Westminster Area Historic Preservation Society (WAHPS)

WAHPS is now selling the recently completed Westminster Area Cookbook. This includes Westminster and surrounding areas of Long Creek, Madison, Oakway, Holly Springs, Pleasant Hill, Foxwood Hills, and Chickasaw Point. With so many wonderful cooks around, we thought it was a shame not to take advantage of these wonderful recipes. We have collected all kinds of recipes, from historic, southern recipes to modern recipes that everyone will enjoy making for their families. The book was completed and printed just in time for the Christmas Bazaar and Tour of Homes 2009. Books are now available at the Westminster Area Chamber of Commerce, housed at the newly renovated Depot, the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) in Walhalla, and also Dad's & Lad's in Westminster.

WAHPS is now selling a reprinted edition of Service Record Book of Men and Women of Westminster, South Carolina and Community. The original book was published by the VFW Post No. 6738, a group that no longer has a charter.  The book contains the photographs of George Campbell, Furman King, Claude Knox, William C. Shirley, Jr. and Luna Wilson, all from the Westminster area and listed as “Gold Star Boys” because they died in the military conflict.  The book also contains the pictures and World War II service record accounts for 57 other service men of the Westminster area. It is estimated that the book was published about 1948, although no actual date is given in the original edition.  The book also contains a collection of about 30 advertisements from Westminster area merchants of the 1940’s. Because WAHPS recognizes that all Westminster area men and women who served in WWII are not included in the original edition, another more complete edition was printed and is now available for purchase. Books are now available at the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) in Walhalla or Dad's & Lad's in Westminster.