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 | Jan 22, 2026 | People of SC250
Two hundred forty five years ago this week, the course of the American Revolution shifted in the South Carolina Backcountry because of courage, local knowledge, and a woman who acted when it mattered most. Her name was Margaret Catherine Moore Barry. History remembers...
by sc250v2 | Jan 14, 2026 | People of SC250
One of the most powerful stories of the American Revolution in South Carolina is not about a general or a battle. It is about a teenage girl. Laodicea “Dicey” Langston was a young patriot who is now inspiring the next generation through music, art, and her compelling...
