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Museum Exhibit: Christmas
November 28, 2013 - January 2014, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; $4
$4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17
Presented by the Spartanburg Regional History Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center.
This exhibit examines celebrates Christmases past in Spartanburg through the objects, images and documents of our residents.
Rations, Rosie, & Roosevelt: Christmastime in World War II
December 7, 2013, Saturday, 11 am-4 pm; $6 Adults, $4 Ages 5-17, Free 4 & under
Presented
by the Spartanburg
County Historical
Association at Historic Price House.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of an Army bomber crash near Price
House during the Second World War, the Spartanburg County Historical
Association remembers both the hard days and the happy times of the 1940s. Hear the tragic story of the three airmen who
lost their lives on a December day in 1943 when their A-20 Havoc Bomber crashed
into the woods behind Price House. See
and touch pieces of the plane. Find out
how families celebrated the holidays even in the midst of wartime
hardships. Discover how recycling, home
gardening, and conservation, or what we term today as “living green,” helped
win the war. Learn how African Americans
supported the war effort and sought “double victory” over fascism abroad and oppressive racial discrimination at
home. Explore Spartanburg County’s
wartime role as military training site and textiles producer. Even learn the basics of swing dancing!
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