Roots and Recall is looking for a individuals who are interested in conducting interviews, writing and taking photographs for the website’s new Feature Article section. Do you know someone who enjoys writing and is passionate about Southern architecture, decorative arts, local history or culture heritage? If so, we want to speak with them! The new monthly…
Carolina Vernacular – III
The third of the Carolina Vernacular blog series is designed to offer insights into three skilled antebellum artisans from York, S.C. Each of these individuals contributed to the area’s fine body of architectural work, some of which unfortunately has been demolished. It is rather fascinating that S.C. entrepreneur and York County resident, Hiram Hutchison, wrote Columbia…
Carolina Vernacular – II
This is the second of three weekly blogs showcasing artisan family groups from upcountry S.C., each documented in the SC Artisans Database. Little information is know about the Isenhower or Esenhower family of Fairfield County, S.C. We are confident this family’s heritage and genealogy have been well documented but not yet shared with R&R. Nevertheless,…
Carolina Vernacular – I
The Hafner or Hefner family of North Carolina, first came to the forefront of architectural and artisan research in the early 1960s when one of its members was recorded as having constructed a house in upcountry S.C. Perhaps a few individuals who owned handsome “Hafner Built” houses knew of their contributions but it was not…
Antebellum Contractors and Pattern Books
“19th Century Pattern Books in wide use…” The coffee table book, Plantation Heritage by Kenneth F. and Blanche Marsh, 1962 attempted for the first time to attribute houses to individual antebellum contractors in the upcountry sections of S.C. The slightest mention of an individual often stimulated extensive searches for documentation that they would have never…
THE NEW HOMEPAGE
This week’s issue of From the Porch is brief but hopefully informative. As many of you have already noticed we have been busy introducing new design features and content on Roots and Recall. We’ve recently introduced a new homepage that represents a fresh look and layout for the initial page, and we sincerely hope you…
Instilling Interest in a New Generation
My granddaughters are a never-ending source of joy for me as I listen to and see them grow. Of keen interest is to watch and see just what they notice! Their names are Darby and Wylie, two distinguished Southern family names to bestow. Does this mean they too will grow to appreciate and love antiques,…
History and Monuments
Last week I took a few moments to post a heartfelt comment on the Roots and Recall Facebook page concerning my dismay over the removal of Confederate monuments across America. If you care to, please visit the Facebook site and read it. Not everyone agreed with what I wrote, nevertheless, it was one of the…
Upcountry Updates
Keeping it simple! When you became a Roots and Recall member, you were offered the opportunity to select geographic regions across the state, which are most applicable and appealing to you. Originally new members were allowed to sign up for all eight regions. But the feature has been so popular, we subsequently restrict selection, only…
Pee Dee Updates
Keeping it simple! When you became a Roots and Recall member, you were offered the opportunity to select geographic regions across the state, which are most applicable and appealing to you. Originally new members were allowed to sign up for all eight regions. But the feature has been so popular, we subsequently restrict selection, only…