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The City of Minneapolis enforces ordinances designed to minimize stormwater runoff pollution. Minneapolis ordinances authorize these efforts:
- Requiring erosion and sediment control for new developments and residential housing to reduce the amount of sand and dirt leaving construction sites
- Requiring long term stormwater management for new developments to eliminate post development increases in pollution and runoff volumes
- Controlling the application of pesticides by licensing applicators and restricting the sale and use of fertilizers containing phosphorus
- Controlling hazardous spills and enforcing regulations that prohibit illegal dumping and improper disposal into the storm drain system
- Preventing violations of non-stormwater discharges (industrial by-products that are cleaned or treated prior to discharge) by reviewing permit applications and renewals, and investigating complaints against existing permits
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Edgefield County, South Carolina Genealogy
|Edgefield County, South Carolina
Location in the state of South Carolina
Location of South Carolina in the U.S.
|County Seat
United States South Carolina Edgefield County
- 1 Quick Dates
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 Historical Facts
- 4 Places/Localities
- 5 Resources
- 5.1 Research Guides
- 5.2 African Americans
- 5.3 Cemeteries
- 5.4 Census
- 5.5 Federal
- 5.6 Church History and Records
- 5.7 Court Records
- 5.9 Genealogy
- 5.10 History
- 5.11 Land and Property
- 5.11.1 Deeds
- 5.11.2 Local Histories
- 5.11.3 Maps
- 5.11.4 Military
- 5.11.5 Migration
- 5.11.6 Military History and Records
- 5.11.7 Newspapers
- 5.11.8 Periodicals
- 5.11.9 Probate Records
- 5.11.10 Taxation
- 5.11.11 Vital Records
- 6 Archives, Libraries, Museums
- 7 Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage
- 8 Family History Centers
- 9 Web Sites
- 10 References
Quick Dates
Edgefield County's civil records start the following years:
County Courthouse
Clerk of Court
Court and Land records
on-line documents and index at landaccess.com
Probate Court
Probate and marriage records
Edgefield County, South Carolina
124 Courthouse Square
Edgefield, SC 29824
Phone: 803-637-4000
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Historical Facts
Edgefield County is said to have been given it's name because it lies on the edge of the Savannah River and also on the edge of Indian Lands (at the time) and South Carolina.[1] During the eighteenth century, a group of German Palatines settled what was then known as Londonborough Township, which is now a part of Edgefield County. Learn more about the history of Edgefield County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.
Parent County/Boundary Changes
- 1785 - Thirty-three counties were created within existing South Carolina Districts. Edgefield County was created within Ninety-Six District.
- 1800 - Edgefield re-christened a district and Ninety-Six District was abolished.
- 1868 - Edgefield and all other districts became counties.
- 10 March 1871: Aiken created from Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties.
- 1896 - Saluda was created from Edgefield County.
- 1897 - Greenwood was created from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
- 1898 - Greenwood gained from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
- 1916 - McCormick was created from Abbeville, Greenwood, and Edgefield Counties.
- 1921 - McCormick exchanged with Edgefield County.
For more information as well as maps of Edgefield County through time, see:
- South Carolina State Archives
- South Carolina County Maps and Atlases.
- "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. They rely on AniMap 3.0 software.
- South Carolina County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
County Seat
The county seat of Edgefield County is Edgefield.
County Pronunciation
Record Loss
For further information (and links) on these populated places, please go to Populated Places, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Research Guides
- South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Edgefield County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
African Americans
United States African Americans South Carolina African Americans
- Burton, Vernon. "Race and Reconstruction: Edgefield County, South Carolina," Journal of Social History, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Autumn, 1978), pp. 31-56. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
- Edgefield County, S.C. African American Cemeteries: With Additional Church History Documentation; Contains Cemetery Surveys, with Historical Information on Each Church. Edgefield, S.C.: Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society, 2002. FHL Book 975.737 V3e v. 1
- Heinegg, Paul. "'Other Free' Heads of Household in the 1790 South Carolina Census, by County," Free African Americans.com. [Includes free blacks in Edgefield County.]
- Taylor, Tonya A. Browder. Free Persons of Color, Edgefield District, South Carolina, from the Federal Census Records, 1790-1860: With Additional Documentation from Various Georgia Counties, 1819-1820. Johnston, S.C.: Old Edgefield Pub. Co., 2003. FHL Book 975.737 X2t
Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:
- Cane Brake - Saluda
- Cedar Grove - Edgefield
- Cedarfield - Edgefield
- Darby
- Edgewood - Edgefield
- Evergreen
- Gomillion
- Marshfield - Trenton
- Marshland
- Oakley
- Oakley Park - Edgefield
- Piney Woods
- Roger's - Edgefield
- Stately Oaks
CemeteriesThere are more than # burial grounds in the county.
To view a list, see Edgefield County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
|Historical populations
|Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Edgefield County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see South Carolina Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
See South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
See Edgefield County, SC census assignments, including links to transcribed files [The USGenWeb Census Project®]
- McClendon, Carlee T. The First Federal Census, 1790, the Second Federal Census, 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. 1959. FHL Book 975.737 X2p 1790-1800
- McClendon, Carlee T. The First Federal Census, 1790, the Second Federal Census, 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. 1959. FHL Book 975.737 X2p 1790-1800
- Jarrell, Lawrence E. 1820 Edgefield District, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. FHL Book 975.737 X2j 1820
1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL films 1024517 - 1024518.
Published abstract:
- National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. [Includes this county.]
1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840; FHL Collection 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See South Carolina, Edgefield District on page 142.]
- Buff, L.H. The Edgefield District (SC) 1850 Census. Lexington, S.C.: Lexington Genealogical Association, 2000. FHL Book 975.737 X2b 1850
- McKinney, Margaret Vaughan. Edgefield County, South Carolina 1860 Census. Augusta, Ga.: Augusta Genealogical Society, n.d. 975.737 X2m 1860
For 1890, see: [United States Census 1890].
Church History and Records
Court Records
More than 100 genealogies have been published about Edgefield County families. To view a list, visit Edgefield County, South Carolina Genealogy.
Land and Property
Because of South Carolina's history as an agricultural state many residents owned land. For more information about types of land records see South Carolina Land and Property.
