History… The Angel Oak 17 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 The Angel Oak Park is located on Johns Island, just outside of Charleston, SC. The Southern Live Oak tree is a historical site and focal point of one of the…
History… Cemetery Restoration 12 Aug 2022 I'm definitely not the only one interested in forgotten burial sites! And the location connection has got to be more than coincidence. Neglected Cemetery Inspires Descendant Greg is another of…
Events… Hammond’s Old Store and Hayes Station August 6, 2022 6 Aug 202228 Dec 2023 Another excellent learning experience facilitated by historian and now battlefield owner Durant Ashmore. The preservation work, the storytelling, the historic preservation that he has made possible is absolute gold. Priceless.…
Events… Huck’s Defeat 18 Jul 2022 I had the pleasure of attending a Revolutionary War reenactment of Huck's Defeat, aka the Battle of Williamson's Plantation, at Historic Brattonsville, in McConnells, SC on July 16, 2022. It…
History… Tours de Sandy Island 7 Jun 202219 Jul 2022 Sandy Island, SC I had a wonderful morning on a "private" tour, over to a place I'd always wanted to visit. I picked an overcast day, and the earlier tour,…
History… Ghosts, St. James, and Guardian Angels 2 May 202215 May 2023 I had some time before an afternoon shelling and lighthouse cruise out of Georgetown, and having done more research on Hampton Plantation, I headed that way. On the road to…
History… Hampton Plantation 2 May 20224 May 2022 A historic 1735 mansion house, and beautiful grounds at this South Carolina state historic site. (See note at the bottom of this post-much more to come!) Information All the official…
History… Featured Page – Holland Cemetery 13 Apr 20222 May 2022 This month's featured page is on the little Holland Cemetery. Although the site is in abandoned, and in terrible shape, it is still there, and not forgotten. I have to…