History… Silent Cities at Brookgreen Gardens 20 Jan 2023 Only a few more weeks this season to take advantage of this amazing tour, the Silent Cities tour at Brookgreen Gardens only runs January through March. I've been on the…
History… Asenath Holland Copeland 12 Dec 2022 An amazing new discovery from my last research trip to Clinton - Asenath's gravestone, hidden. This is at the Holland Cemetery. Previously thought to be lost, and now found. Difficult…
History… Action-Packed Saturday – Hampton Plantation, St James Santee, Bull Island, Milky Way, Road Hazards 25 Sep 202227 Nov 2023 Traveling down to Awendaw is always a treat, so many familiar and beloved places along the way. The Coastal Expeditions inaugural Milky Way trip wasn't due to leave until 6:30…
History… Sacred Site Research & Restoration 20 Sep 2022 I am beyond excited, and grateful to be kicking off a project - one that actually started decades ago. There are two cemetery sites that have been near and dear…
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…
History… Ghosts, St. James, and Guardian Angels 2 May 20222 Apr 2026 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…
Places Hammond’s Old Store 18 Mar 202228 Dec 2023 Old Road December 30, 1780 Hammond's Store Another battle pitting brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor. The tragedy of the Revolutionary War in this area was exactly that - a…
Events… Visiting Hayes Station 16 Mar 202229 Mar 2024 I had the solemn honor to visit one of the most sacred sites in Laurens County, SC, the site of the Hayes Station Massacre. On November 19, 1781, 300 loyalists…