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Updates on the events, exhibits, archives and staff of the South Carolina Historical Society.
Smallpox, a highly contagious disease, was a constant threat to colonists in South Carolina. Most of the epidemics that ravaged …
Continue ReadingDecember 10, 1718 Stede Bonnet was born in Barbados in 1688. His father was a planter but both parents died shortly …
Continue ReadingNovember 23, 1730 On November 23, 1730, William Moultrie was born in Charleston. His mother was Lucretia Cooper and his father, …
Continue ReadingDear Friends and Members, The jarring dislocations of the last six months have profoundly altered the rhythm of our everyday lives. …
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