A discussion with author Lori Glover, Chair of the History Department at St. Louis University. He books include Founders as Fathers: The Private Lives and Politics of the American Revolutionaries (Yale 2014) and Eliza Lucas Pinckney: An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution (Yale 2020). Free and Open to the Public!
Dr Lori Glover, Chair of the History Department at St. Louis University, will be at the College of Charleston's Addlestone Library for a lecture and discussion that is free and open to the public. Dr. Glover is the author of several books including Founders as Father: The Private Lives and Politics of the American Revolution
Explore Cherokee history during a time of profound change and learn how the Cherokee people navigated relationships with South Carolinians and the British, responded to the American Revolution, and adapted to the emergence of the United States. This program is presented by Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, a historian specializing in the American South and Cherokee Studies,
South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission GRANT WORK SESSION
On January 29, Museum Members are invited to an exclusive preview of Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775-1783 before it opens to the public. Museum Director Carl Borick, Curator of Historic Textiles Virginia Theerman, and Curator of History Chad Stewart will provide a guided tour and answer questions regarding this special exhibit honoring the
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
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
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 Cane Brake. Upcountry History Museum / 540 Buncombe Street / Greenville SC 29601 The Upcountry History Museum requires reservations. 85 capacity is usually a sell-out,
The Brittons Neck Regiment of Militia will commandeer one of the slave cabins at Hopsewee Plantation and display a collection of period, officer grade camp furniture. The regiment's meals will be cooked in the cabin using period and reproduction cookware. Presentations of period life trades (surveying, joinery) as well as demonstrations of militia war activities
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 it. While the Declaration of Independence proclaimed America’s break from Great Britain, it also enshrined the powerful words: "All men are created equal, that they
Jeff Neale's Declaration of Independence: Stories and Myths program
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 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Charleston Museum is hosting a series of family programs called Revolutionary Sundays throughout 2026.
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 SC250 Calhoun County Committee received two grants from the SC250 Sestercentennial Commission for shooting and completing a docudrama about five unsung heroes from their county.
Presented by: Chris Volf and 2026 Rev Berk Programming
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 stories. The research focused on Northampton and Wantoot plantations, which were the country seats of General William Moultrie and Daniel Ravenel. Wantoot was also the