Centuries-old journal shows the life of 1800s farmers in Upstate South Carolina. Judy Bainbridge. Columnist. On Jan. 1, 1835, a lonely young Greenville farmer began keeping a journal.

The “love triangle” part of the presentation focused on early settlers of Portland in the early 1800s named Hiram Fish, James Barnes and Amanda Noble. Apparently the three lived together in a mutual ...

How did lovers during the late 1800s express their Valentine’s affinity for each other? The Butler County Historical Society has an exhibit about that, and it opens on Valentine’s Day.

Key West, Fla. (AP) - A 1800s-era journal kept by a former Key West Mayor is helping preserve the region’s sea-going history. The Florida Keys Citizen (https://bit.ly/18F7DEE ) reports that the ...