A virtual genealogy webinar led by Dr. Walter Curry, this presentation will tell the story of Lavinia C. Thompson’s slavery and survival during the Civil War. Born enslaved on June 3rd, 1844, in Aiken County, Lavinia would follow her master into battle in the Civil War, serving the Confederate army as a cook. Six decades … Read more
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Gail WagnerSponsored by The Revolutionary War Visitor Center with support from SC HumanitiesLunch and Learn eventLocation: The Revolutionary War Visitor Center, 212 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020Open to the publicInfo: 803-272-0076
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Dr. Nancy TolsonSponsored by the Friends of Florence County Library with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Florence County Library, 509 South Dargan Street, Florence, SC 29506Free and open to the publicInfo: 843-413-7074
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Pat McNeelySponsored by Laurens District Genealogical Society with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Laurens County Museum, 116 E Public Square, Laurens, SC 29360Open to the publicInfo: 864-876-3712
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Pat McNeelySponsored by Sumter County Genealogical Society with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Swan Lake Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 912 Haynsworth St, Sumter, SC 29150Open to the publicInfo: 803-774-3901
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program presented by Dr. Walter CurrySponsored by the Old Darlington District Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society with support from SC HumanitiesProgram for members and guestsInfo: 843-229-1550
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Joseph McGill and Herb FrazierSponsored by Historic Bluffton Foundation with support from SC HumanitiesBook Signing and TalkLocation: Heyward House Museum’s Common Ground, 70 Boundary St, Bluffton, SC 29910Open to the publicInfo: 843-757-6293
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud presentation by Tom PolandSponsored by Chapin Memorial Library with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577Free and open to the publicInfo: 843-918-1294
Engage with our exhibitions during a free wine reception from 6-6:30pm in the main gallery and engage with the power and craft of storytelling beginning at 6:30pm in the Brown Pavilion. Limited seating for storytelling, reserve your chair for $10. Join our guest speakers as we share perspectives, build points of connection, and unearth the … Read more
