Two years ago, R&R co-founder, J.I. Robinson wrote a short blog about old maps. He shared that maps are a fantastic asset in tracing old house location and family history. He wrote, “over the years we’ve collected old South Carolina maps from all kinds of sources and they offer features not found on current maps. They often…
Part 2: Peeling away the layers of an 18th century treasure
I ended our last episode with the belief that our subject property was a 18th Century Log structure and the knowledge that it was currently owned by David Houseal, the heir to the African American tenant family who once lived in the house. I met Mr Houseal for the first time in the fall of…
Oh What Fun
One of R&R’s most dedicated contributors, who wishes to remain anonymous, often researches newspapers for data on historic properties. He wants to discover information as to who was building what, where individuals were moving, what building had burned, and on and on it goes. To some this may seem mindless work but to him, it…
Reflections 2015
Recently Rusty Robinson, R&R’s co-founder, has been writing a number of the blog posts. It is wonderful to see his creativity and his love of vocabulary used to express thoughts related to our enjoyment of preserving and sharing history. Frankly, I could get my feelings hurt, as the number of positive comments made by subscribers…