Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society will be hosting speakers lecturing on topics related to the American Revolution. The speakers include Rick Wise (Revolutionary War 101), Kathryn Smith (George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour), Aliene Humphries, Elizabeth Chew (Art and the American Revolution). Admission is free with funding in part from South Carolina Humanities.
From 1775-1783, Patriots and Loyalists engaged in ongoing skirmishes and all-out battles as the American Revolution spread throughout the 13 Colonies until the tide of war turned in favor of the Patriots during the 1778-1781 Southern Campaign. And while these battles draw most of the attention, daily life among citizens and non-combatants continued on the […]
During June and July 2026, “The American Revolutionary War in South Carolina,” a traveling exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum, will be on free public display at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440). The exhibit will be located by the Circulation Desk during regular operating hours (Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. / […]
Sponsored by: Greenwood County 250 Coalition & The Greenwood Museum A four event speaker series of key events, people, and places in the Old Ninety Six District now located in or near Greenwood County. 1 - June 8 Andrew Williamson & Whitehall -- — Wade Harrison 2 - June 15 Francis Salvador & Cornacre- — […]
Discover the skills and creativity that helped shape America! This week focuses on the craftsmanship and trades that supported daily life during the Revolutionary era. Campers will explore historic crafts, learn about essential trades, that show how people built, created, and innovated as a new nation began to form.
Joshua Shumak, a speaker with the South Carolina Humanities Speaker's Bureau, will be at the Anderson County Museum. Uncover the often-overlooked stories of Native American involvement during the Revolutionary War […]
This event will celebrate the 250th as well as the 150th birthdays of Batesburg and Leesville. This celebration will feature games, presentations, living history, a pop-up museum, and music.
Author Jeffrey Rosen (born February 13, 1964) is an American legal scholar who until recently served as the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia. Congress chartered […]
Join The Charleston Museum and the local chapters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) as we celebrate and recognize the vital contributions of women during the American Revolution. Learn more about South Carolinian heroines, such as Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Rebecca Motte, and Susannah Smith Elliott, who played an essential role in […]
Join The Charleston Museum and the local chapters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) as we celebrate and recognize the vital contributions of women during the American Revolution. Learn more about South Carolinian heroines, such as Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Rebecca Motte, and Susannah Smith Elliott, who played an essential role in […]
The Horry County Museum presents a program in collaboration with Coastal Carolina University and the South Carolina 250th Commission on Saturday, July 18th, 2026 at 1 PM. This lecture will examine ways that artists depicted the American Revolution, in South Carolina and elsewhere, while it was happening and after independence was won. We will look […]
Named for a Native American group who appear in colonial records for the first time in 1691, generations of historians, ethnohistorians, and archaeologists have lamented the meager data that exist regarding the Congaree Indians. Christopher Judge provides an overview of the Congaree, addressing the possibility they are descendants of the Chiefdom of Cofitachequi, visited by […]
This is a Homeschool Friday lesson, but all families are welcome to attend. We will be covering the end of the American Revolution and the direct aftermath. After the Americans defeated Cornwallis at Yorktown, what happened next? From there, what were the next steps of this fledgling country that was the United States of America? […]
Join University of South Carolina Archaeologist, Steven D. Smith, for this exciting American history presentation. Dr. Steven D. Smith will discuss twenty-five years of archaeological and historical research at the Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, August 16, 1781. The lecture will also feature the recovery of and research on 14 soldiers who were killed in […]
“Eric Emerson: The History of the South Carolina’s State Flag” The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Eric Emerson on Saturday, July 25th at 1 PM, on the history of the South Carolina state flag. This year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, but it also marks the origins of South Carolina's state […]