B. Spikes, Zak S. Brooks, R. Ellis, H. Duffie, J. Griffith, J. Rutherford, R. Coleman, ? Towls, J. Boulward, Susannah Christy, J. Vines, J. Riley I have created a family group as follows based on probate records of Thomas which is copied below: Descendants of Thomas Gentry 1 Thomas GENTRY b: Abt. 1760 d: February 1820 in Edgefield Co., SC . +SARAH b: Abt. 1760 d: November 1828 in Edgefield District, SC ..... 2 Lavenia GENTRY ......... +Whitfield CLIFTON ..... 2 William GENTRY b: Abt. 1785 in Edgefield Co., SC ..... 2 Catherine GENTRY ......... +Gilbert SMITH ..... 2 Hezekiah GENTRY b: Abt. 1806 ..... 2 Nathaniel GENTRY ..... 2 Sarah W. GENTRY b: Abt. 1818 Burial: Limestone Co, TX ......... +John J. BEARD b: Abt. 1818 in Johnson Co., NC Burial: Haynie's Chapel in Garfield, Tx ..... 2 Elizabeth GENTRY b: Abt. 1795 in SC ..... 2 John GENTRY b: Abt. 1800 ......... +WIFE b: Abt. 1800 Will of Thomas Gentry - dated 17 Jan 1820, recorded in book C, pg. 38, admitted into probate 07 Feb 1820, Probate Box 12, pkg 399, Probate Court, Edgefield Dist., SC Executrix: Sarah Gentry, wife. - ABSTRACT from Edgefield Co., SC Wills 1787-1836 by James E. & Vivian Wooley, 1991 Historical Press, p. 129 therefore I do not have accounting and distribution info] 15 Jany 1820: I, Thomas Gentry, planter, being sick and weak in body but sound and disposing mind and memory & understanding & finding my time too short to make my last will I therefore in the present of Zachariah S. Brooks, Joseph Rutherford and Joseph Griffith do declare this verbally to be my last will....First I give to my three daughters Elizabeth Gentry, Sarah W. Gentry and Levinna Gentry $50 each to be paid as they come of age or marry. to make them equal with my dtr. Catherine Smith which I have already given the same... I give to my two sons William and John Gentry $50 each to be paid within 12 months from this date... I give to my youngest son Hezekiah Gentry to be paid when he comes of age... The balance I give to my wife Sarah, being one negro woman, all my stock, tools, household, & kitchen furniture, with all debts due to me by notes or open accounts during her natural life & after my just debts are paid and after her death the property to be equally divided amongst my children. ... I appoint my beloved wife Sarah Gentry as executrix. witness (same as above) Proven 7 Feb. 1820. Qualified Sarah Gentry executrix to the within the 28 Feb 1820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Gentry names that occur in wills that I have are: *Will of Hezekiah Gentry - Box 11 pkg 382 /w/ 19 Jan 1820 /r/ April 17, 1824 [***Hezekiah is my ancestor] State of SC. In the name of God, amen, I Hezekiah Gentry of the District of Edgefield, planter, being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind Memory and understanding do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner following, first, I give devise and bequeath unto my son Runnels Gentry the two following Negroes Elles & Bill, he Runnels Gentry paying over to the Children of Lurany Burnett the sum of four hundred dollars. Twelve months after my decease. 2ndly I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Anna Teer one Negroe Boy named Dave, she paying back to the estate two hundred dollars to her and her heirs forever. 3rdly I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Gilly Abney one Nigro boy named Sam during her natural life she paying back to my estate the sum of two hundred dollars and at her death to her children and their heirs forever. 4thly I give devise and bequeath unto my son Robert Gentry the two following Nigores, Dolly and Lewis, to him and his heirs forever he paying back to the estate two hundred dollars. I also give to my son Robert Gentry one half of my present dwelling plantation it being the upper part Joining to Runnels Gentry the place where I now live, to him and his heirs forever. 5th I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Delilah Taiket one Nigroe Girl named Demce and one hundred dollare to be paid to her twelve months after my decease, to her and her heirs forever. 6th I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter-in-law Sarah Gentry during her widowhood the three following nigores Meanor and her two children Tim and Elizer and at her death or marriage to her children and their heirs for ever she paying back to the estate the sum of two hundred dollars. I also give to my daughter-in-law Sarah Gentry the one half of my present plantation it being the part she now lives on joining the part I gave to my son Robert Gentry , during her natural life and at her death to the children on her and Thomas Gentry and their heirs forever. 