Tracing records through South Carolina county and district changes can be difficult. In general, for earliest records begin by searching the Charleston District, then your ancestor's residential district, then neighboring districts, then the residential county, then neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records for Edgefield County:
|Government Office
|Edgefield County
|Edgefield District
|Edgefield County (old) *
|Ninety-Six District
|Charleston District
| Proprietary Land Grants
* First deed book is missing
The original Edgefield County deed books are kept at the county courthouse. The years 1787 to 1866 have been microfilmed: microfilms. The first 41 books have been published:
- [1786-1796] Hendrix, Ge Lee Corley. Edgefield County, South Carolina, Abstracts of Deed Books 1-12, 1786-1796. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1985. FHL 975.737 R2h v. 1
- [1796-1826] Wells, Carol. Edgefield County, South Carolina Deed Books [Books 13-41, 1796-1826]. Multivolume. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1997-2007. FHL 975.737 R2w v. 1 to 11
- Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants
Local Histories
- Burton, Orville Vernon. In My Father's Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. FHL 975.737/E1 H6b [Burton analyzes census data on every resident of Edgefield County between 1850 and 1880.] [4]
- Chapman, John Abney. Chapman, John Abney. History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 (Newberry, S.C.: Elbert H. Aull, Publisher and Printer, 1897), 521 pages. Biographical and anecdotical, with sketches of the Seminole War, nullification, secession, reconstruction, churches and literature, withh rolls of all the companies from Edgefield in the war of secession, war with Mexico and with the Seminole Indians Digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archives.
- Lucas, Gloria Ramsey. Slave records of Edgefield County, South Carolina. (Edgefield, South Carolina : Edgefield County Historical Society, c2010), 432 pages. Names are arranged by the name of the owner who sold the slave. Book found at FHL 975.737 H6Land Other Libraries.
- Civil War
Civil War service men from Adams County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Adams County.
- - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and K.
- Dumont, Louise M. "Migrants from Edgefield County, S.C. 1842-1852," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 2 (June 1969):105-108. FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 57
Early migration routes to and from Edgefield County for European settlers included:[5]
- Savannah River pre-historic
- Occaneechi Path pre-historic
- Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
- Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
- Fall Line Road about 1735
- Augusta and Cherokee Trail in Georgia 1740s
- Augusta-Savannah Trail in Georgia 1740s
- Augusta-St. Augustine Trail in Georgia 1740s
- Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
- Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
- Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path about 1777
Military History and Records
- "Brigade orders, headquarters, 1834," Quill, July 2007, Volume 23, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Reorganization of the Upper Battalion of the 10th Regiment of SC Militia, 1834," Quill, May 2007, Volume 23, Issue 3. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Troops from district, 1836," Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, July 1996, Volume 10, Issue 3. Piedmont Historical Society: Spartansburg, SC.
Revolutionary War
- "Elizabeth Marshall Martin fam., Rev. War experiences, SC," Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, February 2004, Volume 18, Issue 1. Piedmont Historical Society: Spartansburg, SC.
- "Soldiers from 96 dist., Stono Ferry ba.," Quill, November 2002, Volume 18, Issue 6. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter : Edgefield, SC
- "Sam. Walker bio., soldier," Quill, July 2002, Volume 18, Issue 5. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC
- "Incidents in co., c. 1780," Quill November 2001, Volume 17, Issue 6. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Cloud's Creek massacre, 1781," Quill July 1999, Volume 15, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Pension applications, 1835," Roots and Branches, July 1999, Volume 20, Issue 2. Tusaloosa Genealogical Society c/o Mary Sinclair : Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- "Royalist regiment refugees," Quill, May 1997, Volume 13, Issue 3. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Ryan's co., SC militia payroll, 1779," Genealogical Roots and Branches, December 1995, Volume 16, Issues 3-4. Old Ninety-Six Chapter, SCGS : Greenwood, SC.
- "Edgefield in the Rev. War," Quill, June 1995, June 1992, May 1992. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "James McDavid intent fraud," Quill February 1995. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Revolutionary pensioners, Edgefield," Quill, May 1992. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
- "Butler co., SC volunteers, 1782 muster roll," Carolinas Genealogical Society Bulletin, Fall 1970, Volume 7, Issue 2. Carolinas Genealogical Society : Monroe, NC. FHL 975 B2c.
- Sheahan, John J. Military markers and data: cemeteries located in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. microfilm 1598370 item 6.
War of 1812
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Edgefield County, pp. 184-185. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
- "Pension list," Annals of Edgefield District, December 1986, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter, South Carolina: Edgefield, SC.
Civil War
Civil War service men from Edgefield County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Edgefield County.
- - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known as Edgefield Rangers)
- - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company K
- - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64), Companies B and I
- - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- - Company G (also known as Bonham's Light Dragoons)
- - Company I (also known as Edgefield Hussars or formerly known as Company A, Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion)
- - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Companies C and K
- - 6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's)
- - 19th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A.
- - Aiken's Mounted Infantry, South Carolina
- Chapman, John Abney. Chapman, John Abney. History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 (Newberry, S.C.: Elbert H. Aull, Publisher and Printer, 1897), 521 pages. Biographical and anecdotical, with sketches of the Seminole War, nullification, secession, reconstruction, churches and literature, withh rolls of all the companies from Edgefield in the war of secession, war with Mexico and with the Seminole Indians Digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archives.
- South Carolina. Confederate Pension Board. Confederate Veterans and Their Widows Pension Records, 1919-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957). Microfilm copy at FHL 23987 Item 2
- Edgefield County Soldiers Board of Relief Commissioners. Returns, 1862-1863. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957). Microfilm copy at FHL 23987 Item 1
The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Edgefield County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.
- Anti-Monarchist, and South-Carolina Advertiser (Edgefield Court House, S.C.) 1811-1819. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
- Edgefield Advertiser (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current.
- Edgefield County Press (Edgefield, S.C.) 1977-1982.
- Edgefield Informer (Edgefield C.H., S.C.) 1856-1856.
- Edgefield Weekly Monitor (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1877-1900.
- Johnston News (Johnston, S.C.) 1903-1906.
- Johnston News-Monitor (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1906-1915.
- The Carolinian (Edgefield Court House, S.C.) 1829-1836.
- The Citizen-News (Johnston, S.C.) 1982-current.
- The Edgefield Chronicle (Edgefield, S.C.) 1881-1925.
- The Edgefield County News (Edgefield, S.C.) 1972-1982.
- The Edgefield Farmer (Edgefield, S.C.) 1892-1894.
- The Edgefield Hive (Pottersville [i.e., Edgefield], S.C.) 1827-1829.
- The Edgefield Hive (Pottersville, S.C.) 1829-1830.
- The Johnston Herald (Johnston, S.C.) 1923-1947.
- The Pottersville Hive (Pottersville, S.C.) 1981-1981.
- The Ridge Citizen (Johnston, S.C.) 1947-1982.
- The South-Carolina Republican (Pottersville, Near Edgefield Ct. Hs., S.C.) 1824-1827.
- The Weekly Monitor (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1900-1906.
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may carry articles useful to research in this area. For this county, see:
- Homeplace
- Quill (Family History Library book 975.7 D25q .)
- Annals of Edgefield District (Family History Library book 975.737H25a .)
Probate Records
Probate is the "court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid" and encompasses "all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc."[6] Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available.
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Edgefield County wills. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
Miscellaneouw Probate Records, 1785-1868; indexes to records, 1785-1957. Edgefield County Probate Court. Microfilm of original at the Edgeffield Coutny courthouse in Edggefield, South Carolina. FHL Film 23870
Additional Edgefield County probate resources include:
- Lesley Prey, comp. Edgefield County, South Carolina Wills, Books 1-2 [1836-1853] [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Available at Ancestry ($).
