The Town of Patrick, together with Mayor Rosa Lee Millsaps Privette and the Patrick Town Council, invites you to attend the Unveiling Ceremony honoring the lat John C. Jack Parker, Jr., recipient of South Carolina's highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto. Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 Time: 10am Location: Town Entrance Sign, 207
For 50 years, starting in the late 1740s, indigo was a crucial commodity, second only to rice. At one time, the extracted pigment, dried and shaped into circular cakes, was so prized that it was sometimes called blue gold, and used as currency. While Charleston’s popular history primarily focuses on the planting class in cultivating
Jasper County 250 presents Tea Party and Tales Saturday, October 18, 2025, noon till 2:00 Old House Plantation Site, 7792 Lowcountry Dr (Rt 462), Ridgeland, SC 29936. Come wearing your best Tea Party Hat Learn about Maroon communities in South Carolina with Robert E. Scarlett, Museum Historian and Board Member of Summerville Museum and Research
Patriot Art Foundation's Art of Valor Event Date: November 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Join us for the Patriot Art Foundation's Art of Valor event, a special watercolor workshop honoring veterans. This event features a painting session guided by professional artists and a live demonstration by Mary Whyte following lunch that is
Join us as we welcome Bill Segars, co-author of "Churches in South Carolina Burned During the American Revolution:A Pictorial Guide". Bill’s interest in history and work in historical renovation led him to research old churches. Segars’s file of churches exceeded 700 when he encountered Neal’s book Historical United Methodist Churches and Places in South Carolina.
In Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 11:00 am for a lecture by Bettis Rainsford on Edgefield County and the American Revolution. City Council Chambers 100 Georgia Avenue North Augusta, SC
Join the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, Laurens County 250 Committee, and Sons of the Revolution for the dedication of Hayes Station. The program will include engaging presentations on the history and significance of the site as we celebrate the transfer of this property from Laurens County to the SC Battleground Preservation Trust. Hayes Station 455
We are excited to announce our first Abbeville Co REV 250 historical marker dedication and unveiling service for Bull Town Fort on Sunday Dec 7th at 2 PM. It is not the first Revolutionary War marker in Abbeville Co. The service will be held at the Rocky River Presbyterian Church 2140 Monterey Rd Abbeville (off
Saturday, December 13th 3:00-8:00pm at Historic Walnut Grove Join us for a Colonial Christmas celebration that blends the magic of the past with the joy of the present. With candlelight tours, a backcountry Christmas service, pictures with Father Christmas & crafts, this event promises to be a cherished highlight of your holiday season. Colonial hot
In 1780, the British were tired of the stalemate with George Washington and his Continental Army in the northern part of America. The decision was made to take the war South where it was thought many were loyal to the Crown and would join in the fight to finally end the Revolution that had been
Colonel Lemuel Benton Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will be dedicating the Liberty Tree they are donating to the City of Myrtle Beach. This is part of a National SAR Program where their goal is to donate 250 Liberty Trees prior to our Nations 250th Birthday. Market Common 610 Farrow Parkway Myrtle Beach, SC
Join us for a meet and greet reception at McCaa's Tavern, Historic Camden at 6pm followed by a presentation at Liberty Hall, Revolutionary War Visitor Center at 7pm with Dr. Steve Smith. Dr. Smith will present a program on General Francis Marion and the community around Snow's Island that supported the Revolutionary cause. Dr. Smith
In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, a Liberty Tea will be held on January 13, 2026 at the Palmetto Terrace in North Augusta at 3:00 pm. Tea and Light refreshments will be served . This event will feature a talk on the role Tea played in the American Revolution by Julie