Tom Elmore is celebrating this St. Patrick’s Day by honoring the Irish-Americans who fought during the American Revolution. Eleven percent of the veterans who applied for pensions after the war, were Irish. Twenty-nine Irish men represented SC throughout the Continental Congresses. Two signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were Irish. Bring […]
Part of the Upcountry History Museum's monthly Lunchbox Learning lecture series, this program is presented by Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director, Jessica Satava. The talk explores where music and history […]
Ink & quill was the original paper and pen and was widely used during the American Revolution to write patriot correspondence, loyalist letters, and British proclamations promising freedom. Guests are […]
Ink & quill was the original paper and pen and was widely used during the American Revolution to write patriot correspondence, loyalist letters, and British proclamations promising freedom. Guests are […]
Said to be the ugliest man in Britain, Lord Rawdon’s climb to Lieutenant Colonel during the American Revolution may have come as a surprise to many. This Irish lord impressed […]
June 28, 1776 will forever be Carolina Day in South Carolina, but why? Why do South Carolinians celebrate a day during the American Revolution that no other state focuses on? […]