Original data: Edgefield County, South Carolina Wills, Book D, 1-2. For more information, see FHL 23869.
Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, relationships, and the year an individual died or left the area. They can be used as substitutes for missing or destroyed land and census records.
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Edgefield County.
To learn more about using Edgefield's tax records, see:
- Genealogy 101, Guide to Researching Tax Records, Homeplace, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2008).
Original sources
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History microfilmed a set of Returns of Edgefield County Personal Property covering the years 1869 and 1870. Copies: FHL Film 1294267
Published abstracts
- [1787] Holcomb, Brent H. Two 1787 Tax Lists from Ninety Six District, S.C. 1974. FHL Book 975.7 A1 no. 44
- [1865] Glenn, Tricia Price. 1865 Edgefield County Tax Returns. n.p.: n.p., 200-?. FHL Book 975.737 R42g
- [1865] Tax Returns, 1865, Homeplace, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2008).
- [1865] County Tax Records, 1865, Quill, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 2 (Mar. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2002); Vol. 18, No. 4 (Jul. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 5 (Jul. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 6 (Nov. 2002); Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 2 (Mar. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2003); Vol. 19, No. 5 (Sep. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 6 (Nov. 2003); Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan. 2004); Vol. 20, No. 2 (Mar. 2004); Vol. 20, No. 3 (May 2004).
- [1891] Browder, Tonya A., Malissa N. Browder, and Glenn R. Zimmerman. Edgefield County, S.C.: Sifting through the Ashes of the 1890 Census. Edgefield, S.C.: Old Edgefield Pub. Co., 2008. FHL Book 975.737 R4b [Includes 1891 tax list and 1891 census of Edgefield village.]
- [1892] Colored School Districts Taxable Poll List, 1892, Quill, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Jul. 2005).
- [1919] Statistics on Wealth of People and Institutions, 1919, Quill, Vol. 25, No. 3 (May 2009).
Vital Records
Birth, marriage, and death records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records. Substitute records, when available, are used to obtain this information. These substitute records including newspapers, court records have been added to this section, when applicable.
State-wide birth registration began in 1915. For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Edgefield County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.
In South Carolina, marriage licenses were not required by local governments until 1 July 1911. However, in the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Not all churches recorded these marriages and some have not survived. See South Carolina Vital Records for more information.
The Edgefield County probate court holds marriage licenses issued from 1 July 1911 to the present. Statewide registration of marriages began in July 1950 and the South Carolina Division of Vital Records has copies of licenses issued after 1 July 1950 through November 2009.
Newspapers are used as a substitute to locate marriage information. See South Carolina Newspapers.
Marriages and Marriage Substitutes - Indexes and Records
- 1769-1880 - Edgefield County Marriages, 1769-1880: Implied in Edgefield County, South Carolina Probate Records by Barbara R. Langdon [7] FHL Collection WorldCat - index
- 1830 - "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1" by Elizabeth D. English [8] Digital version at JSTOR ($).
- 1911-1947 - Proof of Marriages Prior to July 1, 1911; Marriage Registers, 1911-1947 [9] FHL Collection
- There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.
State-wide death registration began in 1915. For a copy of the death certificates from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Edgefield County Health Department only has copies for deaths occurring in the last 5 years. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.
Deaths and Death Substitutes - Indexes and Records
- 1830 - "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1," by Elizabeth D. English [10] Digital version at JSTOR ($).
- 1844-1902 - Inquisition books, 1844-1902 [11]FHLC
- 1914-1960 - State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.
Archives, Libraries, Museums
Edgefield County Public Library
105 Court House Square
Edgefield, SC 29824
Telephone: (803) 637-4025
Hours of Operation: Monday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.,Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday Closed
The Edgefield County Library is part of the ABBE Regional System listed below. The Edgefield Library Catalog is shared with the other three counties in the ABBE Regional Library System. To access the Catalog, Click Here.
You can subscribe to an email newsletter and select to receive information from the Edgefield branch among other places and subjects. To subscribe Click Here.
Other Edgefield County Libraries
The links below lead to the websites of the other libraries in Edgefield County. Each has its own hours and services, but all share the same cartalog. For more information the other Edgefield County libraries, select the links below
- Johnston
407 Calhoun Street
Johnston, SC 29832
Phone: (803) 275-5157
Hours of operation: Monday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Closed, Thursday 12:00 to 6:00, Friday to Sunday Closed
- Trenton
117 Watson Road
Trenton, SC 29847
Phone: (803) 275-2538
Hours of Operation: Monday Closed, Tuesday to Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday to Friday; Closed, Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday Closed
- Edgefield County Library is part of the ABBE Regional Library System (The Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System) that is headquaterred in Aiken county. It serves the four western South Carolina counties of Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, and Edgefield. It has 14 branches and a bookmobile in its system.
- South Carolina Digital Library
The South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) is a collaborative effort to encourage South Carolina schools, libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Its mission is to encourage institutions to create, maintain, and promote digital collections that represent South Carolina's historical and cultural resources. SCDL envisions a central web presence that will become a research tool for K-12 students, researchers in higher education, and other life-long learners of South Carolina's history and culture. . The web site will give greater access to the rare and special South Carolina historical materials housed in the many museums, libraries, archives, and historical institutions in the state.[12]
SCDL's primary offerings for Edgefield County currently include various maps - including topographical and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, artifacts and letters.
Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage
Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society SCGS Chapter
P.O. Box 546
Edgefield SC 29824-0546
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Collection of newspapers, wills, deeds, censuses, and mortality schedules.
Old 96 Chapter SCGS
P.O. Box 3468
Greenwood SC 29648-3468
Old 96 Chapter covers Greenwood, Abbeville and part of Edgefield and McCormick Counties.
Family History Centers
Family History Centers in South Carolina
Web Sites
- Edgefield County, SCGenWe
- Edgefield County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- ↑ Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in the State of South Carolina, Palmetto Place Names (The Reprint Company: Spartanburg, S.C., 1975) 14.
- ↑ Voice of Phillip Stalvey, resident of Myrtle Beach, S.C. (2011).
- ↑ Schweitzer, George K. , South Carolina Genealogical Research (Knoxville, Tennessee: s.p. 1985), 39-42, FHL book 975.7 D27s
- ↑ LeeAnn Whites. Book Review: In My Father's Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina by Orville Vernon Burton Journal of Social History, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Autumn, 1987), pp. 133-135. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) ▲ WorldCat 50140092, and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the Early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) ▲ WorldCat 1523234.
- ↑ Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."
- ↑ Langdon, Barbara R., Edgefield County Marriages, 1769-1880: Implied in Edgefield County, South Carolina Probate Records, [S.l.: s.n.], c1990.
- ↑ English, Elizabeth D. "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan., 1941), pp. 25-27.
