A Traditional Legacy | A Tale of Two Centuries

“If you’ve never been to Rose Hill, you’re missing out.” So I was told. By several people. Repeatedly. So I went. It was a Wednesday. Rose Hill greets you at...

Preserving Tradition | Resurrecting the Family Photo Album

Photography has always held an important place within the family. The process of creating an image became pervasive in the mid 1800s. Families embraced this new innovation and had photographs...

Creating Flavor | The Art of American Craft Beer: The sure cure for cenosillicaphobia

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the...

Ties to the Community | Rose Hill + Robert Campbell

In 1898, Colonel & Mrs. Sheffield Phelps commissioned the construction of their city block winter home (four houses and eight buildings) atop the high point of Downtown Aiken. The Dutch...

Back to Fall: Pumpkins and Their Rich History, Traditions … and Pie!

Let's Give Them Pumpkin to Talk About. Strips of pumpkin lying on the ground gave up their moisture to the sun as American Indians gathered them to weave into mats....

Behind the Walls on Whiskey: Historic Rond Point

Behind the Walls on Whiskey: Historic Rond Point by Anna Dangerfield The beautiful estate of Rond Point has graced the corner of Whiskey Road and Coker Springs Road for close...

D-Day, the 6th of June 1944, The Allied Invasion of Normandy, by Kathy Huff Cunningham

D-Day, the 6th of June 1944 The Allied Invasion of Normandy by Kathy Huff Cunningham The United States of America entered World War II on December 11, 1941, when Congress...

Once upon a time… in a town called Aiken

… in a town called Aiken by Jeff Wallace “The traffic is terrible. Have you ever seen it so bad? It took 20 minutes to get from Kroger to Target....