African American Civil War Lecture at Penn Center
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is proud to announce that its Foundation has been awarded a $7,000.00 matching grant from The Humanities Council SC for the "African American Civil War Lecture Series". The goal of the lecture series is to enlighten the general public to the roles of African Americans during the American Civil War, moreover the series will provide opportunities for much needed dialogue about one of the most pivotal events in United States history. The series is timely and appropriate because through 2015 this nation will be commemorating the sesquicentennial of the war.
"The Civil War was the defining moment in American history," says Dr. Abel Bartley, Director of the Pan-African Studies Program at Clemson University. "It split the nation in two before and after slavery," he adds. "It is an event which continues to separate Americans," he concludes.
The following venues, dates, presenters and subject matters will be addressed:
The Spartanburg Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Dr. Eric Emerson: "The Ordinance of Secession"
* Nicole Green: "Slavery in South Carolina"
* Dr. Abel Bartley: "The Causes of the War"
Upcoming Lectures:
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Ernest Parks: "The Battle of Sol Legare"
* Dr. Larry Watson: "Black Confederates"
* Jeannie Cyraique: "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman
"With particular but not exclusive emphasis on the South Carolina experience, this multifaceted lecture series will delve deeply into the daunting issues that propelled the nation into an unprecedented fratricidal conflict, the myriad roles played by African Americans and the lasting implications for our time," says Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor of History and Associate Chairman at the College of Charleston. "Given the nature of the subjects, I expect many lively, frank and enlightening discussions to result ; it will be a welcome and needed educational opportunity," adds Dr. Powers.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Anyone needing additional information on the lectures should contact Joseph McGill, Commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and project coordinator. He can be reached at 843-408-7727.
The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The 15-member commission includes representatives from all regions of the state.
This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Center is located on Martin L. King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, SC.
For more information, contact the Penn Center at (843) 838-2474 or Joseph McGill at (843) 408-7727 or email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (ASSC)
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Archaeologists at Cowpens seek Daniel Morgan's camp
Archaeologists at Cowpens seek Daniel Morgan's camp
COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD — More than 20 volunteers came together to uncover a piece of Cowpens' history this weekend.
The Southeast Archaeological Society joined forces with the Cowpens National Battlefield and volunteers in search of archaeological evidence proving the location of Gen. Daniel Morgan's campsite during the Revolutionary War. The campsite is believed to be part of the battlefield's acreage, said Michael Seibert, an archaeologist at the Southeast Archaeological Center in Tallahassee, Fla. He has been with the center for four years.
Volunteers from the park, archaeological center, Archaeological Society of South Carolina and the South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association carried out the second metal detection survey of the campsite. Volunteers of all ages spent two 10-hour days searching more than 10 acres.
They found 40 artifacts, including belt buckles, musket balls and nails, Seibert said. “We exceeded expectations,” he said. “We found something; that's all that matters.”
Recruiting volunteers is a way to include the local community, Seibert said.
“National parks belong to everybody,” he said. Despite the heat, snakes, poison ivy and other challenges, Seibert said the team “did a great job.”
You can read the rest of the article here.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
USC divers to study archaeology of shipwreck
USC divers to study archaeology of shipwreck
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - University of South Carolina maritime archaeologists are planning to teach students how to dive off the state's coast and uncover the secrets of an old shipwreck.
Spokeswoman Megan Sexton says Friday's event in Hilton Head Island features archaeologist Ashley Deming teaching a sport diver archaeology management course.
The course trains licensed scuba divers to become archaeological eyes and ears as they identify and record valuable information about the shipwreck.
Deming is using sections of a wooden vessel that was beached near the Harbor Town Golf Links and has a 10-foot portion that is exposed above water. Sexton says the vessel may be from the Civil War era and has not yet been explored by archaeologists
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - University of South Carolina maritime archaeologists are planning to teach students how to dive off the state's coast and uncover the secrets of an old shipwreck.