- ↑ South Carolina, Probate Judge (Edgefield County), Proof of Marriages Prior to July 1, 1911; Marriage Registers, 1911-1947, Columbia, SC: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1976.
- ↑ English, Elizabeth D. "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan., 1941), pp. 25-27.
- ↑ Edgefield County (South Carolina), County Coroner, Inquisition books, 1844-1902, Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957.
- ↑ South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) http://www.scmemory.org/index.php "About SCDL" [Internet site]


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Tourism is the act of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for some time for leisure, business or any other purpose.
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The development of a region's tourism industry in such a way as to not damage or deplete the resources and attractions that make the region attractive to tourists.
Ecotourism (also known as ecological tourism) is responsible travel to fragile, pristine,and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and (often) small scale. It can also be referred to as Green Tourism.
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Responsible travel to natural areas which conserve the environment and improve the welfare of the local people.
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Through this research, we learnt quite a lot about Green Tourism, Ecotourism and caring for the environment. We also came to know that the majority of the people around us do not keep the environment in their minds while carrying on with their daily lives.
This has had an outstanding effect on tourism.
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We found out that the few who practise Ecotourism do not have the confidence to rely on it alone to attract foreign or even local tourists. Regardless of lack of knowledge of green tourism by the public, we still come to the conclusion that GREEN TOURISM IS A FACT!
We would like to recommend that the appropriate Ministries educate Albanians on Ecotourism and its benefits to individuals and to the environment. We would also like to recommend it to improve infrastructure in all areas especially those leading to tourist attractions such as roads which have a great influence on the opinions tourists retain of a site.The laws against poaching, illegal logging and fishing should be enforced. More funds should be directed to the protection of our nature reservoirs. This way we can both care for our environment and increase Green Tourism.We have reason to believe that if these recommendations are considered, Ecotourism would have a positive effect on the tourism industry of Albania.
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Responsible ecotourism includes programs that minimize the negative aspects of conventional tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people. Therefore, in addition to evaluating environmental and cultural factors, an integral part of ecotourism is the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and creation of economic opportunities for local communities.
There are many different benefits that can be derived from Ecotourism if it is used as a tool by local communities rather than large outside interests.
1. It is a promising means of advancing social, economic and environmental objectives in developing countries.
2. It offers countries new opportunities for small enterprise investments and
3. It increases national stake in protecting their biological resources.
4. It earns the country foreign exchange which may be used in improving other sectors or handling other challenges being faced by the country such as poverty.
5. It creates job opportunities for the individuals situated in the lower strata of the society. This way their living standards are improved.
6. It benefits the surrounding community and cares for the environment, reducing
negative effects such as global warming.
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Pangea Software has been making games for Apple devices for decades, but they jumped on the iOS development bandwagon early on, bringing forth iOS versions of their Mac games like the flying action game Nanosaur 2, the 50s-era sci fi 3D platformer Otto Matic, and the cart racer Cro-Mag Rally. Since then, they've added plenty of iOS originals to the mix.
Recently the company has focused on "freemium" fare that's free to download but unlocked with additional features using In App Purchases. Still, the company's back catalog of games includes a number of fun titles that still cost money to download and play.
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expected mathematics understanding.
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Wabash Men Watch Immigration Debate With Great Interestby Howard W. Hewitt • June 12, 2006 Share:
Salinas, Calif. - As the national debate over immigration continues, three Wabash College graduates with first-hand knowledge shake their heads at some of the suggestions but agree things must change.
Ernie Vela '95, Anthony Avitia '96, and Hugo Mariscal '98 acknowledge there is a problem. Mariscal picked strawberries in the Salinas Valley as a young man. The other two didn't work regularly in the fields, but spent some time as teenagers doing the back-breaking work. (Editor's Note: Wabash Public Affairs writer Howard Hewitt is in California visiting nine alums, follow his trip in the Wabash West blog.)
"A concern that I have as a citizen of this country is with terrorism, crime, and illegal drugs - absolutely, let's close the borders," Vela said. "But I wouldn't say build a fence, and the reason I don't say that is people are innovative. If you just count on building a fence there is going to be a way of defeating that."
The three men dismiss the idea of a fence and are unsure what to make of additional National Guard troops or security measures.
"I don't think building a wall is going to achieve anything other than a bunch of problems," Avitia agreed. "Change needs to be made at all levels. There has to be some sort of accountability. George Bush's guest worker program might not be a bad idea. I don't think people should be allowed to stay here as long as they want, but if you're creating a worker program where they can come spend a couple years and work, pay taxes, and then return home that would be ideal."
But the problems occur on both sides of the border, Vela pointed out.
"The Mexican government needs to revamp and it needs to do more for our people," the elementary school principal said. "With crime and the way things are down there, politically and terms of government, it is an injustice to a lot of people. You have the rich-rich and the poor-poor. You don't necessarily have a middle class. Those poor-poor who are dealt nothing want an outlet.
"There is a crazy belief of people in Mexico, and I'm not joking, they think there is money out in the streets. They think that it grows on trees here, that's the perception. I don't know if it's the media or movies where they get that idea, but there is a perception in Mexico and Latin American countries that once you arrive in the United State you're going to be wealthy or you're going to make money. That is the drive why people want to come."
There are approximately 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, 80 percent of those illegal immigrants are believed to be Latino.
The Wabash men feel some sort of amnesty program is the only logical answer. "For those families that have been here so long, for years, I would say yes, because many of those families have studied in our education system, families here are working, and they've grown up here. To say we're going to send all back to Mexico or wherever they're from - I don't think that's realistic.
"I think there can be something worked out if people can remain here if they've been here more than 7 years, I don't have a plan, but something needs to be done to hold them accountable but allow them to stay."
Vela points out that most of those millions have made a positive contribution to the country's economy. "Here in California the fact that agriculture is our main industry, you'll find that either legal or illegal immigrants are the workers of the fields. They are the ones that produce the crops, so to that degree I think we have to acknowledge the significant economic impact of these people. Just to deport them is going to deal a significant blow to the country's economy."
Avitia said there is another group at fault not getting enough attention in this debate." The companies that are hiring illegals are at fault, if not more than some of these other groups. Nobody is monitoring companies and they're getting away with a lot. It needs to be done at all levels, there has to be some sort of accountability."
President Bush talked about immigrants learning English this week. The three Wabash graduates agree, but say it's not that simple. Mariscal said language skills remain a big issue even at the high school level. The students have varying levels of English skills, but a number of the families still migrate back and forth to Mexico and must use both languages.
In the classroom you seldom hear anything but English. Around the Alisal High School campus during lunch, you hear mostly Spanish.
Vela has to communicate with parents who often speak little English. The students hear only Spanish at home and the transition has to be a gradual one or the students' school work will suffer.
All three men emphasized immigrants should learn English, embrace the country's history and culture but that it's important they honor their own traditions and language as well.
