In June 1931, Leo Baekeland wrote in his diary on the effects of the Great Depression on his business, “Prospects in business look gloomy...

In 1891, James L. Orr assumed the role of President of Piedmont Manufacturing after Henry P. Hammett’s untimely death.  Hammett’s death...

Henry Hammett’s endeavor to build a modern textile mill proved an absolute model for southern revitalization after the Civil War, and...

Piedmont Manufacturing Company started spinning its spindles in 1876 after construction of the first mill building by owner Henry Hammett....

Article I wrote for the Simpsonville Sentinel. Click on link to read: Bringing Industry to the Upstate (simpsonville-sentinel.com)

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To read this blog, click on this link: Smithsonian Collections Blog: Early Digital Meets New...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To read this blog, click on this link: Birth of the landmine | National Museum of American...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To read this blog, click on this link: Smithsonian Collections Blog: Journals and Diaries: A...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To read this blog, click on this link: HMS Terror, Charles Francis Hall, and the...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To Read this Blog, click on this link: Smithsonian Collections Blog: Safer Than Water...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To Read this Blog, click this link: Smithsonian Collections Blog: The Spanish Flu...

This is a blog I wrote for the Smithsonian. To Read This Blog, click this link: Smithsonian Collections Blog: Piedmont Manufacturing:...

In 1962, Greenville, South Carolina claimed the title “Textile Center of the World”, after they opened their newly built...

In 1845, William Gregg wrote a series of essays in a Charlston newspaper, under the pen name, “South Carolina”.  He wrote under this name...

By Joe Hursey This year as the campaign for the next President of the United States progresses, the religious beliefs as well as...

My latest article on beers influence on early baseball. America's Pastime Saved by Beer