Spokeswoman Megan Sexton says Friday's event in Hilton Head Island features archaeologist Ashley Deming teaching a sport diver archaeology management course.
The course trains licensed scuba divers to become archaeological eyes and ears as they identify and record valuable information about the shipwreck.
Deming is using sections of a wooden vessel that was beached near the Harbor Town Golf Links and has a 10-foot portion that is exposed above water. Sexton says the vessel may be from the Civil War era and has not yet been explored by archaeologists
Friday, July 13, 2012
History underfoot in Cayce
Interesting piece in The State newspaper.
Couple buys house mainly to do archaeological dig in yard
Just add a video crew and the Saturday morning activity at the corner of Brookcliff and Riverland drives in Cayce could be a pilot for a new reality show – a combination of “Flip This House” and “The History Detectives
David and Modesta Brinkman bought a foreclosed house in the Riverland Park subdivision a couple of years ago primarily to do archaeological work in the yard. They have put some work into renovating the 1,050-square-foot home, but they won’t be selling it until their crew of history buffs finishes cutting one-meter square holes in the yard and sifting the dirt searching for artifacts
They’re finding plenty of pottery and glassware, pieces of brick and nails, and at least one pipe stem, mostly from the Revolutionary War era to the middle 19th century. Most of the artifacts are only a couple of feet below the surface.
You can read the rest here.
Couple buys house mainly to do archaeological dig in yard
Just add a video crew and the Saturday morning activity at the corner of Brookcliff and Riverland drives in Cayce could be a pilot for a new reality show – a combination of “Flip This House” and “The History Detectives
David and Modesta Brinkman bought a foreclosed house in the Riverland Park subdivision a couple of years ago primarily to do archaeological work in the yard. They have put some work into renovating the 1,050-square-foot home, but they won’t be selling it until their crew of history buffs finishes cutting one-meter square holes in the yard and sifting the dirt searching for artifacts
They’re finding plenty of pottery and glassware, pieces of brick and nails, and at least one pipe stem, mostly from the Revolutionary War era to the middle 19th century. Most of the artifacts are only a couple of feet below the surface.
You can read the rest here.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
ASSC President’s Column
Summer is upon us and at ASSC that means it’s time to plan for Archaeology Field Day. ASSC Vice President Carl Steen, James Stewart (ASSC Board Member- at- Large) and I met recently with David Jones of SC Parks Recreation and Tourism about the October 20th event at Santee State Park. The plan is to open some excavations units at the park and allow visitors to help screen and perhaps excavate too. We are going to revive the lantern tour at dusk on Saturday night following a BBQ dinner. The lantern tour is a guided tour into the woods to visit camp fires of the prehistoric and historic past. We are also considering Native American dancers and drummers for an early evening performance. There will also be a day time tour of South Carolina’s largest Mississippian Mound at Fort Watson across the lake. More on the Archaeology Field Day will appear in Features and Profiles in the fall issue.
The ASSC Board met with the Presidents of Hilton Head and the Charleston Chapters in May to discuss items of mutual interest. The chapters need speakers for their monthly meetings and opportunities to participate in excavations locally. If you would be willing to speak on any aspect of archaeology to one of our chapters please contact me at judge@sc.edu. If you are conducting archaeology in the Hilton Head, Charleston or Spartanburg areas, there are energetic and active volunteers in the ranks of the ASSC membership ready and willing to assist you.
After experiencing low attendance at our Annual Conference this past April we are considering moving the event back to February, so as not to compete with the end of the college semester, good weather and other spring activities. Send me your thoughts on this proposed change.
Finally our Secretary and Treasurer have announced their intention to resign their positions midterm at the end of the 2012 calendar year. Please volunteer or nominate folks from our membership to fill these vital vacancies for 2013.