"We see this group of people as one of the foundation pillars to the economy here, at least in California," Vela said. "The time I went back to Midwest in October 2005 I could see the presence of immigrants in Crawfordsville, whether they were legal or not I don't know, but there was more of diversity.
"The opportunities in this country are available for those who want to succeed, democracy is about that. I believe in that and I'm a product of that. It's for those who have the hunger to go above and beyond and to get an education. Part of this Wabash visit to California is to acknowledge some of us who had challenges and overcome them and do something with our lives."
In photos: Top right: North of Salinas workers toil in the colorful lettuce fields. At left: Migrant workers picking strawberries. Mug shots, top to bottom: Avitia, Vela, Mariscal.


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For the most part you could work for various industries writing technical manuals on how to use or maintain their products. For me one minute I could be writing a manual for a cargo plane, the next for a tactical fighter, or the next an unmanned aerial vehicle (or UAV). The subjects of the manuals are always changing and are very exciting to work with. I would have to write manuals on how to remove and install parts and components, maintain, inspect, or operate the product.
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Last Night a hosted a butterfly/garden themed baby shower for my sister in law and Eric'c younger sister Lisa. Lisa has 2 cute little boys, Easton {6 months older than Ady} and Zach {3 weeks older than Max} but now she is finally getting herself a little girl, due this September. It was a great night. We had a sit down dinner on my upstairs balcony with everyone because the guest list wasn't enormous it made it much easier to have a nice dinner instead of an open house/ buffet. I really liked being able to sit around and talk while we ate.
Flowers purchased at and potted by Cactus and Tropical (yes, those hydrangeas are REAL), Cupcakes by Dippidee, dinner made by me, Eric and Eric's mother Sue. Thanks for your help Eric and Sue! And favors and shower decor by -- yours truly, Hailey Kandell.
The Dinner Menu
Chicken, steak and veggie asian ginger peanut kabobs grilled table side
asian cabbage salad with homemade dressing
Grilled artisan breads with olive oil and balsamic drizzle, topped with basil from my garden.
Berry fool with layers fruit in champagne flutes
After a lovely dinner outside, we went inside {where it was cooler} for gifts.
Lisa got some really cute girly stuff.
Lisa, the guest of honor, her mom and me
Our cousin Mariah even flew in from Ohio for the shower.
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Forward. It's more than a presidential campaign slogan.
It's also a directive on the second Sunday of March — this weekend — for clocks in the United States to move forward one hour under daylight-saving time. This means more afternoon sun.
The official clocks of the United States government will change by an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which regulates daylight savings and time zones in the country.
Clocks detached from today's omnipresent Internet will have to be changed manually — unless you are in the rare places in the United States, such as parts of Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other island territories that don't prescribe to the change.
For many who use cell phones or other devices that are tapped into networks, the time will be changed automatically by providers.
This is officially the start of the ever-reverting daylight savings program. The hour will be stolen back at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. That is, spring forward, fall back.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an official timekeeper in the United States, daylight savings "has the effect of creating more sunlit hours in the evening during the months when the weather is the warmest."
The transportation department says daylight savings also saves energy, reduces crime, and even saves lives and prevents traffic injuries.
Many fire departments in the country advise citizens to use daylight savings as a twice-annual reminder to also change batteries in home smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
"Recognizing that working smoke alarms and CO detectors double a family's chance of surviving a home fire and/or an unsafe carbon monoxide level, the State Fire Marshal says Daylight Savings Time is a great opportunity for families to change the batteries," said the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office in a statement.


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The 32-year-old actor's new film Prisoners opened in theaters this weekend and it is set to top the box office!
Jake made an appearance on Inside the Actors Studio this week and talked about gay rumors that surfaced after his work in Brokeback Mountain.
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Object Movies are "inverted panoramas" where you see a scene from outside. Object Movies consist of a series of images and they do not need further manipulation like stitching or remapping.
The simplest form is single row of images around and object. A multi row object movie consists of multible rows normally with differnet tilt angles.
Sinse Object Movies only consists of images they are not limited to turning objects.


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Wednesday August 17, 2011
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie travelled in style from London to Glasgow, where the movie heart-throb will shoot scenes for his new zombie flick.
The A-listers – who had been staying with their six children in a plush home in Richmond – took a Virgin train from Euston station to the Scottish city on Tuesday.
Also, on board the train chartered by Paramount Pictures were 300 crew members.
A Virgin spokeswoman told the MailOnline: "As far as I am aware, [they] hired the whole train.
According to reports, the trip set them back £15,000, though the spokeswoman declined to say how much the trip cost.
"It is a bespoke service so prices would vary on the individual, people have different needs from station requirements to catering."
Excited crowds were kept more than five metres away as people carriers with tinted glass arrived on platform 11 of Glasgow Central station to pick up Hollywood's most famous family.
Brad's film is based on Max Brooks' 2006 novel World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War, which is set in Philadelphia in the aftermath of a war between humans and zombies.
So Glasgow has been transformed into the US city, with work crews were putting up yellow traffic lights.
Meanwhile, yellow taxis and white Philadelphia police cars have been parked on the street.
Signs for 16th street and J F Kennedy Boulevard were also visible.
Gordon Matheson, the leader of the city council, told the Mirror:
"This is fantastic for Glasgow. It is amazing to see all this work by the film crew to transform our city into a little slice of America.
"We hope that by having a Hollywood blockbuster like World War Z filming in Glasgow, our city will go on to attract other productions of a similar size."
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Dec 23, 2009
[How George Lucas Turned the Jedi Into Villains]
The addition of 'midichlorians' lessened Jedi even more... they went from being enlightened figures to simply a caste of 'superior blooded' elitists. Making their powers genetic instead of spiritual/philosophical really cheapened the concept of Jedi, and that just compounded the overall ethical failings of the entire Republic system as outlined in the prequels. For some examples of Jedi hypocrisy (and the overall plot failure) of the prequels, this 7-part series on Youtube is fairly entertaining (even if the author has a bizarre fixation on violence against women as being hilarious). Also, can someone please explain the logic of having a 'ruling class' of people that is founded on their genetic superiority over others that then PROHIBITS THE PROCREATION of those people. If being born with a certain amount of midichlorians in your blood is what makes you able to use the Force, why on earth are powerful Jedi not encouraged to produce offspring with each other? I can see prohibiting relationships with non-Jedi, but to outlaw romantic relationships (and sex) all together? That makes no sense.
It appears that Lucas, lacking the collaborative checks and balances that were present in the original trilogy, basically rewrote and over-edited his prequels into incoherency. However, the threads of an older, more rational storyline can still be seen through the murk of a watered-down, shallow final product. The original decline of Anakin was supposedly written to show him sincerely buying into the concept of a totalitarian Sith Empire being superior to the decadent, corrupt Republic and their self-righteous Jedi police force (plus, it appealed to his obsession with control). But then Lucas decided to make him do it out of 'misguided love' for Padme and edited the story to shoehorn that angle in. Of course, the prequels already suffer from so many non-sequiturs and unresolved plot points (like who ordered the clone army) that these changes just added to the overall mess.
