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Background history on museum: Thanks to Entre Nous Club of Eureka and several other interested individuals, the Greenwood County Museum came into being in 1973. The first building was at 117 N. Main, which was converted from a retail building to a museum. In 1994, a generous benefactor, Gladys Beauchat, left money in her will enabling the group to building a permanent home for the museum at 120 W. 4th Street, which was completed in 1995. In 2002, thanks to donations and memorial funds, an addition was added to the east end of the building, doubling it in size. The museum is very proud of its outstanding genealogical research center.
One special feature of the new building which is quite popular is
the “People Patio,” where people can purchase bricks in one of two
sizes to commemorate loves ones, or simply have family members‘
names engraved. The standard brick size is $50.00, and the double
size is $75.
Twice a year the museum publishes a newsletter, called The Pioneer
Spirit, to keep members and friends up to date on the activities
and research that have kept museum personnel and volunteers
busy.
The museum has for sale a number of books
including
Greenwood County History, Volumes I
Greenwood County History, Volume II
The Iron Horse, Volumes I by James Burke
The Iron Horse, Volume II by James Burke
Newspaper indexes for several old newspapers including
Eureka Democratic Messenger, Fall River News, Hamilton Grit, Toronto Republican, Madison News, and several Severy papers, to name just a few.
There are many types of gift items for sale as well, including books, and homemade afghans and necklaces done by museum supporters Bob and Lois Hodge of Emporia, and hand-woven rugs by Bud Wiggins.
