Programs & Events

Enriching, enlightening opportunities to experience South Carolina history.

Upcoming Events

June 8

Stories Around the State- Art and the American Revolution

Join the SC Historical Society and the Marlboro County Museum for Stories Around the State!

Details

Date: Monday, June 8th
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Murchison School (203 Fayetteville Ave, Bennettsville, SC 29512)

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June 23

South Carolina Historical Society Museum Open and Free June 23 – July 4

Join the SC Historical Society for Carolina Days!

Details

Date: Tuesday, June 23 – Sat., July 4
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 23

Exhibition: Voices of Revolution in South Carolina

Join the SC Historical Society for Carolina Days! This exhibition commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Details

Date: Tuesday, June 23 – Sat., July 4
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 25

Lunch and Learn: Revolutionary Correspondence: The Letters, Life, and Legacy of Henry Laurens

Join the SC Historical Society for Carolina Days! This free program explores the life and legacy of Henry Laurens through his extensive personal, political, and business correspondence.

Details

Date: Thursday, June 25
Time: 11:30 am
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 26

Hydration Station at the Fireproof Building June 26–27

Come cool off at the Historical Society’s Hydration Station on the Portico of the Fireproof Building! Free to the Public.

Details

Date: Friday, June 26 – Sat., June 27
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 27

Pop Up Exhibition: Foundations of a Revolution: South Carolina, 1775-1777

Traveling exhibition featuring SCDAH at the Fireproof building!

Details

Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 27

Program: Foundations of a Revolution: South Carolina, 1775-1777

Join Eric Emerson, Director of SC Department of Archives and History, for a special presentation on Foundations of a Revolution.

Details

Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 28

Pop-Up Exhibition: Revolutionary Documents from the SCHS Archive

Pop-up exhibition featuring Revolutionary Documents from the SCHS archive; happening at the Fireproof Building!

Details

Date: June 28 – 29 & July 2 – 3
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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June 30

Mornings at the Fireproof Building

Join the South Carolina Historical Society and Buxton Books for coffee and conversation about revolutionary books.

Details

Date: Tuesday, June 30
Time: 8:30 am
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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July 1

Lunch and Learn: Battle of Sullivan’s Island, Presented by: Doug MacIntyre

Join us at the Fireproof Building for our free Lunch and Learn Series!

Details

Date: Wednesday, July 1
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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July 2

Mornings at the Fireproof Building

Join the South Carolina Historical Society and Buxton Books for coffee and conversation about revolutionary books.

Details

Date: Thursday, July 2
Time: 8:30 am
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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July 10

Lunch & Learn: A Born Merchant: The Origins of Henry Laurens’s Trading Empire, Presented by: Greg Brookings

Join us at the Fireproof Building for our free Lunch and Learn Series!

Details

Date: Friday, July 10
Time: 11:30 am
Location: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston

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Press

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December 16, 2024
CHSToday
August 23, 2024
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September 12, 2022
The Post & Courier
March 11, 2022
Explore Charleston
March 11, 2022
Explore Charleston
March 22, 2021
The Post & Courier
January 6, 2021
Charleston Currents
September 29, 2020
Town & Country
February 21, 2019
Mount Pleasant Magazine
February 5, 2019
Sky Magazine
November 28, 2018
Garden & Gun
November 14, 2018
Charleston County Public Library
September 19, 2018
Charleston Magazine
September 17, 2018
USA Today
September 10, 2018
Smithsonian
September 10, 2018
Forbes Travel Guide
August 29, 2018
Departures
August 13, 2018
Town & Country
August 13, 2018
Garden & Gun
August 10, 2018
South Carolina Living
July 31, 2018
Condé Nast Traveler
June 29, 2018
Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
May 3, 2018
Walter Edgar's Journal
May 2, 2018
Fox 24 Charleston

For media inquiries, please contact our Marketing and Communications Manager at samantha.threlkeld@schsonline.org.