To me, it's obvious that Anakin never truly loved Padme. He wanted her, the way he wanted everything else in his life (and felt he was owed it). He only loved power and dominance, and that fact is best illustrated when he force-chokes her into unconsciousness just for disagreeing with him at the end of Revenge of the Sith. He was never supposed to be a misguided, empathetic character. At his core, he was always an arrogant sociopath, and Lucas' ham-handed attempts to try and make him more 'sympathetic' only further muddled the story. I guess he realized that his prequel depictions of Anakin were not actually showing any 'goodness deep inside' for Luke to later call out from Darth Vader, and tried to repair his mistake after the fact.
Of course, all these topics are old hat and have been argued to death by Star Wars geeks everywhere, but I felt a random need to post something interesting this month. =P
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- oliemoon said...
Idk if you read Star Wars books or not, but I think you might like Karen Traviss's novels about the clone troopers. She says a lot of the same things about Jedi as you: http://www.karentraviss.com/html/jedi.htm
The Dark Horse Clone Wars comics/TPB also delve into the immorality of the Jedi running the war and continuing to serve the corrupt Republic. It's pretty twisted that the rhetoric Dooku feeds Obi-Wan in Attack of the Clones is actually right and fairly morally sound.
please explain the logic of having a 'ruling class' of people that is founded on their genetic superiority over others that then PROHIBITS THE PROCREATION of those people
I'd say this is about the only thing that sorta redeems the Jedi--that they don't actively breed more of themselves/pursue growth in numbers and just let "fate" or whatever determine who ends up with enough midichlorians to use the Force.
- Pai said...
I dwouldn't mind if that was their -choice-, but to impose that on people who are almost all brought in as small kids and who didn't really have a say or understanding of what they were 'signing up' for, is what I don't like about that rule.


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Ivan Kelly commented on ZOOKEEPER-702: -------------------------------------- I thought I had replied to your comment on the 13th, but it seems not. Looking at the code again, the way you did the factory is good. I misunderstood how zookeeper handled configuration. > GSoC 2010: Failure Detector Model > --------------------------------- > > Key: ZOOKEEPER-702 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-702 > Project: Zookeeper > Issue Type: Wish > Reporter: Henry Robinson > Assignee: Abmar Barros > Attachments: bertier-pseudo.txt, bertier-pseudo.txt, chen-pseudo.txt, > chen-pseudo.txt, phiaccrual-pseudo.txt, phiaccrual-pseudo.txt, > ZOOKEEPER-702-code.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702-doc.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, > ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, > ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, > ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, > ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch, ZOOKEEPER-702.patch > > > Failure Detector Module > Possible Mentor > Henry Robinson (henry at apache dot org) > Requirements > Java, some distributed systems knowledge, comfort implementing distributed > systems protocols > Description > ZooKeeper servers detects the failure of other servers and clients by > counting the number of 'ticks' for which it doesn't get a heartbeat from > other machines. This is the 'timeout' method of failure detection and works > very well; however it is possible that it is too aggressive and not easily > tuned for some more unusual ZooKeeper installations (such as in a wide-area > network, or even in a mobile ad-hoc network). > This project would abstract the notion of failure detection to a dedicated > Java module, and implement several failure detectors to compare and contrast > their appropriateness for ZooKeeper. For example, Apache Cassandra uses a > phi-accrual failure detector (http://ddsg.jaist.ac.jp/pub/HDY+04.pdf) which > is much more tunable and has some very interesting properties. This is a > great project if you are interested in distributed algorithms, or want to > help re-factor some of ZooKeeper's internal code. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.


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August 10, 2005
Some glittering acorns are to be found on Oak Street.
The jewelry and other adornments of Silverado stand out better in the gallery's new location, 310 Oak.
Heather Hanst moved her seven-year-old business to new quarters in early July, and has seen double in her first month. Silverado shifted at the same time as Plenty (see story Celebrating beauty's abundance).
"It's made a huge difference for both of us. We're loving it," said Hanst, who worked as a figure skater and jewelry store manager in the 1990s before settling in Hood River in 1998.
The new location has a "new sound — we're even playing different music than in the old store — and a new look," she said.
"This building gives us the gallery feel we've always wanted," Hanst said. "It's a beautiful, quality building. This building has a lot of good energy. We're all excited to be here." Hanst said her proximity to Plenty and Kerrits has led to the informal moniker of "Style Row" for the block.
"I like that," Hanst said.
Meanwhile, business is booming at Silverado's Bend gallery. About two months ago, Hanst sold her Portland store, which is now called Silverado Northwest. She employs five people in Hood River and another eight in Bend, which has quadrupled its business in the past year.
The two stores complement like earrings and necklace.
"They strengthen each other," Hanst said.
"I can take a whole line (of merchandise) and trade them between the stores. Sometimes I'll pack up a whole line and take it to the other store, wherever there is a need. I have a lot of the same customers in Bend as in Hood River.
"What's most important is we have the best service we can offer, like going extra lengths to special order," she said.
The new Hood River space is similar in size to Silverado's previous location, in Oak Street Mall two blocks west, but more linear and lends itself to displaying artists' work.
"We've added additional lines at a different price point," she said. "We're now able to carry more exclusive, sought-after artists." She cites Wasabi, Nava Zahavi, Dana Kellin, and Jane Diaz, and said she has been able to increase her gold jewelry offerings.
"Gold is really in style," with new items meeting clients' fashion sense.
"There's really good traditional gold items out there, but we're able to go beyond things such as gold stud earrings that are so familiar."
Silverado is reorganized so that displays give each line a "story," primarily carried out by varying colors in each case.
"We give each artist their own focus," she said, admitting that the displays in the old store were "a jewelry mosh pit," with little distinction between individual lines.
Silverado, Plenty, and the cafe Doppio will hold an open house and block party, with a disc jockey providing music, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 18.
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Foals - Holy Fire
Anyone else heard this yet? Bit of a let down.
yes. pretty forgettable
put the two best tracks at the front of the album, release them as singles, then hopefully people will buy it.
i listened to it once on a low-quality illegal stream and that's enough for me to assess its merits and declare it a poor record.Vian, oojimaflop, spiritofjazz, ThisTemporaryLife, nowheresnigh, no-class, and Antelope this'd this
- Damian this'd this
my number is simply brilliant, and Inhaler isn't far behind, really hope the rest of the album is as good
Looking forward to this
Will buy it when it's out as Total Life Forever is one of my favourite albums of the past 10 years.
I've heard it too and I agree with everyone else here who has already heard it...
I think many of those who really enjoyed Total Life Forever like me, will be a bit let down.
It's not terrible - it's just not really much of anything. First disappointing album of the year for me.waterwings and that_bald_owl this'd this
How about letting it be released and listen to it a
few times until you write it off. Life was a bit of a grower.
