Landmark Conference - York
​March 19-21, 2026

We're looking forward to the Conference in York County, Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon, March 19-21. Sessions and tours celebrate York County history in the context of state and national history. The Conference is an excellent opportunity to connect and reconnect with historians from across the state.
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​Thursday, March 19
The White Home (258 E. White St, Rock Hill)
5:00-5:30       Registration
5:30-7:00       Conference Opening Reception
7:00                Dinner on your own 
 
Friday, March 20
Winthrop University (DiGiorgio Campus Center, 269 DiGiorgio Center, Rock Hill)
Sponsor: Winthrop University - History Department & Louise Pettus Archives
8:00                Registration 
9:00                Welcome Session
9:30-10:15     Concurrent Sessions (Choose 1)
10:30-11:15    Concurrent Sessions (Choose 1)
11:30-1:15      Lunch with Awards & Business (Sponsor: SC DAH Foundation)
1:30-2:15      Concurrent Sessions (Choose 1)
 2:30-3:15    Keynote Address (Sponsor: SC DAH Foundation)
                     The Courage of William Jasper, Martha Bratton, Watt, and John Hardin 
                     Dr. Eddie Lee, Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies, Winthrop University
3:30-4:30    Tour of Winthrop University
6:30              Silent Auction (WU Tuttle Dining Room in McBride Hall, 695 Scholars Walk, Rock Hill)
 
Saturday, March 21
Sponsor: Culture & Heritage Museums of York County & Historic Brattonsville
Historic Brattonsville, 1444 Brattonsville Rd, McConnells
10:00              Historic Brattonsville Tour
Noon               Lunch (Forest Hall)
1:00-2:00       Historic Preservation Workshop (Brattonsville)

Registration Rates: Member * Non-Member * Student
Early Bird Entire Conference (by 2/17) $125 * $150 * $45
Entire Conference (after 2/17)                $175 * $200 * $75

Can’t make the entire conference? Just pay for the options you can attend.
Registration Rates a la carte: Member * Non-Member
Thursday Opening Reception       $20 * $25
Friday Sessions & Awards Lunch  $40 * $45
Friday Silent Auction                    $40 * $45
Saturday Tours & Lunch               $20 * $25
Saturday Workshop                     Free * $5

Awards

Submit awards nominations
Deadline: February 17, 2026
Awards Luncheon: Friday, March 20
Be a Sponsor to help fund it and promote your organization.

Exhibitors

Sponsors

If you'd like to be an exhibitor on Friday during the Conference, let us know by completing our online Exhibitor Form.

Exhibitor Form

2026 Exhibitors
SC's County Courthouses by Clay Young
SC250 Anniversary of the American Revolution
SC Archives & History Foundation
USC Press

If you'd like to be a sponsor of the Conference, connect with us to learn about the various levels and benefits. 

Email Us

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Conference Hotel

Cambria Hotel Rock Hill - University Center
​354 Technology Center Way, Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-324-0004
$179 - 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds
All rooms MUST be booked before Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026. After this date, the group room block is released to the general public and you will no longer have access to the special group rate.

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Past Landmark Conferences

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2025 - Sumter, SC
​2024 - Orangeburg, SC - SC: Shaping History, Civil Rights Edition
2023 - Florence, SC (Hosted by Frances Marion University)
2022 - Lexington County, SC "Legends and Liver Nips"
2021 - No conference due to COVID19 pandemic
2020 - Charleston, SC "350 Years of Change" - Cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic
2019 - Anderson, SC "Untold Stories"
2018 - Fort Mill, SC "Made in Ft. Mill"
2017 - Berkeley County, SC
2016 - Beaufort, SC
2015 - Oconee County, SC "Mountain, Museums & More!"
2014 - Calhoun County, SC "50th Anniversary of the Landmark Conference"
2013 - Spartanburg, SC "The Sparkle City: A Diverse Legacy"
2012 - North Augusta, SC "Railroads, Resorts & Rogues along the River: The History of N. Augusta"
2011 - Colleton County, SC "The Revolutionary War in SC"
2010 - Georgetown, SC
2009 - Columbia, SC
2008 - Greenville, SC
2007 - Beaufort, SC
2006 - Aiken, SC
2005 - Charleston, SC
2004 - Edgefield, SC
2003 - Spartanburg, SC
2002 - Abbeville, SC
2001 - Moncks Corner, SC
2000 - Sumter, SC
1999 - Walterboro, SC
1998 - Columbia & Lexington, SC
1997 - Bennettsville, SC
1996 - Aiken, SC
1995 - Georgetown, SC
1994 - York County, SC
1993 - Beaufort, SC
1992 - Cheraw, SC
1991 - Clemson, SC
1990 - Charleston, SC
1989 - Camden, SC ("Birth Conference" of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, now Preserve SC)
1988 - Greenville, SC
1987 - Columbia, SC
1986 - Abbeville, SC
1985 - Aiken, SC
1984 - Rock Hill, SC (Joint Conference with SC Federation of Museums)
1983 - Florence, SC
1982 - Spartanburg, SC
1981 - Georgetown, SC
1980 - Charleston, SC
1979 - Anderson, SC
1978 - Bennettsville, SC
1977 - Greenwood, SC
1976 - Camden, SC
1975 - Beaufort, SC
1974 - Hickory Knob State Park, McCormick County Historical Society
1973 - Columbia, SC
1972 - Charleston, SC
1971 - Myrtle Beach, SC
1970 - Camden, SC
1969 - Spartanburg, SC
1968 - Edgefield, SC
1967 - Georgetown, SC
1966 - Clemson, SC
1965 - Savannah & Hilton Head Island, SC
1964 - Batesburg Leesville, SC (Organization of Confederation)