We're looking forward to the Conference next spring in Sumter. Plans are already underway. Be thinking about awards nominations and presentations related to Sumter County history. Join the Conferences & Workshops Team to help plan it. Be a Sponsor to help fund it and promote your organization. Let us know how you'd like to be involved!
Call for Session Proposals
If you are interested in presenting a session at next year’s Conference on a topic relevant to Sumter County history and/or useful to fellow members, please submit a brief proposal via email. The planning team will consider all submissions and incorporate as many as possible.
Conference Hotel
HYATT PLACE SUMTER/DOWNTOWN 18 N Main Street, Sumter Group Code: G-CSCH Deadline: 2/28/2025
What a wonderful time we had in Orangeburg! Special thanks to everyone who presented, sponsored, exhibited, planned and attended. This was a wonderful collaboration of a wide range of people. The learning and interactions were exactly what we always hope for!
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Past Landmark Conferences
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)
