It has been the dream of the Historic Saluda Committee (HSC) to someday open a historical museum. That dream came a little closer recently when the Saluda Public Library and the City of Saluda dedicated a storage room to safely store items donated to the group. The storage room now holds items that had been previously donated to the city along with items that are being donated to the HSC. Since the inception of the HSC, items are being donated more frequently. In addition, the HSC oral history committee needed a secure space to store the individual oral histories, which are being compiled on DVDs. The HSC plans to pursue technical assistance from archival experts and hopes to pursue grant funding for this purpose. The HSC looks forward to being able to share its collection with the public when the museum comes to fruition.

The Historic Saluda Committee was formed by a group of concerned citizens who wished to preserve the historical integrity of the town. The grassroots effort spawned interest from Saluda City officials and in June 2010 the Saluda City Commissioners voted to make the committee an advisory committee to the city and committee members were appointed. The current committee members are Greaton Sellers, chair; Cindy Stephenson Tuttle, co-chair; Gloria Testerman, Charlene Pace, Caroline Farris, Carolyn Ashburn and Ammie Weymer. Lynn Cass serves as the city commissioner representative. The HSC meets on the second Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Saluda Public Library. The public is welcome. For more information go to www.historicsaluda.org, email historicsaluda@gmail.com or call the City of Saluda at 828-749-2581.

For more information about this press release contact Cindy S. Tuttle at 336-816-1826 or cindystuttle@gmail.com or City of Saluda at 828-749-2581.

– article submitted by Cindy Tuttle