CHAPS plans fall events

The Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. announces several events for the fall season, beginning with the very popular Historic Hayride and Ghost Walk. This year's event will build on the previous four years, with a new storyline and theme, "The Keys to the Past." CHC Associates & Casting and the Ghost Walk Committee are working to incorporate new characters, based on historic figures, into the script. "This family oriented event will be a fun-filled night of history, revived through narrations, reenactments, and unforgettable encounters," says committee member Marjorie Lambright. Tours will begin at the Cherokee County History & Arts Museum on the site of Gaffney's militia mustering grounds on October 26 & 27th. Guests will view reenactments by the Captain Moses Wood Camp 125 Sons of Confederate Veterans prior to boarding a narrated tour through Gaffney's nationally registered historic district. After boarding a hayride, narrators and re-enactors will enlighten visitors to the history of many beautiful homes along the oaklined streets. The journey will continue with an optional walking tour through Oakland Cemetery. "The walking tour is not required to take the hayride," says CHAPS president Mary Pat Tyndall, "but those brave guests who do choose to take a break from the hayride for the excursion through Oakland Cemetery will certainly be enlightened and frightened." Tours will begin at nightfall on October 26 & 27, with the last group departing at 9 p.m. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and can be purchased in advance at the CHAPS office in the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum at 301 South Johnson Street in Gaffney. Call 489- 3988 for more information.

The 'Bowl'ing for History and Quilt Show will be held on November 15 in the Museum auditorium from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. A $15 ticket includes lunch, admission to quilt show, and a hand-made pottery bowl. The luncheon is limited to 150 tickets and will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Quilt show only admission is $3 per person.

CHAPS is excited to announce the return of the Holiday Home Tour. The Junius Lipscomb House (c.1904), current home of Ed and Pam Cazel will be opened for tours on Saturday, December 8 from 1-4 p.m. and by candlelight from 6-8 p.m. On Sunday, December 9, tours will be given from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the museum.

The grand opening of the History and Arts Museum will be announced within the next several weeks. "Exhibit setup is moving quickly," says Museum Director Billy Pennington, "Anyone who wants to donate artifacts or volunteer needs to contact us immediately. With the opening of new museums in Greenville, Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties, along with Gaffney's new visitors center, little theater and Veteran's Park, it is an exciting time in the cultural community."