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What a wonderful Conference we had in Florence, South Carolina! 
Francis Marion University (FMU) was a wonderful host, the presenters were excellent, and we were honored with outstanding award recipients and engaging exhibitors!
Check out some pictures below and get ready to join us in Orangeburg, SC, next Spring 2024!
Venues
Gately Gallery, 142 N. Dargan Street
The Carter Center, 200 W. Evans Street
 FMU Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Dargan Street
The Florence Museum, 111 W. Cheves Street
Sessions & Presenters
Jamestown, SC - A Reconstruction-era African-American Settlement - Terry James
"Dorothy Sinkler Richardson Saves Francis Marion" - Margaret (Peggy) Picket
​The Baha'i Faith & Reconstruction in SC, Past & Future - Louis Venters
Lynches Lake Historical Society & Museums - The Ferries of Lower Florence County - Kent Daniels
​SC Amer. Rev. 250th Commission & The Liberty Trail - Increasing Tourism, Educating Visitors - Bill Davies
Archaeology at Friendfield Village, Hobcaw Barony, SC - Christopher Barton
"Gen. Francis Marion: History vs. Hollywood" - Dr. Scott Kaufman 
​Scrolling in Their Graves: Finding Your Ancestors in the Internet Era - Joshua Johnson
FMU's Universities Studying Slavery Initiative - Todd Couch
Tour of The Florence Museum, 111 W. Cheves Street
Tour of FMU's Hewn Timber Cabins on the FMU Main Campus
 Workshop: What's in YOUR Attic? - Virginia Ellison, VP of Collections and COO, SC Historical Society


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Past Landmark Conferences


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)

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