Calhoun County Museum & Cultural Center
The History of Calhoun County and South Carolina Presented with a Southern Flair
The Late C.F. Ulmer
This site is funded by the SC Arts Commission, which recieves funding from the NEA, as well as, the Calhoun County Council, and the Friends of the Calhoun County Museum.
Property of the Calhoun County Museum Archives. Not to be used without written consent.
C. Frederic Ulmer was born in Cameron, SC in 1913. He began his teaching career by giving piano lessons in his hometown. After which he then had a lengthy teaching career in Orangeburg spanning from the 1940's - 1972. His first choir was a boys choir, which then expanded in the 1950's to a full choir at Orangeburg High School. This amazing choir put on many operettas and then later focused mainly on Broadway hits. Through his love of music, C.F. Ulmer touched the lives of thousands, inspiring many others to become music teachers, lawyers, doctors, and most importantly, to give back to their community.
Unfortunately in 1972, a tragic car accident took this kind hearted and gifted individual from his community.
The lives C.F. Ulmer touched would not let his memory die. In 1997, the Calhoun County Museum & Cultural Center paid tribute to the late C.F. Ulmer with a concert featuring many of his former students. They performed songs from a myriad of styles in honor of a very influential individual in their lives.
Due to the overwhelming support from former students and acquaintances, the Calhoun County Museum started a memorial fund, entitled the C.F. Ulmer Endowment Fund. This fund has helped spread the arts throughout the region by funding and supporting local theatre camps, plays, and other various cultural activities and events. C.F. Ulmer's legacy will always continue to be promoted throughout the county through this extremely important fund.
If you would like to make a donation to the C.F. Ulmer Endowment Fund, please send your check to the Calhoun County Museum. Make them payable to the Calhoun County Museum with the For line noted for C.F. Ulmer Fund. Our address is as follows:
Calhoun County Museum
313 Butler St.
St. Matthews, SC 29135
Also, we are selling CDs of some of C.F. Ulmer's performances. The cost is $25.00 per CD. Unfortunately, they are in poor quality.
