THE HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION IS AMONG THE ORGANIZATIONS MOVING THEIR EVENTS ON LINE AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES. HERE’S A SAMPLING OF WHAT THEY HAVE COMING UP:
Exploring Mosquito Beach
Wednesday, May 13 | 12:30pm
Facebook Live @HistoricCharlestonFoundation
HCF’s Katherine Pemberton has been leading our work at Mosquito Beach, one of the country’s few remaining intact “black” beaches designated by Jim Crow laws. Join her and learn about the people, places and history of this incredible cultural landscape, including the Pine Tree Hotel, soon to be restored with funding from a National Park Service grant to HCF.
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| If These Artifacts Could Talk, The Stories They Would Tell! Thursday, May 14 | 11am Instagram Live @HistoricCharlestonFoundation HCF’s Director of Museums Lauren Northup will be joined by Kirsten Moffitt, Materials Analyst at Colonial Williamsburg, who will discuss her work in Virginia and the analysis she has carried out on objects from the Nathaniel Russell Kitchen House. ********** |
Charleston Suffragists: Celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
Tuesday, May 19 | 11am
Register: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/700631117 Access code: 700-631-117
Celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment and explore the lesser known stories of Charleston’s own amazing suffragists. Some, like Susan Pringle Frost and the Pollitzer Sisters, were nationally known, yet there were others who helped usher in a new era.
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| Archival Gems Wednesday, May 27 | 12:30pm Facebook Live @HistoricCharlestonFoundation Rare photos and hidden gems like the late Tommy Thornhill’s meticulously curated documentation of his former house on Tradd Street. Who knew paper could be so much fun? |