Heather & Raquelle doing a recording session for our upcoming CD "Joyful Harps Yesteryear

The Sheen Sisters are working on a new CD

posted 09-01-09

Heather & Raquelle doing a recording session for our upcoming CD "Joyful Harps Yesteryear"
Recording nearly done!
  As of this date, we only have one recording session left! Our new recording engineer has made the recording process very smooth and easy for us. We appreciate his help! The only challenging part is to be creative enough to come up with 18 new song arrangements to record! :-)
  We are now in the process of working on the cover and inside photos, designing the CD cover and traycard, and doing the last bits of editing and mastering on the music.
Sneak Preview
  Our new Yesteryear CD will be featuring a cross-section of music from the 1800s. For hymn lovers, we have worked on some old favorites such as Be Thou My Vision, Balm In Gilead and the hauntingly beautiful original tune for Come Ye Sinners. If you like War Between the States music, we've got a great selection for you - The Yellow Rose of Texas, Wait for the Wagon, The Young Volunteer, and more! Those who like the good old-time folk songs and melodies will enjoy Going Home (from Dvorak's New World Symphony), When You And I Were Young Maggie, and Beautiful Dreamer.
  And as a special treat (we hope! :-)) we will be including, for the first time ever, two recordings of our own original compositions!
  We are excited about this CD and hope y'all will enjoy the music as much as we have!

joyfulharps@earthlink.net
www.joyfulharps.com

Exciting News!!

Elizabeth Hill, a member of our group (Black Oak Soldier's Relief Assocation), had another son on June 22nd at 7:29. Nicholas George weighed in at 8 lbs. 4 oz. and is 21.5" long. His proud brothers are Patrick and Matthew. Elizabeth is the daughter of Cathy and Dennis Blejski. Cathy is also a member of Black Oak and Dennis is a member of th 10thSCVI.      NOTE THAT: the knitted hood Nicholas is wearing is period correct!

The Joyful Harps !
www.joyfulharps.com

Our own Heather & Raquelle Sheen of Joyful Harps!

Visit their website f you would like to purchase a CD of

their music or sheet music written for the harp. 

http://www.joyfulharps.com/oursheetmusic.html

Katrina Moncrief had her little girl!!!!  :)

Haley Elizabeth Moncrief came into this world at weighting 8lbs, 4oz.  She made her appreance at 5:25pm.  

Haley and mommy are at Trident Medical Hospital on Hwy78 for the next couple of days.  They are both doing very well and are happy!!! :)

Congrats to all Mommy, Haley, Daddy, Big Brothers, and Grandmother!!!!! :)

Lynn Charles
SCLA Secretary

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Rivers Bridge January 2008

 These are the ladies that participated in the homestead scenario for 2008, from left, seated: Carol Hardman, Colleen Carney, Sherry Key, Kaelyn Montana, Jean Hutchinson.  Standing: Suzanne Collins, Vicki Evans, Angela Metts, Jammi Montana. Churning butter: Rhonda Baiocco, Shanna Williams.

Congraduation to

LeAnn and Robby Calhoun

posted October 14, 2006

Mark Irwin's Funeral

Columbia, South Carolina

October 14, 2006

posted October 10, 2006

Mark Irwin's Funeral Planned

Mark was a member of Ferguson's Artillery and the husband of our PSRS member, Cindy Irwin.

The funeral will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at 11 AM.

Services will be held at Thompson's Funeral Home, 4720 Augusta Rd. (Hwy. 1), Lexington, SC; the funeral home number is 803-996-1023.

Re-enactors coming to the funeral home should assemble by 10 AM and may elect to accompany the procession to the cemetery.

Interment will be at Woodridge Mill Cemetery, located at 138 Corley Mill Rd., Lexington (off Hwy 1), following the services and ride to that location from the funeral home; this is estimated to be approx. 12 noon, but could be later.

Visitation will be at Thompson's funeral home on Friday from 6-8 PM.

All artillery attending should proceed to the cemetery and be set up no later than 10 AM.

Re-enactors going to the cemetery should be there no later than 10:30 AM.

 

The family has requested all attendees to wear full CS uniform, with accoutrements/ rifles/ haversack/ canteens etc. 

 

Additional information can be obtained from Eddie Killian at 803-629-5866.

Directions can be found at:

www.thompsonsfuneral.com  Remember, you want to go to the one in Lexington- not West Columbia.

 

Memorials may be made to:

 

The Lieutenant General Wade Hampton Camp SCV

192 Buckhead Lane

Swansea, SC 29160

 

or

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
1-800-955-4572
1311 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605

Jeanne Weil's son has been married!

Rebecca Cheatham Parker and Robert Scott Weil, both of Mount Pleasant, SC, were married on

March 18, 2006, at 6:00 in the evening at Summerall Chapel, The Citadel, in Charleston.

The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Eugenia (Jeanne) Scott Elliott Weil of Charleston.

The couple will honeymoon in Belize and will reside in Mount Pleasant.

Published in the Charleston Post & Courier on 3/19/2006.

Congratulations Ann Maddox

Ferguson's Artillery 

A beautiful new baby girl.. born,

 Tuesday November 7, 2005

Natilie Grace

Linda Sue got married...

Linda Sue Phillips of Augusta, Georgia and Gregory Craven of Charleston, South Carolina were married June 26, 2005 in Santee, South Carolina.  The wedding was held in the high style of the 1860's with the bride wearing a lovely Civil War era reproduction gown.  The bride fired the couples cannon, named the Linda Sue, at the celebration after the wedding.  The groom also fired The Dixie, a cannon that belongs to Fergusons Light Artillery of South Carolina. 

Article about Jeannie Rucker's Great-Grand Uncle written by her husband, Dr. Chris Rucker, appears in Civil War Times Magazine this month.

Chris Rucker's article about Jeannie's Great Grand Uncle, James Alley Jenks, is now published in the April 2005 issue of Civil War Times. Jeannie's relative was a solider, a preacher and a poet. He is shown in the photo above with his bible.

Congradulations to Ann (Marlar) Maddox

 of Ferguson's Artillery Ladies on the birth of a baby girl,  

Audrey Caroline Maddox.

Ann with Audrey in camp November 20, 2004

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Congratulations to

Miss Leanne

married to Robby of Ferguson's Artillery, July 2005

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Jeannie Rucker has won the sewing competition at the Genteel Conference in Penn. This year's competition was for the best pair of period correct undersleeves.

Next year's competition has been announced as the best pair of men's braces.

Member Postings

Lynn Cogdill has been requested to give another bodice fitting class. She can help you make a muslin pattern fitted to your body in which you may make any period dress. If you are interested please let her know so she can work on scheduling a class and location. Do to the individual attention needed for each particapate, the classes must be limited to a certain number. Jeannie Rucker has volunteered to host the next one at her home in Spartanburg. Contact Lynn at email

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