“Roots and Recall’s favorite blog posts of 2016. Yes, it was the Kibler Cabin series.”
Of the some thirty or more blogs sent by R&R in 2016, the ones that received the most comments and positive feedback was the series provided by the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, dealing with the acquisition, study and preservation of the Kibler Cabin in Newberry County. Interestingly, a number of subscribers were somehow related to the Kibler family, and others who just stated, “do more of this type blog post.” So, we are listing and we hope you will enjoy the blogs we share with you in 2017. A number will deal with R&R updates and growth, but the vast majority will indeed focus on preservation issues and specific on going projects, such as; the Kibler House, Newry Mill, the Brick House at Brattonsville, and so much more. If you have not had an opportunity to read the Kibler posts, please do so. They are assembled at the bottom of this page.
Just for fun:
- Anderson Motor Company of Rock Hill, S.C.
- Carolina Inn Building of Chester, S.C.
- Cool Springs Plantation of Kershaw Co., S.C.
- Glenn Springs Resort and Bottling of Spartanburg, S.C.
Ligon Productions, a wonderful partner in preservation, has also been working on a documentary of the history and preservation efforts related to the cabin and we hope to have it posted to R&R within a couple of week. It is an outstanding video presentation of the study of one lovely old cabin and the desire by many to see it preserved. We suggest the first week on 2017, check the video menu on R&R, it might be ready be then!
R&R also received a couple of negative comments dealing with a statement which pointed to the worrisome economic demise of so many of S.C.’s rural communities. One individual wrote in asking that their name be removed from the subscription list, if anything in S.C., was going to be compared to the plight of Detroit. Well we don’t want to offend anyone but yes, there are pockets of S.C. which are in need of significant economic simulation. Just ask the S.C. Chamber of Commerce and we are confident they can issue a complete report with ease. Is it right to compare these location to a struggling city in Michigan, we will need to leave this question up to you?
R&R however, has had a wonderful year of exciting improvements, and 2017, looks like a basket of real goodies. We anticipate making the site easier to use, allowing users the ability to earmark sites they wish to have updates on, and making R&R’s weekends more fun with DeJaunts. But the one venture we are most excited with, is the S.C. Teacher Tools history program. Since posting it two weeks ago for a very limited audience, two public school systems have already reached out to R&R, saying how much they wish to participate. We believe getting the next generation excited with preservation begins with teaching young people, that their own community history, is vitally important. Teacher Tools hopefully will inspire the next generation to look a little deeper and care much stronger.
But we don’t want to forget that preservation of local history is an evolutionary process – each generation learns from the preceding. There were always individuals who stimulated my interest in a keener understanding of local heritage. I am honored that two of these individuals, not only helped shape my own desire to preserve, but they each left me a legacy of rewards, which we share freely with R&R’s users. These two individuals who died in 2016, will remain unnamed, but they have not been forgotten and their knowledge and passion for research, writing and history lives on and on.
Those of us who work to bring you From the Porch @RootsandRecall.com, wish each of you a warm Merry Christmas!
KIBLER BLOGS – 2016:
