by sc250v2 | Mar 19, 2026 | People of SC250
“Remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.” When Abigail Adams wrote these words to her husband John Adams, a leading member of the Continental Congress in 1776, she was urging the leaders of a new nation to recognize...
by sc250v2 | Mar 5, 2026 | News Release, People of SC250
The South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commissions (SC250), in collaboration with the Battleground Preservation Trust, has released Volume III of The Francis Marion Papers, completing a three-volume digital collection of General Francis Marion’s...
by sc250v2 | Feb 24, 2026 | People of SC250
Imagine choosing to spend the night in a space no larger than a tool shed. Simple wooden walls, no insulation, the air heavy with history. Now imagine knowing your own ancestors may once have slept there, not by choice, but by force. For more than 250 nights, Joseph...
by sc250v2 | Feb 14, 2026 | People of SC250
February invites us to reflect on love in many ways. That includes not only grand romances, but also the quieter, enduring relationships that shape a person’s life. Few stories from early American history capture that kind of love more than the life of Theodosia Burr...
by sc250v2 | Feb 10, 2026 | Historic Sites
To understand the American Revolution in South Carolina, we must also understand the experiences of enslaved and free Black South Carolinians. One of those stories is slave manumission, when an enslaved person was legally freed by the person who claimed ownership of...
