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SUMMARY:Beautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Beautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson\nMarch 15\, 2025 – September 7\, 2025  \nCurated and produced by the LBJ Presidential Library\, Austin\, Texas\, Beautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson\, focuses on the life and legacy of Lady Bird Johnson\, wife of the 36th President of the United States\, Lyndon Baines Johnson. The Upcountry History Museum\, Greenville\, SC\, will be the exhibit’s first stop on its limited national tour. \nThe former first lady is most often associated with promoting environmental conservation and the wildflowers that brighten the country’s landscape. This exhibition guides visitors through a comprehensive story of Mrs. Johnson’s life\, providing more context to her education\, family\, campaign efforts\, acumen as a businesswoman\, leadership in education and environmental conservation\, and her role as a philanthropist. \nThroughout her time in the White House\, Lady Bird fought to make American cities more beautiful by planting flowers or adding park benches and by removing billboards and junkyards from the nation’s highways. Her efforts in these areas pushed her further into the political arena\, more than any First Lady before her. Even Eleanor Roosevelt\, Lady Bird’s declared role model\, had not sat in on a legislative strategy session or been given assignments to influence Congressional votes. Lyndon Johnson supported Lady Bird’s efforts\, publicly promoting her projects in his State of the Union speeches and during Cabinet meetings. \nBeautification: The Environmental Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson will guide visitors through a comprehensive story of Mrs. Johnson’s life\, from childhood through her post-White House years. Visitors will be immersed in the life and legacy of Lady Bird Johnson on loan from the LBJ Presidential Library and the Johnsons daughters Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson include items from Whistle Stop campaign tours\, gowns from White House galas\, mementos from beautification projects; original art from The Lorax\, created by Dr. Seuss; along with letters\, photographs\, oral histories\, home movies\, and artifacts – the majority of which have never been shared with the public. \n  \nSupport provided by \n           \nJanis Bandelin & Bill Fitzpatrick            Mountain Laurel Garden Club of Travelers Rest \n 
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/lady-bird-johnson/
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SUMMARY:Privies\, Pipes\, and Progress...
DESCRIPTION:Privies\, Pipes\, and Progress…\nMay 10\, 2025 – October 5\, 2026 \n  \nRenewable Water Resources Celebrates 100 Years of Cleaning Water \nNovember 1\, 1928\, ushered in a new era for the Upcountry as the then Greater Greenville Sewer District began operations at the recently completed Mauldin Road treatment plant. The realization of this “modern sewerage system” in the “first city in the South to be completely sewered” brought with it expectations\, opportunities\, and progress for the 20th century. \nOver the next few decades\, upgrades and advanced improvements were made to keep the utility on mission for cleaning water and protecting public health\, while additional facilities were built to help meet the demands of a growing region. As the service area and functions expanded\, the utility was renamed Greenville County Sewer Authority in 1968\, and by 1969\, S.C. Act 688 established it as the primary wastewater treatment provider in the Greenville area. \nThe succeeding years brought increased environmental responsibilities\, escalating infrastructure demands\, as well as an anticipated expansion in scope of responsibility for surrounding counties. So\, the General Assembly authorized S.C. Act 1415 in 1974 to rename the utility to Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority (WCRSA). \nFor the next 35 years\, WCRSA made pioneering and groundbreaking advancements in numerous areas of wastewater treatment\, many of which positioned the utility as the definitive leader at the state and national levels. \nBy the early 2000s\, the utility’s vision had evolved to encompass a more thorough commitment to enhancing the quality of life for its communities by transforming wastewater into a clean\, fresh\, renewable resource. State legislators agreed and by approval of Act 102 in 2009\, the name became Renewable Water Resources (ReWa). \nOver the past 100 years\, ReWa has established itself as an organization dedicated to protecting Upstate waterways\, supporting public health\, and promoting a cleaner environment. It has also become a steadfast community partner motivated to lead\, engage\, and serve. \nThis exhibition takes visitors on a journey through ReWa’s 100 years and features interactive displays\, archived materials from early days of operations\, photo collages highlighting the decades\, and more. \n  \nSupport provided by \n         \n 
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/rewa/
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SUMMARY:Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice
DESCRIPTION:Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice\nMay 24\, 2025 – September 21\, 2025  \n  \nDinosaurs will roar into Upstate South Carolina\, when the Upcountry History Museum presents Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice. \nCrossing the threshold of this special exhibition means traveling back in time to explore the Age of the Dinosaurs.  As visitors move through the exhibit they encounter unfamiliar landscapes\, touchable dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes\, and opportunities to investigate clues about what the dinosaurs left behind.  The exhibit builds on the popular fascination with dinosaurs and includes science\, history\, and literacy based activities to challenge all ages. \nDinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice\, designed for children ages 3-10\, is the first child-centered exhibit dedicated to expanding the understanding of dinosaur habitat and range. The bilingual (Spanish and English) exhibit features three distinct sections that build on a child’s innate curiosity about dinosaurs: Land of Fire (a warm dinosaur habitat)\, Land of Ice (a cold dinosaur habitat)\, and a Field Research Station (complete with a Big Dig experience). \nThe steamy Land of Fire – present day Montana – introduces visitors to the Triceratops\, T-Rex\, and the dinosaurs who called this environment home.  Children can circle the land in insect costumes\, buzz through a volcano with oozing lava\, work through a swampy bog\, and identify an ecosystem of animals and plants. \nNo coats are needed for a trip across the Land of Ice where visitors meet the dinosaurs who made their homes in the cold climate of present day Alaska.  Activities include exploring an icy cave filled with northern lights effects\, breezing down an icy slide\, and creating a Cretaceous food chain in an environment based on cold dinosaur habitats 70 million years ago. \nIn the hands-on Field Research Station children and their caregivers don goggles and research vests\, as they uncover dinosaur bones in a dig station and examine fossils to identify dinosaurs. \nThis immersive exhibit includes sculpted\, touchable dinosaurs that feature the most recent scientific findings about the colors\, textures and structural form of the dinosaurs.  Designed to spark children’s interest in science and history\, the exhibit will immerse visitors in meaningful science experiences and activities that use scientific thinking skills; focus on history\, natural history\, and paleontology; and provide opportunities to build literacy and vocabulary skills through interactive activities. \n  \nSupport provided by \n                   \n         \n 
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/dinosaurs-land-of-fire-and-ice-3/
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