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  • Celebrating 250 Years of the American Dream Art Exhibit

    What does the American Dream mean to you? The Arts & Heritage Center invites all artists to express your interpretation of that idea through your chosen medium for a special

  • The Sound of Charleston: America 250 Edition

    In this 250th anniversary year of the American Revolution and our country’s birth, we invite you to come listen to the music that has been so much a part of America’s…and Charleston’s history. From classical music heard at St Cecelia Society concerts in 1766-1820, to gospel music sung by enslaved Africans from time of the

  • Revolutionary Days 2026

    The Allendale County 250 Committee is thrilled to announce the return of Revolutionary Days — a week-long celebration of South Carolina’s Revolutionary War history. The centerpiece of this year’s event is the powerful traveling exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum: Resilience & Revolution: Native Peoples in 18th Century South Carolina This thought-provoking exhibit highlights

  • Sara A. Rich, Maritime Archaeologist/Rhode Island School of Design, “A Revolutionary War Shipwreck in the Cooper River” (“A Glorious Cause” series)

    *Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," Dr. Sara A. Rich, a prolific author and maritime archaeologist at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), will delve into the remains of a Revolutionary War shipwreck buried for centuries beneath the murky waters

  • Lunchbox Learning – Telling a Story Through Sound: How the Greenville Symphony Is Bringing Dicey Langston to Life Through the Creativity of Local Youth

    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 intersect through Dicey Langston: The South Carolina Girl Who Defied an Army by Peter B. Kay and Mark Waldrop, and highlights how the orchestra, in

  • Thursday Talk: Rev. William Tennent III: Patriot, Pastor, Spy

    Rev. William Tennent was a member of the Drayton Expedition of 1775 which journeyed through the South Carolina Backcountry with the intent of persuading Backcountry men to swear an oath of loyalty to support the fledgling rebel government in Charles Town. This program includes a brief overview about Tennent's role and a composite speech written

  • Under the Crown

    It is 1780 and the colonies are in rebellion. Charleston is under siege and may have already fallen. The rebel forces were defeated at Savannah last year in 1779. Things are not going well for the American cause but the rebels are not done yet! This event focuses on the time when the British were

  • “Captain Henry Felder, A Founding Son of America” Public Panel Discussion & Reception

    A public taping of a History Panel discussion to celebrate the contributions of patriot hero, militia leader and martyr, Captain Henry Felder, funded by an Educational Grant from the SC250 Commission. Henry Felder wrote an "Address and Declaration of Separation from the English King," delivering it to William Henry Drayton as foreman of the Grand

  • “Liberty and Legacy: The Marion Papers”

    Rick Wise, Executive Director and CEO of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, will be discussing his work in editing the Marion Papers and the impact on our understanding of the American Revolution and Marion himself.

  • 250th Game Show USA

    Game Show USA is a lively and interactive theatrical experience created to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, marking the Semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Blending history with high energy fun, this delightfully wacky production invites audiences to test their knowledge of the United States from its earliest beginnings to the

  • Voices of the Revolution Speaker Series: The Battle of Dunlap’s Defeat

    The Abbeville County Chamber is excited to host a speaker series in 2026 in recognition of the 250th. The series will focus on Abbeville County's role in the Revolutionary War, highlighting the people, places, and perspectives that shaped the conflict in this backcountry district. On March 23rd, the anniversary of the Battle of Dunlap's Defeat,