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Re-enactors to bring 1800s back to life
5/8/2008 11:24 PM

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By SUZANNE R. STONE
Staff writer
The Aiken County Historical Museum will have one corner where the 19th century never ends with a visit from some local Confederate re-enactors Saturday.
Six re-enactors from Aiken County will be at the Ergle Cabin on the museum grounds from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to discuss life in the late 1800s, demonstrate period military weaponry and show off some typical games and toys of the period. The event was scheduled to celebrate the Ergle Cabin's bicentennial, according to the museum's Assistant Director Mary White.
"The Ergle Cabin was built in 1808 by Frederick Ergle. He raised his 11 children there, and it was located on the South Edisto River north of Aiken," White said. "It was moved here to Aiken in 1935, and it was donated to the city by the family to celebrate the city's centennial. It was used as the Chamber of Commerce building until 1984, when it was moved here to Banksia, which was the library at that time."
The re-enactors participating in Saturday's event worked with the museum on its Civil War exhibit and have expressed an interest in working on other projects, White said.
"We're hoping to do this three or four times a year," said museum Executive Director Elliott Levy. "It's a nice way to introduce the public to what happened in the 18th and 19th centuries."
The re-enactors' visit is free and open to the public. The Ergle Cabin is accessible from the South Boundary side of the property, White said.
For more information about the re-enactor visit or other upcoming events, call the Aiken County Historical Museum at 642-2015.
Contact Suzanne Stone at sstone@aikenstandard.com.

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