7th I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Nichols, the follow four Nigroes, Liz and her three children Rachael, Spence, and George. Also the sum of one hundred dollars to her and her heirs for ever. 8th I give devise and bequeath unto my grandchildren being the heirs of my daughter Mourning Carlton the sum of three Hundred Dollars to be paid out of my Estate and to be Equally divided, to them and their heirs for ever. 9thly I give devise and bequeath unto grandson Runnels Gentry - son of Hezekiah the sum of three Hundred dollare, to be paid our of my Estate to him and his heirs for ever. It is my will & desire that incase there is a crop reparing or begun that the property shall not be divided nor altered until the crop is finished. It is also my Will that the Balance of my property not heretofore Given away Shall be Sold, and after my Executors paying the sum of Money heretofore given away, the Balance of Money arising for the sale should there be any, after paying my Lawful Debts, is to be equally divided among my five children Runnels Gentry, Anna Teer, Gilly Abney, Robert Gentry and Sarah Gentry wife of Thomas Gentry. And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Runnels Gentry and Robert Gentry my Executors of this my last will and Testament, Making void all former wills at any time made by me. And I do declare this to be my Last Will, and Testament in witness whereof I have subscribed my name and fixed my seale, this the 19th January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty. Signed Sealed Delivered & published by the above named Hezekiah Gentry the Testator in the presents of us who has Subscribed our Names as Witnesses therto - Gibson Yarborough (Signature) Hezekiah Gentry Richard Coleman Nathan Trotter Recorded in Will Book "C" p. 243-244 Recorded April 17, 1824 Jn Simkins, OED Box 10, pkg 387 Proved the 12th April, 1824 by Richard Coleman Witness to the within same time qualifies Runnels Gentry Exec. Recorded in Book C p. 243 17th April 1829. SC, Edgefield Dist, By John Simkins Ordinary of said Co.: Personally appeared before me Richard Coleman witness to the within who being duly swore declarith on his said oath that he was present & saw Elizabeth Gentry sign seal & declare the within to [be _ his last will and testament ] and that she, said Elizabeth Gentry was then of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of the despondants knowledge & belief & that he with Gibson Yarborough and Nathan Trotter did sign their names as witnesses [thereto] at the request of the testatrix & in her [__] same time qualified Runnels Gentry Exc. Given under my hand at my office 12th April 1824 Wm Simkins OED. [WHO is this Elizabeth. His daughter Elizabeth is called Elizabeth Nichols in item 7 of the will. ?????] Purchasers at the estate sale May 10. 1824: Sarah Gentry, Crafford Perry, Wm Barns, Daniel Vines, Joseph Mays, Joseph Trotter, SR., James Vines, Gibson Yarborough, Thomas Trotter, Caleb Willis, Richard Ellis, Edward Carter, William Riley, Jr., Wm Hill, Hezekiah Burnett, Hugh Duffey, Susannah Abney, Charles Abney, Sampson Duffy, Thomas Largent/Sargent?, Wm. Turner, Simeon Moss, Levi Gentry, Gilly Gentry, Reason Gentry, B. Key, J. May, Moses Watton, Wm Powers, Wm Lewis. There is no listing of payment to legatees. May need to check Equity records. ------------------------------------------------------ Will of Anna Gentry Tear - "Edgefield Co. Wills 1787-1836 - James & Vivian Woolsey, 1991 [***Daughter of Hezekiah Gentry. Anna m. 1) Pleasant Burnett m 2) Stephen Teer. One researcher adds another husband between 1 and 2, but I don't support that data with my research. Anna is my ancestor with Pleasant Burnett. Will of Anna Tear, being feeble in body but sound of mind and memory..."I commend my soul unto the hands of almighty God hoping for a pardon of all my sins and transgressions through the victorious blood of my beloved Savior" First I desire that my funeral charges and just debts be paid. First I desire that my executors sell all my estate of every kind from every where after my death and equally divide the proceeds among lawful heirs to my estate. I do appoint my loving sons Pleasant Burnett and Aaron Waite (this is son-in-law) as my executors. Wit: John Carter, Jr Charles C. Burnett Signed Anna X Tear Proved by the oath of John Carter this 16th Sept 1829 and same time qualified Pleasant Burnett as executor." The following made purchases at her estate sale: Pleasant Burnett, Aron Waits, Sarah Burnet, [A] Fowler, T. Goggins, E. Childers The following received payments from the estate in 1829. Samuel