- heartworms this'd this
i wish
have had a promo since december, havent felt that compelled to return to it.
I've heard it once in reasonable quality. Thought there was 3 decent tracks,
two of which you will have heard already. Not a patch on TLF, I'm afraid.
Providence is REALLY GOOD
Rest of it (except the singles) is instantly forgettable.that_bald_owl this'd this
- NateWez this'd this
Every time I see Foals mentioned anywhere
it makes me sad that Youthmovies aren't in their place instead.marke, Oissin_, badmanreturns, Loui_Tacceh, and mangygoats this'd this
Have you heard the Pet Moon stuff?
Andrew from Youthmovies' new project. Pretty tasty, very different though:
Yeah, pretty good.
Although Andrew put out some ambient/spoken word stuff under the name Plosives shortly after Youthmovies split up, which I thought he should have done more with.
No, far too favourable a review IMO
It's a let down not a step forward into anything worth meriting and should be rightly declared as such.
his opinion is far too favourable?
yep okay sure
You are my least favourite DiS user.
Wear that as a badge of honour you miserable fuck.
And you rightly declared him as such.
Another one?
Goodness, if Foals have such petulant whiners for a fans, I actually feel sorry for them.
They're a talented band - they don't need people to defend them with cheap attempts at insult.
aye, pal
I'm the petulant whiner.
I'm sorry my opinion in not the same as yours.
Pretty 'cheap' badge if that's all it takes to earn it.
Your review is true about their progression.
However, this 'progression' has meant they have left behind most of the factors I loved about the band. No quirky riffs or crazy lyrics. I would've preferred a progression without leaving so much behind.
Foals are ace
you douche-y melvin.ThisTemporaryLife, Dinohead86, film_maker, and kubrahhh this'd this
I named my favorite guitar Cassius
But then I sold it when I got a Telecaster, because then it was second best.
got a 9/10 then...
Not only is Holy Fire utterly sublime, it's a record that's been six years in the making. A record where Foals have focussed their many triumphs and missteps into one cohesive statement. Trace 'Inhaler's surge of grungey scuzz back to its roots and you'll find Yannis Philippakis screaming "cosine waves" as 'Mathletics' reaches its chaotic climax. Add a righteous wave of life-affirming positivity to 'Miami's searing funk and 'My Number' fizzles into life. Even 'Moon' is 'Alabaster' reincarnated as a more melancholic beast.
i really don't get why this record is getting so much hate on here
foals are a different band to what they were on antidotes. get over it.Noblet, cc981, Puds, and wrightylew this'd this
I think there are one or two other reasons people dislike them
besides refusing to rehash the renowned modern classic that is Antidotes.calumlynn this'd this
always had foals in the same horrible boat as the wombats et al when i was younger.
total life forever completely changed my opinion of them. it's amazing. as is my number.
inhaler however I can't stand. I think it sounds like Muse.stalecloud this'd this
Fuck it all. This album is ace.
Milk & Black Spiders is probably the best song I've heard this year.
This is a very, very, very good album.
Slightly annoyed that it could've easily been flawless, but 'Inhaler' and 'Providence' are shite. No worries, though, i've deleted those, and now it stands up to most stuff. That run from 'My Number' through to and including 'Milk & Black Spiders', blimey.
Best thing i've heard this year so far, definitely.
Only heard Inhaler about three times (as much as the whole album)
And I still like it, but feel it will grate on me. By comparison, My Number sounds like a slightly-less good Miami, but I also think it will grow on me.
Overall enjoying it so far, though why would you "delete" those songs? Just make an "amended album" playlist.
Providence is one of favourite tracks..
But I think the whole album is very good. It's Foals being Foals, but a little bit better than last time.
I'm starting to think that
Bad Habit might be the best thing they have done.
Listened to the stream the other night
It was really, really good.
Don't get me wrong..
It's a good album but it's got nothing on TLF. I personally think stepson is a pointless song as it has little impact being the second last song, they should of thought about rearranging tracklisting.
3 or 4 great tracks on here
Especially milk and black spiders
Anyone else a bit disappointed with the production? All mids? Lack of clarity/detail. Some tracks are particularly mushy sounding
Guys, so far I think this might be my favourite of the year.
It's fucking excellent.
This keeps being blared out in my office
It's really standard, boring rock music. Yannis's voice is actually worse than it was originally which I can't quite believe, and that My Number track is just a weaker version of their MTB-aping days.
- calumlynn and ethricdouble this'd this
using 'smart' new phone to type this!
I was saying I have to agree. Definitely generic.
Had a couple more listens but my original opinion
remains largely unaltered. First 3 or 4 tracks are ok but second half, in particular, is bland. The lyrics are also borderline banal at times. Shame, I do like the first two albums.
Having listened to this album twice it seems really dull. I don't know
with a lot of british indie nowadays I just find it to be really really boring.
When I think back in the last 20 years we have had bands such as MBV, FSA, Slowdive, Add N To X, Broadcast, Stereolab, Bark Psychosis, Tindersticks etc. Who were all great, but they managed to make great pop music without sounding MOR. But the new wave such as Foals just seems really dull and uninspired.
See I'm only 2 listens in
But what I like about them is that they have their own 'sound' compared to a lot of mainstream indie acts and I sort of get lost in the haze of it all. They remind me of some of those bands in the respect that they try stuff out on their albums and it's not always 100% great, but always intriguing and different.
I've listened to it a few times
Still haven't entirely decided what I think of it as a whole yet, but I think some of the best, biggest songs they've ever written are on there. Inhaler, My Number, Late Night and Bad habit are all huge. It's the most mature and wholesome they've ever sounded, I think.
I'm a bit torn.
Seems to have a mix of a watered down Total Life Forever tracks, and some of their best to date. I enjoyed the second half of the album a lot more to the first. Milk and Black Spiders to Mon has a lovely run.
My Number is now thoroughly doing my head in
Everyone should just listen to this instead, it's basically a better version of the same song without the shitty vocals.
Phwoaar fucking hell Providence
That was incredible, I've never been sure on Foals but that song's just become my favourite track of the year so far after seeing that.jopzorz this'd this
Both times I've seen Foals recently, Providence has stood out the most
And that's not just because it's been the only "new" track to my ears. Sounds dangerously good live


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Q: What personal significance does the subject have for you?
A: When I was in my twenties, I started practicing corporate law on Wall Street. At first I thought I was taking on an enormous challenge, because in my mind, the successful lawyer was comfortable in the spotlight, whereas I was introverted and occasionally shy. But I soon realized that my nature had a lot of advantages: I was good at building loyal alliances, one-on-one, behind the scenes; I could close my door, concentrate, and get the work done well; and like many introverts, I tended to ask a lot of questions and listen intently to the answers, which is an invaluable tool in negotiation. I started to realize that there's a lot more going on here than the cultural stereotype of the introvert-as-unfortunate would have you believe. I had to know more, so I spent the past five years researching the powers of introversion.
