Waccamaw Native Heritage Interpretive Trail

Coastal Carolina students and professors in Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Master of Liberal Arts programs are collaborating with the Waccamaw Indian People on a new public cultural and traditional ecological interpretive trail at the Waccamaw tribal grounds in Aynor, South Carolina. The trail will have its official grand opening on Tuesday, April 16, 3:00 … Read more

“Anne Frank: A History for Today” exhibit at North Charleston High School

The Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina manages 15 traveling exhibits which go all around the country. They also provide special peer guide trainings that prepare students to be guides for the traveling exhibits in their schools and communities. “Anne Frank: A History For Today” will be at North Charleston High School … Read more

Forge and Legacy: Celebrating Craftmanship and Heritage

The Olympia Mill Village Museum & Community Place will present an artisan and heritage event featuring blacksmithing and its history on Saturday, April 20, 2024. They will feature multiple blacksmiths with three forges demonstrating the art of blacksmithing from three eras: 1850s, 1920s, and 2020s. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Celebrating … Read more

“Living With Water” Symposium in Georgetown

The Rice Museum in Georgetown will host a multi-disciplinary symposium on April 18 -19, 2024 in partnership with the Georgetown County Library and Coastal Carolina University. The “Living With Water” symposium will investigate the historical, ecological, cultural, and social aspects of living along the coast and other waterways. SC Humanities supported this program with a … Read more

Discovering Our Roots: Historic Lincolnville’s Genealogy Symposium

The Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society will present “Discovering Our Roots: Historic Lincolnville’s Genealogy Symposium” on Saturday, April 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at the Charles Ross Municipal Building in Lincolnville. The event will celebrate African American ancestry and explore cultural heritage. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Interactive presentations … Read more

Lancaster County Literary Arts Festival

The Lancaster County Council of the Arts in partnership with the Lancaster County Library will present the innaugural Lancaster County Literary Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The programming will include a community read featuring the book Lowcountry Boil by Susan Boyer for adults and P is for Palmetto by Carol Crane for children, as well as other free … Read more

Know Your Family History: Genealogy Workshops in Williamsburg County

Williamsburgh County Historical Society will present two genealogical workshops focusing on African American families that will take place in April 2024 at the “Digital Lane” center in Lane, SC. Led by historian and genealogist Stan Barnett, the workshops will share about resources to research family history, including online tools. SC Humanities supported this programming with … Read more

Charleston Southern University Visiting Writers Series

Charleston Southern University hosts an annual Visiting Writers Series. For 2023-2024, they plan to host poets Lauren K. Carlson and Mathew Merson in November and poet Ray McManus in April. The free series is open to students and the community. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The November program will … Read more

NEH Awards South Carolina Humanities $50,000 Grant for “United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture” Programming

South Carolina Humanities (SCH) is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of the NEH Initiative: “United We Stand: Connecting through Culture.” “The humanities strengthen mutual understanding by providing the context, history, and models of discourse that remind us of our … Read more