Burnett - 160.00 Jeremiah Burnett - 160.00 Zacheus Corley 191.58 Aron Waite 191.58 Archibald Pitts 27.36.75 Willis Burnett " Elizabeth Burnett " Sally Burnett " Amelia Childress " John Burnett " Hazel Culbreath 2.00 Zedekiah Watkins 2.00 Robert Williams 4.00 Sarah Smith 47.12.5 " " " Dec 25, 1832 - Martin Carter in full for his share of said estate 77.37.5 Nov 27, 1833 - [Letha] Etheridge in full for the share of Mark Burnett of as from his order to me. ------------------------------------------------------ Will of Thomas Carter, deceased, John Carter, Exec. Filed March 21, 1802 [Non-cup will/estate] [Box 35, Pkg. 1305] [transcribed by Beverly Peoples] - [***Mentions a Sarah Jentry, but don't know which one] John Carter, Freeman Hardy, John [Tarsance(??)], John Curry posted bond of 50,000 to John Simkins of Edgefield on Feb. 12, 1802 John Carter and Freeman Hardy are administrators John Carter and Freeman Hardy to have Inventory made signed by all 4 men above except John Curry signed with his mark Edgefield: personally appeared Adrah Howard...saith that she was present at the house of Major Thomas Carter on Sunday the 24th in company with several of her neighbors and heard Major Carter call Capt. Freeman Hardy to him and Coll. John Carter ___ present the Major ___friends___property among all my children equally __ my big mare give her to my youngest daugher Extronary....January 28, 1802. Adrah Howard signed (BP note: this is Adrah Narcissa Collins Howard, wife of Seth Howard who was a neighbor) Edgefield: personally appeared Sarah Jentry...she was present at the house of Major Thomas Carter on Sunday the twenty fourth...with several other and heard Major Thomas Carter call Capt. Freeman Hardy to him and Coll. John Carter being present the Major said to them, my friends divide my property equally among all my children only my big mare give that to my youngest daughter Extonary ...January 28, 1801 Sarah Gentry signed (BP note: I do not know which Sarah Gentry this is, Allen Cain Gentry had a daughter Sarah, but she was likely too young to be a witness?-it is more likely one of Cain's daughter-in-laws or wife?) Edgefield: personally appeared Capt. Freeman Hardy.....and Major Carter called this deponant to him and Col. John Carter being present, the Major took them by the hands and said friends, divide my property amoung all my children equally and my big mare and...give to my youngest daughter Extronary....January 28, 1802 Freeman Hardy signed (BP note: It is possible the word Extronary was not a reference to the youngest daughter's name.) Edgefield:...a true and perfect inventory...any three or four of you.. Hightower Thorne, Anthony Butler, James Hardy and Joseph Hightower....on or before April...dated Feb. 12, 1802 Warrant of Appraisement: James Hardy, Hightower Thorne and Anthony Butler...Feb. 1802. Inventory taken Feb. 18, 1802 totaled $3,637.30 and signed by the 3 men above except the name Hightower Thorn appears to be Charnals Thorn Received in file March 1802 The inventory consisted of (among other things) 7 named slaves, several horses, 33 cows, 2 oxen, 5 beds, 400 bushel corn, lot of hogs at Mrs. Adams on the road, (BP note: I find it interesting that there are more personal items: sword, lookinglass, shot bog, powder horn, several womens saddles than tools or plantation crops listed). -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mary Ann, Click on http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html and then scroll down to the list you want to subscribe to. It threw me at first too. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARY HAY" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [SC] receive e-mail from scroots Thanks - is this Lone Cane area only? Is there one for all of South Carolina? /mary ann hay ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== SCRoots Message Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

This is the most active I have seen this list in a long time :-) I thought maybe I had been dropped from it or something. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [SC] receive e-mail from scroots > In a message dated 3/21/2004 2:20:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Is there another group that everyone has gone to? > > There is more than one RootsWeb-based mailing list that pertains to general > South Carolina genealogy. One that is about 3 or 4 times more active than > SCROOTS is the SC-Genealogy-L list. > > Drew Smith > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > Subscription instructions are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

