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NOV35pHughes Main Library
Genealogy Drop-In
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 • 5p–6p • Training LabAsk questions and learn about the library's genealogy resources in this Q&A session.
Questions? Call 864-527-9258. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV37pSimpsonville
Nature's Pharmacy: Medicinal Plants Through the Ages
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 • 7p–8pHerbal medicine traces its roots back to the earliest civilizations. Even with the amazing technological advances of current pharmacology, herbalism - the art and science of healing with plants - is becoming an alternative medicinal practice. Learn how medicinal plants were used through time to treat illnesses.
Questions? Call 864-963-9031. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV46:30pTravelers Rest
The History of the Medal of Honor
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 • 6:30p–7:30pJoin Thom Iannarino, Retired US Army Major and two tour veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, as he shares the history of the Medal Of Honor, our Nation’s highest military decoration. Thom was an Education Specialist with the Institute of History, Science, and Technology at Patriot’s Point for seven years.
Questions? Call 864-834-3650. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV56:30pHughes Main Library
Presidential Road Trips
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 • 6:30p–7:30p • Meeting Rooms AllJoin travel journalist and broadcaster Bill Clevlen for a multimedia presentation that explores the history of American Presidents through the places they called home.
Questions? Call 864-527-9258. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV116pPelham Road
Legacy of Courage in South Carolina
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 • 6p–7pJoin us for an exploration into the lives of Daniel Morgan, Eugenia Duke, Jesse Jackson, and Septima Clark and their legacy of bravery from the Revolutionary War to the Civil Rights Movement.
Questions? Call 864-288-6688. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV126pAugusta Road
Intro to Ancestry.com
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 • 6p–7pLearn how to discover your heritage with this popular online research tool, available for free at all Greenville County Library System locations.
Questions? Call 864-277-0161. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV177pSimpsonville
War in the South Carolina Backcountry: The Fall of Savannah
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 • 7p–8pJoin historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore as he recounts the Fall of Savannah and the Southern Campaign.
Questions? Call 864-963-9031. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Part of the event series: War in the SC Backcountry
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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NOV196:30pBerea
Lost Towns Under SC Lakes
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 • 6:30p–7:30pJoin local photographer Tom Taylor to learn about the history of towns that existed below some our State's present-day lakes.
Questions? Call 864-246-1695. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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DEC146:30pGreer
Where the Revolutionary War Was Won
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 • 6:30p–7:30pLearn about "South Carolina Independence Day" from local historian and storyteller Cora Newcomb.
Questions? Call 864-877-8722. Registration is required and will open 30 days prior to the event date.
Audience: AdultsCategory: History & Genealogy
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The Library System reserves the right to limit attendance to below the permitted occupancy. All events are "conditions permitting." Adults attending events for youth must be accompanied by at least one child.