Recent Visitors to Edgefield

Recent Visitors to Edgefield

visitorsDr. Vernon Burton, distinguished author and historian (In My Father’s House are Many Mansions) and native of Ninety-Six, S.C., brought a group of young people to Edgefield to visit the historic town.  They dropped by The Advertiser for a photo.  Dr. Burton explained that two of the young people are his grandchildren, his wife and the rest are parents (Dr. and Mrs. Terrence Finnegan) and their children.  Dr. Finnegan was a doctoral student under Dr. Burton in Illinois. Dr. Burton is now at Clemson University and working on another book. Pictured are: Back Row (4 men) Dr. Vernon Burton,   Mr. James Finnegan, Mr. John Finnegan, Dr. Terence Finnegan; Second to back row (6 women) Mrs. Georganne Burton, Ms. Lucy Finnegan, Ms. Meg Finnegan, Ms. Mary Finnegan, Ms. Piper Gouliard, and Ms. Gillian Burch; Second to Front row, Mrs. Lori Finnegan, Mr. Joe Finnegan, Ms. Clare Finnegan, Ms. Elizabeth Finnegan; Front row (  1 boy and 2 young girls) Mr. Tom Finnegan, Ms. Nora Finnegan, Ms. Aurora Johnston.