Monthly Archives: February 2018

Spring 2018

The Rosen Family

Three generations of the Rosen family gathered in November 1995 for the dedication of the new bridge crossing the Sampit River, named in honor of former Georgetown mayor Sylvan Rosen,seen here standing beneath the sign, flanked by sons Larry and Benedict. Special Collections,College of Charleston. My family’s history in Georgetown begins around 1887 when my […]

The Fogels of Front Street

Abe Fogel (l) with Bernard Baruch in the lobby of the Prince George Hotel. Photo by W.H. Burney of Georgetown. Courtesy of George Fogel. The history of the Fogel family in Georgetown, South Carolina, begins with Harry Fogel, who emigrated in 1900 from the Austro-Hungarian province Galicia in what is today’s Poland. By 1904 Harry was in Georgetown […]