In a message dated 3/21/2004 2:20:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Is there another group that everyone has gone to? There is more than one RootsWeb-based mailing list that pertains to general South Carolina genealogy. One that is about 3 or 4 times more active than SCROOTS is the SC-Genealogy-L list. Drew Smith

The Long Cane Creek Mailing list is just the first one shown on the top of the page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html Scroll down the page and you will find several other mailing lists for South Carolina. Including this one, SCRoots. The SCRoots Forum is dedicated to South Carolina Genealogy and related History. Steve Coker, SCRoots Forum Manager PS Don't click on the SCRoots.org link shown on the above page. It no longer exists. -----Original Message----- From: MARY HAY <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SC] receive e-mail from scroots Thanks - is this Lone Cane area only? Is there one for all of South Carolina? /mary ann hay

This is all of SC..as the name says. Derrell -----Original Message----- From: MARY HAY [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SC] receive e-mail from scroots Thanks - is this Lone Cane area only? Is there one for all of South Carolina? /mary ann hay ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== SCRoots Message Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Mary...Click on the link below ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Subscription instructions are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html Derrell Oakley Teat

Thanks - is this Lone Cane area only? Is there one for all of South Carolina? /mary ann hay

--=======3730394A======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Annual meeting of the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societes, referred to as The Landmark Conference will be held in Edgefield, SC April 22 - 23 2004. I have included a copy of the brochure and the registration form for those of you who would like to attend. Please feel free to make copies for others. If you have questions, contact me at [email protected] Dr. Constance T. McNeill Chairman, Registration The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society, the Ridge Heritage Association, the Edgefield Historical Society, the Edgefield Civic League, the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies, and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History are pleased to extend a cordial invitation to the 40th annual South Carolina Landmark Conference in Edgefield County April, 22-24, 2004. Edgefield County was created from part of the Old Ninety Six District in 1785, but the area was settled as early as the 1730's by traders and then by immigrants from Ireland, Germany, England and others who came either by way of the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania through Virginia to South Carolina or through the port of Charleston. Edgefield County has long been a center of political activity for the upcountry, having produced 10 Governors for the State of South Carolina. 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After breakfast on Saturday morning, registrants will take a tour of the Victorian homes of Johnston and Trenton, SC. This will include a tour of Historic Ebenezer Church and Cemetery. The 2004 Landmark Conference will conclude with a Picnic lunch at Bettis Academy in Trenton, SC. You are invited to remain after lunch and tour the facilities of this Historic African American facility. Landmark Conference Agenda Thursday, April 22nd 1-5 PM Greeting, Refreshments, Conference packet pick-up D.A. Tompkins Library Lynch Building 1-5 PM Self-guided walking tour of downtown Edgefield 7-9 PM Reception & Heavy hors d'oeuvres with entertainment Oakley Park Edgefield Friday, April 23rd 7:30-8:30 Packet pick-up for late arrivals D. A. Tompkins Library Lynch Building 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast Edgefield Baptist Church 8:30-9:45 Organizational Reports/Business Meeting - Edgefield Baptist= Church 10am -12 Welcome/Speakers Edgefield Baptist Church 12-1 PM Lunch - Edgefield Baptist Church 1-5 PM Tour of Homes &Historic sites Greater Edgefield Area 7:00 PM Annual Awards Banquet Wild Turkey Federation, Edgefield Saturday, April 24th 8 -9 am Full Breakfast/Isabella's Retreat Johnston, SC 8:30-10 Tour of Homes/Historic Sites Johnston 10 -1:00 PM Tour of Homes/Historic sites Trenton 1:00 PM Picnic lunch at Bettis Academy Trenton, S.C. Registration Form Detach and mail to: Dr. Constance T. McNeill Landmark Conference Registration P.O. 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