Chicora Foundation Collection Highlight

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Did you know the South Carolina State Library maintains a detailed collection of materials from the Chicora Foundation? The online collection consists of curricula materials, reports, research contributions, and newsletters. Chicora is a Columbia, South Carolina public, non-profit heritage preservation organization founded in 1983. The Foundation's work includes archaeological and historical research throughout the Southeastern United States, public education (primarily in South Carolina), and work in conservation and preservation with museums, libraries, archives, historic organizations, and private citizens. Visit the collection on our Digital Collections site and learn more today!

 

Upcoming Event

Quilts of Valor hanging at the Horry County Museum, from Facebook.

Speaker at the Center Series: The Quilts of Valor Program with SC State Coordinator, Kim Price

July 23, 2026, 3:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk about the Quilts of Valor Program with Kim Price, SC State Coordinator. The mission of the Quilts of Valor® Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Join us for our next Speaker at the Center event with Kim Price to learn about the history of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, its importance, and how Kim came to be a part of it.