Q: Was there ever a time when American society valued introverts more highly?
A: In the nation's earlier years it was easier for introverts to earn respect. America once embodied what the cultural historian Warren Susman called a "Culture of Character," which valued inner strength, integrity, and the good deeds you performed when no one was looking. You could cut an impressive figure by being quiet, reserved, and dignified. Abraham Lincoln was revered as a man who did not "offend by superiority," as Emerson put it.
Q: You discuss how we can better embrace introverts in the workplace. Can you explain?
A: Introverts thrive in environments that are not overstimulating—surroundings in which they can think (deeply) before they speak. This has many implications. Here are two to consider: (1) Introverts perform best in quiet, private workspaces—but unfortunately we're trending in precisely the opposite direction, toward open-plan offices. (2) If you want to get the best of all your employees' brains, don't simply throw them into a meeting and assume you're hearing everyone's ideas. You're not; you're hearing from the most vocally assertive people. Ask people to put their ideas in writing before the meeting, and make sure you give everyone time to speak.
Q: Quiet offers some terrific insights for the parents of introverted children. What environment do introverted kids need in order to thrive, whether it's at home or at school?
A: The best thing parents and teachers can do for introverted kids is to treasure them for who they are, and encourage their passions. This means: (1) Giving them the space they need. If they need to recharge alone in their room after school instead of plunging into extracurricular activities, that's okay. (2) Letting them master new skills at their own pace. If they're not learning to swim in group settings, for example, teach them privately. (3) Not calling them "shy"--they'll believe the label and experience their nervousness as a fixed trait rather than an emotion they can learn to control.
Q: What are the advantages to being an introvert?
A: There are too many to list in this short space, but here are two seemingly contradictory qualities that benefit introverts: introverts like to be alone--and introverts enjoy being cooperative. Studies suggest that many of the most creative people are introverts, and this is partly because of their capacity for quiet. Introverts are careful, reflective thinkers who can tolerate the solitude that idea-generation requires. On the other hand, implementing good ideas requires cooperation, and introverts are more likely to prefer cooperative environments, while extroverts favor competitive ones.
By Susan Cain
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society-from van Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.
Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
Questions and Topics for Discussion
1. Based on the quiz in the book, do you think you're an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? Are you an introvert in some situations and an extrovert in others?
2. What about the important people in your lives—your partner, your friends, your kids?
3. Which parts of QUIET resonated most strongly with you? Were there parts you disagreed with—and if so, why?
4. Can you think of a time in your life when being an introvert proved to be an advantage?
5. Who are your favorite introverted role models?
6. Do you agree with the author that introverts can be good leaders? What role do you think charisma plays in leadership? Can introverts be charismatic?
7. If you're an introvert, what do you find most challenging about working with extroverts?
8. If you're an extrovert, what do you find most challenging about working with introverts?
9. QUIET explains how Western society evolved from a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality. Are there enclaves in our society where a Culture of Character still holds sway? What would a twenty-first-century Culture of Character look like?
10. QUIET talks about the New Groupthink, the value system holding that creativity and productivity emerge from group work rather than individual thought. Have you experienced this in your own workplace?
11. Do you think your job suits your temperament? If not, what could you do to change things?
12. If you have children, how does your temperament compare to theirs? How do you handle areas in which you're not temperamentally compatible?
13. If you're in a relationship, how does your temperament compare to that of your partner? How do you handle areas in which you're not compatible?
14. Do you enjoy social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and do you think this has something to do with your temperament?
15. QUIET talks about "restorative niches," the places introverts go or the things they do to recharge their batteries. What are your favorite restorative niches?
16. Susan Cain calls for a Quiet Revolution. Would you like to see this kind of a movement take place, and if so, what is the number-one change you'd like to see happen?


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People often ask me what is hot and what is not in the auction world. One category that has definitely declined in the past 10 years is old furniture.
Victorian and early 20th century household furniture bring far less money than in the past. But modern furniture is doing quite well. By "modern" I do not just mean furniture made in the '50s and '60s. I mean furniture that is modern in style.
One of the key subcategories here is Danish Modern. Below is a report about auction results for many of the key makers of Danish Modern furniture.
Like many 20th century architects, Arne Jacobsen designed furniture as well. One of his hallmark buildings is the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (now a Radisson Hotel), where Jacobsen designed the exterior and many of the interior components of the hotel — right down to the cutlery.
You would know his chairs if you saw them. They are the scooped out ones called The Egg, The Swan, The Ant, etc. Five Ant chairs recently sold for $600 and a Swan chair sold for $190. Recent Egg chair sales have run from a thousand dollars to $2,200. Jacobsen's sofas typically sell for $3,000 to $6,000.
Another Danish architect who designed furniture was Mogens Lassen. Among the favorite items that he designed are three-legged stools, which often fetch from $1,000 to $3,000.
Within the past year, one of the highest prices paid for a piece of Danish Modern furniture was the $61,000 someone paid for a Chiefton armchair designed by Finn Juhl. Other Chiefton armchairs sell for $20,000 or less. A dining table and chairs designed by Juhl along with Niels Vodder brought $17,000.
But if you have Juhl furniture, don't count your money yet. His pieces often do not get minimum opening bids and a teak lounge chair by him sold for only $100.
One of the leaders in the development of the Danish Modern movement was Kaare Klint. He emphasized research on the shape of the human body so that functional furniture would be properly proportioned for it. He is famous for the propeller stool, a collapsible stool the legs of which look like a propeller when the stool is opened up. Recent auctions of propeller stools have brought prices from $1,700 to $8,000.
Klint is also known for his Safari chairs, which typically bring in the hundreds of dollars in auctions. A very scarce style of his armchairs sold for $77,500 for a pair. Also on the high end, a three-seater box sofa sold for $50,000.
Now I will bring you back to reality. A chrome and leather chair by this designer sold for $75.
The best name for Danish Modern lighting is Poul Henningsen. He was self-taught and innovative, designing stylish lamps with multiple shades. His basic light fixtures usually sell for bids in the low hundreds. Some of his fancier ones, with names like Artichoke and Egg, sell in the thousands of dollars. The prize for best price in recent times goes to a pair of his spiral wall light fixtures, which sold for $300,000. A colorful ceiling light fixture sold for $240,000.
Another Hennignsen, Frits, designed a wing-back chair, which sold for $48,000.
A final designer to mention is Borge Morgensen, a student of Klint. A pair of teak and brass cabinets designed by him sold for $8,000. A set of eight conference chairs sold for $4,250.
There are many other Danish Modern designers. If you have something designed by someone I have not mentioned, that does not mean your piece has no value. Likewise, if you have something from a designer I have mentioned, it might be a $100 piece. It's a very strange market.
What's hot, what's not at auctions
People often ask me what is hot and what is not in the auction world. One category that has definitely declined in the past 10 years is old furniture.