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YOUR Museum Story
Through our “Your Museum Story” project, we have been able to capture those unique visitor experiences that took place at the museum and share those with current and future guest.
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Everyone has a story! What will YOUR museum story be?
Visitors, Kate and Karen, came to the museum on their genealogy road trip searching for information on their ancestors who lived in Newberry County between 1700s-1800s. Thank you for visiting with us and for the wonderful feedback!
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“Well-organized, curated, and up-to-date. We were here researching ancestors who lived in Newberry County in the late 1700s early 1800s. The museum provided excellent context for understanding the area at the time our ancestors were here and provided great background for future research into our ancestors.” – Kate S. Hendricks, Pinehurst, NC
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“I really liked all the old history and artifacts related to the Summer family and history about the 1700s – 1800s. It’s an excellent museum! Thank you!” – Karen Stensguard, Fernandina Beach, FL
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The Summer Family arrived in the mid-1700s in what became the Dutch Fork area. Johannes Summer, the pioneer/patriarch of the Summer Family, settled on Crim’s Creek.
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In 1840, William, the son of John Adam and Mary Margaret Summer, founded the Pomaria Nursey, one of the most influential Southern nurseries of its time. That same year, William, who was Postmaster, established the Pomaria Post Office and changed the name from Countsville to Pomaria.
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In 1979, the home along with the Post Office and several other outbuildings, was listed to the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Newberry Museum gratefully acknowledges Tom and Beth Evers for the generous loans from their personal collection for our Pomaria Nursery Exhibit. And Dr. James Everett Kibler, Jr. whose vision and research have championed the Pomaria Nursery and the Summer Family.
Do you want to share YOUR museum story? Email your story to: office@thenewberrymuseum.com.
Since the museum opened, Susan Harrison has been of our many dedicated volunteers. She has accumulated well over 400 hours of her time and countless hours doing varies research projects from home. Thank you, Susan, for continuing your museum story with us!
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“What first brought me to the museum was a love of history and, as a retired history teacher, the chance to continue to pass the stories of those who came before us to the next generation."
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"Throughout my time at the museum I have been involved with many different research projects. Researching Newberry County’s men and women who served in WWII has been a true labor of love."
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"One of my best experiences was researching the story of Joe, the fire horse and his trainer Malcolm Lassane for The Newberry City Fire Department Exhibit." – Susan Harrison, Newberry, SC
Thank you, Madalyn, for choosing to volunteer at The Newberry Museum!
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“My best museum experience at Newberry would be learning about Dr. Ulysses S. Gallman. I learned about him in one of my classes at Newberry College. As a class we visited The Newberry Museum to see Dr. Gallman’s display case. I was inspired by him and the difference he made on Newberry County. I hope when I become a teacher I can make an impact like Dr. Gallman.”
– Madalyn Brooks, Newberry College Student, Volunteer
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Dr. Ulysses S. Gallman was born in Newberry, South Carolina in 1885, and began his formal education at the Hoge Graded School. He went on to graduate from South Carolina State and to become a distinguished educator in the State of South Carolina.
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A life-long promoter of education, he attended Hampton and Tuskegee Institute, Atlanta University, Clarke University, and Dillard University in his pursuit of improving education for those under his leadership. In 1913, he became the Supervising Industrial Teacher in Newberry County. Working with the Jeanes Foundation, a philanthropy dedicated to improving education for African American students, his focus included the total education of each child. He served 44 years as the School Superintendent for African American Schools in Newberry County, the Rosenwald Schools were built under his direction.
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In 1955, Morris College awarded Dr. Gallman a Doctorate of Pedagogy. On September 12, 1971, Dr. Gallman dies at the age of 86 and is buried in the Werts Cemetery in Newberry.
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Dr. Gallman’s legacy and life accomplishments are memorialized in Newberry County with the naming of Gallman Park, the former Gallman High School, later Gallman Junior High School, and currently Gallman Elementary School in his honor.