FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             August 17, 2021

COLUMBIA, SC—The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Commission will meet for the twenty-first time on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.  This meeting will be conducted via telephone conferencing, though some Commissioners may choose to attend in person while observing standard COVID-19 safety protocol.  Any member of the media or the  public who may wish to attend is welcome if they also observe standard COVID-19 safety protocol.  The meeting will be held in the Museum’s Education Meeting Room and via a conference phone call.  Please contact Rachel Cockrell at (803) 737-8020 for access to the Museum’s conference phone system.  The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

1. Greetings to the Commission, Members of the Media, and Visitors
2. Review of June 17, 2021 Meeting Minutes
3. Old Business
4. Museum Status re:  COVID-19
5. Status of FY2021 Budget
6. Status of FY2022 Museum Strategic Planning & Operation
7. Palmetto State Military History Foundation Report
8. Executive Session:  Annual Review of the Executive Director
9. Miscellaneous
10. Next Commission Meeting Date:   October 21, 2021.

Any questions regarding these proceedings may be addressed to museum Executive Director Allen Roberson, 803-737-8096 or arobers@crr.sc.gov. The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Commission members are comprised of three members appointed by the Governor, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on recommendation of the SC Division Commander of Sons of Confederate Veterans, two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives on recommendation of the President of the SC Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from the Revolutionary War to the present. The museum is located at 301 Gervais Street (in the same building as the State Museum). Visit www.crr.sc.gov for more information.

* This meeting has been posted in compliance with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act