Upcountry History Museum

All memberships come with a 10% discount in the Museum shop, free admission and recognition in the Annual Report.

To become a member online click HERE.

 

Individual - $35, Unlimited admission for one

Dual - $50, Unlimited admission for two

Family - $65, Unlimited admission for household

Dicey Langston Springfield

(b. Laurens District, 1766)

Inspired by love of family and country, Dicey Langston twice risked her life to confound Loyalists, once walking miles at night through swamps and creeks to warn her brother of an attack and once throwing herself between her aging father and Tory raiders, refusing to give them the information they sought.

 

 

$250 Household Membership: Benefits above plus 2 additional guest passes.

 

Brigadier General Daniel Morgan

(b. New Jersey, 1736)

Morgan joined the American Army at the start of the Revolutionary War and distinguished himself in the early northern campaigns. His most memorable achievement was as hero of the Battle of Cowpens, in which he led a group of untrained militia and Continentals to victory over a superior British force.

 

 

$500 Household Membership: Benefits above plus 4 additional guest passes, 10% discount on museum rentals, invitation to McBee Lecture Series events and UHM special previews.

 

Vardry McBee

(b. near present-day Gaffney, 1775)

Rightly called “the father of Greenville,” Vardry McBee was a determined and hard-working entrepreneur whose efforts in the mid-1800s turned Greenville into a center of commerce and culture.

 

 

$1,000 Household or Corporate Membership: Benefits above plus invitation for two to a Richard Pearis Event, one complimentary Springfield level gift membership.

 

Richard Pearis

(b. Ireland, 1725)

A daring frontiersman and Indian trader, Richard Pearis was one of the first European settlers to successfully acquire land, including present day Paris Mountain, in what was to become Greenville.

 

 

$5,000 Household or Corporate Membership: Benefits above plus 4 additional guest passes and a one time use of the entire museum for a private function (excluding use of theater and lobby offered above).

 

Brigadier General Andrew Pickens

(b. Pennsylvania, 1739)

In 1752 Pickens moved to South Carolina and took part in frontier warfare against the Cherokee. He served with distinction in the Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of general. Following his military career, he served as U.S. Congressman from SC and as Commissioner for Native American Relations in the South.

 

 

$10,000 Household or Corporate Membership: Benefits above plus 8 additional guest passes.

 

Old Ninety Six Society

The early settlement of Ninety Six has been the site of much Upcountry history: an Indian trading center, Revolutionary War battles, and one of the earliest circuit courts in the Backcountry.