John Nolan |Vardry McBee: Greenville’s First Great Visionary

John came to Greenville from Toledo, Ohio in 1992 and worked as the curator of the Bob Jones Art Museum for 20 years before moving into his current position as an Assistant Professor teaching studio art and art history courses. In 2006, he started Greenville’s first tour company, Greenville History Tours, and has since written a book on Greenville’s history and led thousands of guests on weekly historic walking tours, driving tours, and culinary tours. John came to Greenville from Toledo, Ohio in 1992 and worked as the curator of the Bob Jones Art Museum for 20 years before moving into his current position as an Assistant Professor teaching studio art and art history courses.

In 2006, he started Greenville’s first tour company, Greenville History Tours, and has since written a book on Greenville’s history and led thousands of guests on weekly historic walking tours, driving tours, and culinary tours. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.