Research At The National Archives And Beyond!

The GLEAMNS Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Historical Preservation Site has been established on the campus of GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission  is located in the old African-American Brewer Hospital, the site and source of African-American healthcare in Greenwood County before desegregation.  The site, adjacent to and part of the old Brewer School has its origins back to 1872, was chosen because of its historical significance to black life in Greenwood County.  The birth home of Dr. Mays, previously listed as one of South Carolina’s Eleven Most Endangered Properties, was originally located in a pasture in SE Greenwood County in the community of Epworth.   The site includes the original Burns Spring School from the Epworth area that is identical to the Brickhouse School that Dr. Mays attended as a child. The Barn that serves as modern museum. The museum captures Dr. Mays’ life in over 100 professionally framed photos and contains many of his personal items. The museum contains a theatre that seats fifty-five and is e