• South Carolina celebrates USPS Phillis Wheatley stamp release

    At 11:00 AM on Friday, January 30, 2025, the day after the official United States Postal Service release of the new Phillis Wheatley stamp, South Carolina entities with ties to the formerly enslaved poet of the American Revolution will celebrate with a joint virtual press conference organized by Tnovsa Global Commons, Avery Research Center, Richland

  • Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775-1783 Opening Keynote and Reception

    The Charleston Museum invites the community to join in a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution on Friday January 30th, 2026. This historic celebration will begin in the Arthur M. Wilcox Auditorium with remarks from Carl Borick, Director of the Charleston Museum. Immediately following, the Museum will host a celebratory reception in

  • The Snow Campaign

    Join Historian and Battlefield Preservationist Durant Ashmore for a Lecture on The Snow Campaign - First Blood in South Carolina. The 1st Siege of Ninety-Six. The Battle of the Great

  • Declaration of Independence Stories and Myth Program

    o The Declaration of Independence: Stories and Myths Neale, a renowned expert on the Declaration of Independence gives an inside look at the document's creation and the men who wrote

  • Revolutionary Sunday: Swamp Fox

    Learn all about Francis Marion and the men that kept the British from taking over South Carolina and discover why he is called the “Swamp Fox”. In honor of the

  • Freedom Fighters of Calhoun County

    On Sunday afternoon, February 8th, a new revolutionary war docudrama, “Freedom Fighters of Calhoun County,” will have a FREE premiere screening at the Cameron Auditorium in Cameron, South Carolina. The

  • The Cultural Arts Youth Celebration

    Presenter: Eleanor Cooper Brown's funded research. This research was proposed to find definitive documentation that would identify historical information about enslaved persons of African descent in Berkeley County, or their

  • SC250 Executive Committee Virtual Meeting

    The Executive Committee of the SC American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission meets virtually on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. These meetings are open to the public. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89271717809?pwd=Fg7Wx6bDwfvRez70dD55FcsHkjNNzg.1 Meeting ID:

  • Exhibit Opening and Program – In Our Revolutionary Era

    The Anderson County Museum opens its temporary exhibit entitled In Our Revolutionary Era: Exploring Anderson County in the Age of Independence. In addition to the exhibit, a 4:30pm program led by Curator Dustin Norris will explore the content of the exhibit and include a special tour.

  • The Fall of Charleston

    Join Historian and Battlefield Preservationist Durant Ashmore for a Lecture on The Fall of Charleston - The world turned upside down. Laurens County Museum / 116 S. Public Square / Laurens SC 29360 Facebook Live - https://www.facebook.com/laurensmuseum/ The Laurens County Museum lectures are shown on Facebook Live, and then later on the Laurens County Museum