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Quay-Wardlaw House ~ SC Historical Marker
From:
"Rogers, Bill" <brogers@selfregional.org>
To: 'Diane Wardlaw' <dianewardlaw7@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:56 PM
Subject: FW: Wardlaw Histoical Marker in
Abbeville ,
SC
Hello Diane:
I helped you with the Wardlaw family reunion in Abbeville last Aug. 2011 and we had a great turnout on a very hot and sometimes rainy day! I knew you would be interested to learn that we are placing a SC Historical Marker at your Wardlaw ancestors’ home in Abbeville , S.C. known as the Quay-Wardlaw House. Approval from the S. C. Dept. of Archives and History is “for certain” due to their important contributions to S.C. Dr. Tracy Power has already told us that. We, the Abbeville County Historical Society hope to have the marker up this year; money however is an issue as we are in a small town and have very limited financial resources.
Thru your excellent Wardlaw genealogical research you have so very many Wardlaw contacts, would you please get word to them that we desperately need financial support for your illustrious ancestors’ marker at their home (circa 1790) still standing here is Abbeville, SC? We are a 501-3c charitable, not for profit Historical Society focused totally on promoting, preserving and interpreting the history of Abbeville County and its citizens including the early Wardlaws who accomplished much.
We of course have an eleemosynary number for charitable giving. This marker alone will cost $2,170; if we have a reception following the dedication, then that could be another $500. In addition, we would like as many Wardlaw decendents as possible to attend. The date is pending. We would keep you posted well in advance of the dedication of this important historical marker.
Contributions should be mailed to:
The Abbeville Co. Historical Society
P.O box 12
Abbeville, S.C. , 29620
With kind regards,
Bill Rogers
Abbeville Co. Historical Society Board Member
Statue of Bishop Wardlaw with the papal bull
in his right hand, as on the day in 1414 when the papal bull of
confirmation of his foundation arrived in St. Andrews.
Published on Sunday 8 April 2012 15:00
Professor
Ian Carradice, director of the university museums, unveiled a
significant addition to the Museum of the University of St. Andrews on
the Scores last Friday.
A project is now under way to erect a
statue of Bishop Henry Wardlaw, who granted the university its original
Charter in 1412, and the museum has acquired the model of Alan Herriot’s
entry for the design competition. Though it was the runner-up, Dr
Barbara Crawford, director of the Strathmartine Trust, said that Mr
Herriot’s model was so “impressive and evocative” that it deserved to be
acquired for the university.
The winning design is by Kilmany
sculptor David Annand and, if £60,000 can be raised, the life-size
statue will be placed in the university grounds. So far, the appeal –
not part of the university’s official anniversary appeal, but
administered by the Strathmartine Trust – has raised £20,000, and the
Trust welcomes any contributions, large or small. Cheques may be made
out to “The Strathmartine Trust Wardlaw Statue Appeal” and addressed to
the Director, Strathmartine Trust, 2 Kinburn Place, St. Andrews, KY16
9DT.
(see this link for the picture and article)
/www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/university-founder-commemorated-1-2218775
Extract from 'The St. Andrews Citizen'
Dr. Barbara Crawford, mentioned in this article writes to Jean Coker and me:
"We had an unveiling of the small
model of Bishop Wardlaw which the
University Museum bought and there
was a report in the local paper 'The
Citizen' last Friday. I hope that any of your members who visit
Scotland this year will come by St. Andrews and see
the model in the University museum (MUSA)-and also
visit me!
The next event of interest will be when the remains
of Wardlaw's effigy are returned to the Cathedral
museum after conservation. I hope to arrange a bit
of publicity then and will send you whatever may
appear, as well as pictures of the cleaned and
re-displayed effigy fragments.
I am now targeting Trusts to raise more money, and
if you have any suggestions for any foundations in
USA (or elsewhere) which might have interests in
this kind of project I would be very pleased to have
their details.
All good wishes, Barbara"
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