Museum Staff
Lauren Virgo
Executive Director
Lauren Virgo is a lifelong resident of Aiken County. She went to Clemson University and received an undergraduate degree in History with a minor in Fine Arts. She then received her Master's degree in Art History with a certificate in Museum Management from the University of South Carolina. Ms. Virgo has worked in area museums since 2005. She became the director of the Aiken County Historical Museum in December 2018 after working as the museum's collections manager for a year and a half.
Lauren Virgo
Melanie Sigman
Collections Manager
Melanie Sigman was born and raised in Georgia, coming to South Carolina to begin her career. She earned an undergraduate degree in Museum Studies from Tusculum University in Tennessee, a Masters in Public History from the University of West Georgia and her MLIS from the University of Alabama. She has worked in various museums and archives since 2013 in everything from administrative duties to exhibits and tours. She became the collections manager of the Aiken County Historical Museum in November 2023 after working for the State Archives for 2 years. She is excited to get back to her favorite part of working in museums: taking care of the collections!
Melanie Sigman
Mary Rosbach
Operations & Education Manager
Mary was raised in Lexington, SC and upon graduating high school, attended USC Aiken. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and was employed with the City of Aiken for almost ten years overseeing staff, facility management, and programming. Mary fell in love with Aiken (and her husband John, a lifelong resident) and has lived here since 2009. They have two daughters (Robyn, age 8 and Kathryn, age 2). Mary has always enjoyed history and is happy to have joined the team.
Mary Rosbach
Ian Mini
Events & Volunteer Manager
Ian Mini is a recent graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology in Tampa, Florida. Tampa is where he spent most of his life until he recently moved here to Aiken in the summer of 2019. Ian serves as the weekend supervisor of the Aiken County Historical Museum and he has a special interest in the history of Graniteville and the natural history of Aiken County. He also loves all things related to music. Feel free to say “hello” and to talk all things Aiken, music, and nature with him on the weekends.
Ian Mini
Alivia Black
Weekend Manager
I am a recent graduate from the College of Charleston with a bachelors degree in Historic Preservation and Community Planning with a minor in Studio Art. I was born and raised in Lexington, SC and began working at the Aiken County Museum during the summer of 2025 as a collections intern. Now as the weekend supervisor, I enjoy talking to volunteers and visitors about all things history. In my free time I also enjoy painting, photography, and Lindy hop dancing.
Alivia Black
Historical Commission
Historical Commissioners of the Aiken County Historical Museum
- District 1: Cynthia Hardy, Wagener, SC
- District 2: Jason Crane, Aiken, SC
- District 3: Geneva Greene, Warrenville, SC
- District 4: Dan Reece, North Augusta, SC
- District 5: Daniel Andrews, Aiken, SC
- District 6: George Greive, Aiken, SC
- District 7: Deedee Vaughters, Aiken, SC
- District 8: RaShad Gaines, Aiken, SC
- Member-at-Large: Phillip Strawbridge, North Augusta, SC
Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St SW | Aiken, SC 29801 | 803.642.2015