The Greer Heritage Museum will soon be hosting its second Stories of Greer event, highlighting the town’s rich textile history.
“Stories of Greer” is a four-part series that the museum is hosting throughout the city’s sesquicentennial year. The events cover a timeline of Greer’s history, with the next event exploring the textile era in a unique location.
The talk will be held at the Greer Mill (300 Connecticut Ave) on April 25 at 1 p.m. According to Museum Director David Lovegrove, Greer had three textile mills and a cottonseed oil mill in its early days. The Greer Mill is the last one standing, and this is the first time the public will be able to see it since a developer began working to turn the site into a residential community.
“The developer that has been doing that work really has a heart for history and has been trying to do a restoration of the building that respects and honors its history,” Lovegrove said. “When you go inside, it still feels like you are walking into history. It’s a powerful location.”
The event will take place inside the boiler room on the mill property, which Lovegrove says has been kept in almost complete original condition. Tickets are free but required and can be reserved online, here.
All Stories of Greer events are family-friendly, consisting of interviews, video and music components. For those who can’t make it to an event, they will be livestreamed on Facebook and later uploaded to the museum’s YouTube channel.
“It’s gonna be a really wonderful opportunity for the community to experience history in person,” Lovegrove said.
For more information on museum events, visit www.greerheritage.com.
