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 […]
A three-week historical sewing course that combines fashion, history, museum studies, and practical garment construction. Create your very own colonial petticoat and short gown in this hands-on historical course. Men […]
Join Historian and Battlefield Preservationist Durant Ashmore for a Lecture on King's Mountain - The South Carolina and North Carolina militias and Overmountain Men overwhelm neighboring loyalist militias and Patrick […]
August 21 – The Beginnings of the Revolution We will be discussing the beginnings of the Revolution. What events led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence? How did […]
Colonization and the Great Wagon Road is the title of the first lecture Professor Eddie Lee will be hosting at the Chester County Main Library. If you would like to […]
Tom Elmore, a speaker with the South Carolina Humanities Speaker's Bureau, will be at the Anderson County Museum to talk about the Irish Patriots of the Revolutionary War in South […]
Historic preservationist Joseph McGill Jr. and journalist Herb Frazier, renowned in Charleston for their incredible insights and documentation of various areas of our history have newly compiled stories of Native […]
The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse is pleased to present “Forging Democracy: The 1776 South Carolina Constitution and its Enduring Impact,” a special event commemorating the 250th […]
What if the road to American Independence didn’t begin in Boston- but in Virginia? Join bestselling author Andrew Lawler as he explores the dramatic events of 1775-1776 that challenged long-held assumptions about the American Revolution. Learn how Lord Dunmore’s emancipation proclamation, the Ethiopian Regiment, and the burning of Norfolk reshaped the fight for independence and […]
In this program, participants will examine the ways that artists depicted the American Revolution both while it was happening and after independence was won. We will consider the images that […]
Summer Speaker Series: William Hill and Hill’s Ironworks Presented by Zach Lemhouse We invite you to join us for an evening in our Summer Speaker Series as Zach Lemhouse explores […]