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As part of our continuing series on the history of holiday traditions, we offer a brief history of Santa Claus. While the red suit and white bearded...
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Find out more about Douglas: Doug Steimle was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Franklin Pierce College, he moved to Vermont and lived there for 30 years. While in Vermont, Doug spent 21 years as a journalist and lobbyist covering the Vermont Legislature and Vermont politics including the early career of an up-and-coming legislator named Howard Dean. “I knew Howard Dean before anyone else had ever heard of Howard Dean.” Doug says. In 2001, Doug and his wife Sharon moved to Columbia, SC to be closer to their daughter. Since being in Columbia, Doug has been fascinated by local and regional history. In addition to running his own small business, Doug is affiliated with the South Carolina State Museum and the Historic Columbia Foundation. He also enjoys an occasional round of golf. |
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With Christmas almost upon us and the pressure of Christmas shopping becoming more and more apparent, the question is where to shop for that...
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As part of our continuing series on the history of some of our holiday traditions, we offer the following history of the candy cane by Laura Wilcher...
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Why do we hang a wreath on our door? Some are simple, some are homemade, some are elaborate and some are quite glamorous. Nevertheless, on almost...
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Perhaps nothing is as ubiquitous during the holiday season as the poinsettia. As part of our ongoing series of the history of holiday traditions, we...
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During the holiday season we will from time to time give brief histories of some of our holiday traditions. Today we start with the Christmas tree....
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The Historic Columbia Foundation has decorated its 3 historic homes for the Christmas Holidays. In past articles, we have looked at the decorations at...
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Russ Meyne is 90 years old. On December 7th, 1941, he was at Pearl Harbor where he remembers an “awful noise”. A retired insurance...
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The South Carolina State Museum will hold its annual Winterfest beginning December 19th. Winterfest is the museum’s traditional celebration of...
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The Historic Columbia Foundation is sponsoring Breakfast with Victorian Santa on December 19th. Santa will drop in from the North Pole between 8:30...
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