John Sherrer

A Columbia native, author, and historian, John Sherrer has worked at Historic Columbia since 1996. As Director of Preservation, John heads the organization’s historic preservation advocacy efforts involving research and programming, management of a 15-property easement portfolio, and historic tax credit fee-for-service projects. John holds degrees from Clemson (BA, MA: English) and the University of South Carolina (MA: Public History) and management certificates from McKissick Museum and the Southeastern Museum Conference’s Jekyll Island Management Institute. John has served on the boards of the Columbia Development Corporation, the Columbia Design League, and the South Carolina Federation of Museums. A Leadership Columbia Class of 2014 alumna, John was a 2023 Ambassador for ExperienceColumbiaSC.

Speakers Bureau Topics by John Sherrer

Guns, Treads & Steel: The Evolution of American Armor from World War II to the Present

Twentieth-Century History and Culture Twenty-First-Century History and Culture Weapons and Warfare World War II

Learning Your Three “R”s: Readin’, ‘Riting, & Racism: The Role of Equalization Schools in South Carolina’s Quest for Segregated Education

African-American History and Culture Education and Pedagogy South Carolina History and Culture Twentieth-Century History and Culture

From Colonial to Mid-Mod: American Residential Architecture 1765-1965

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Historic Preservation Nineteenth-Century History and Culture The Arts Twentieth-Century History and Culture

“The Fabric We Live In”: Historic Preservation’s Economic, Social, and Physical Benefits to Communities

Historic Preservation

John Sherrer

Speakers Bureau Topics by John Sherrer

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