Local History

Timmonsville High School Yearbooks

Yearbooks from 1947, 1949 through 1970, 2005, and 2022 are available for patrons to look through in the library. The pre-1971 yearbooks have also been digitized and are on CD-ROMs that patrons can browse on library computers.

If you can't get to the library but would like photos from a yearbook emailed to you, please use this form. Patrons can request up to five photos be sent.

The pictures below were scanned from the July 14, 1955, edition of the Times, celebrating Timmonsville's 100th anniversary.

Links to Other Sites

Florence County Library System's dedicated history department is the E.N. Zeigler South Carolina History Room at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library in Florence.

The Timmonsville Area Historical Society Facebook group is an active community filled with people ready to answer questions and share information.

Prior to 1888, Timmonsville was part of Darlington County. If you're looking for information from that era, the Darlington County Historical Commission may be able to help.

The 1920 Timmonsville High School annual has been digitized and transcribed. Click here to visit the page, hosted by Genealogy Trails.

The Richland Library local history site has 8 images of the 1960 Timmonsville Tobacco Festival.

Introductory information about Native American peoples of South Carolina can be found on this map from SCIWAY and the FamilySearch wiki article on "Indigenous Peoples of South Carolina."

The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (see also its Facebook page) aims to "identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina." Their Green Book of South Carolina is a travel guide to significant sites around the state.