The Berkeley County Museum has created an interactive digital exhibit about Berkeley County’s Revolutionary War history, sharing about the people, places, and events that were uniquely important to the Southern Campaign of the Revolution. SC Humanities supported this project with a Major Grant.
“Berkeley County in the Revolution” is an 86” Map Wall with interactive digital displays. Visitors can choose from multiple categories – people, places, battles, and stories – to cater to their own interests. The “people” and “stories” sections of the kiosk highlight some of the lesser-known figures of the Revolution, such as Louisa Wells Aikman and Boston King, in addition to the more familiar names of Francis Marion and William Moultrie. Historical information contained in the
digital exhibit was shared by the American Battlefield Trust and SC Battleground Preservation Trust.
Museum Director Chelsy Clark Proper said, “With limited spatial capacity in the Berkeley County Museum for historical exhibits and the need to grab the attention of visitors and engage them in the experience of history, innovative and captivating multimedia displays and content are just the ticket.” She mentioned that the museum has had success with a previous digital exhibit that brings to life the story of enslaved Priscilla of Elias Ball’s Comingtee Plantation.
A members-only event celebrating the new exhibit will take place in July. More information about Museum Membership is available HERE.
The mission of the Berkeley County Museum is to collect, preserve, interpret, display, and provide education about artifacts representative of Berkeley County’s history, people, institutions, culture, and development. The Museum is located at 950 Stony Landing Rd., Moncks Corner, SC 29461. Learn more: https://www.berkeleymuseum.org/.
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c)3 organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos, and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
