DEAR MEMBERS,

 

Greetings to all! Our work at the Society continues to grow in leaps and bounds. Miss Nell has found that her days are full and her friends are many. Interest in the Society is spreading through the hard work of our members as well as modern technology known as the Internet.

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of Three Rivers Historical Society. We are trying to tie in a small celebration with our annual event “Old Fashioned Days” at Browntown that has been moved to October due to November’s cold weather conditions. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the first Sat. of  Oct. 

The work and dedication of those in the past is again beginning to find its way into this present generation.

We are trying to recognize and record the exhibits and donors of exhibits at the Museum. Anyone that would like to contribute more information about a particular item or donator can contact the Society or can make a personal visit to Browntown any Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

Wal-Mart and its associates are also taking an interest in Three Rivers and Browntown. They are working together to volunteer enough manpower and hours for us to receive up to a $5,000 grant, renewable every six months. We have secured enough volunteer hours to receive $1250 dollars to date. We thank these associates for their efforts, and we thank Wal-Mart for making these grants possible for the community.

Thank You to Larry Pate for designing our new building and Floyd Keels and Santee  Electric Co-Op for their contributions and installation of poles for our gate at Browntown.

We would like to thank and recognize those students that participated in our essay contest. The winners are posted and their essays are recorded in the pages ahead.  A special Thank You to Kim Avant for her support during this project.