Christopher Judge
The ASSC Board met with the Presidents of Hilton Head and the Charleston Chapters in May to discuss items of mutual interest. The chapters need speakers for their monthly meetings and opportunities to participate in excavations locally. If you would be willing to speak on any aspect of archaeology to one of our chapters please contact me at judge@sc.edu. If you are conducting archaeology in the Hilton Head, Charleston or Spartanburg areas, there are energetic and active volunteers in the ranks of the ASSC membership ready and willing to assist you.
After experiencing low attendance at our Annual Conference this past April we are considering moving the event back to February, so as not to compete with the end of the college semester, good weather and other spring activities. Send me your thoughts on this proposed change.
Finally our Secretary and Treasurer have announced their intention to resign their positions midterm at the end of the 2012 calendar year. Please volunteer or nominate folks from our membership to fill these vital vacancies for 2013.
Christopher Judge
Sunday, May 27, 2012
TOUR HISTORIC FORT MITCHEL
The Coastal Discovery Museum and the Heritage Library are pleased to announce a new tour offering on Hilton Head Island. Beginning June, 8th 2012, guided tours of Historic Fort Mitchel will be offered each Friday morning at 10 AM.
Visit a well preserved example of a Civil War Era coastal artillery battery. Learn about what life on Hilton Head Island was like for northern soldiers during the Union occupation 1861-1866.
Popularly known as “Fort Mitchel” and located on a bluff overlooking a bend in Skull Creek, about a mile or so below its entrance into Port Royal Sound, is what remains of a coastal defense, field artillery battery position. The battery was constructed in 1862, as part of the outer defenses for Port Royal, South Carolina, headquarters of the Federal Department of the South and the Union Army X Corps.
The tour covers the origin, construction, and operation of the works and describes something of the life of the garrison during the Union occupation of Hilton Head Island and surrounding islands of the Low Country throughout the War Between the States. Tours take slightly less than one hour. Guides are from the all-volunteer staff of the Heritage Library, the Genealogy and History Center on Hilton Head Island charged with the preservation this historic site. The year 2012 is the 150th anniversary of the construction of Fort Mitchel.
Reservations are requested for this tour. Please contact the Coastal Discovery Museum at 843-689-6767 to register. Or, visit www.coastaldiscovery.org. Adults: $12 per person, Children ages 6-12: $7, no children under 6, please.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
May 17: African American Civil War Lecture at the Hartsville Memorial Library
African American Civil War Lecture at the Hartsville Memorial Library
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is proud to announce that its Foundation has been awarded a $7,000.00 matching grant from The Humanities Council SC for the "African American Civil War Lecture Series". The goal of the lecture series is to enlighten the general public to the roles of African Americans during the American Civil War, moreover the series will provide opportunities for much needed dialogue about one of the most pivotal events in United States history. The series is timely and appropriate because through 2015 this nation will be commemorating the sesquicentennial of the war.
"The Civil War was the defining moment in American history," says Dr. Abel Bartley, Director of the Pan-African Studies Program at Clemson University. "It split the nation in two before and after slavery," he adds. "It is an event which continues to separate Americans," he concludes.
The following venues, dates, presenters and subject matters will be addressed:
The Hartsville Memorial Library, 147 West College Avenue, Hartsville, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Bernard Powers: "Black Charlestonians"
* Attorney Billy Jenkinson: "Lieutenant Stephen Swails"
* Donel Singleton: "Resistance, Runaways and Slave Revolts"
* Dr. Larry Watkins: "Black Confederates"
Upcoming Lectures:
The Spartanburg Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Dr. Eric Emerson: "The Ordinance of Secession"
* Nicole Green: "Slavery in South Carolina"
* Dr. Abel Bartley: "The Causes of the War"
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Ernest Parks: "The Battle of Sol Legare"
* Dr. Larry Watson: "Black Confederates"
* Jeannie Cyraique: "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman
"With particular but not exclusive emphasis on the South Carolina experience, this multifaceted lecture series will delve deeply into the daunting issues that propelled the nation into an unprecedented fratricidal conflict, the myriad roles played by African Americans and the lasting implications for our time," says Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor of History and Associate Chairman at the College of Charleston. "Given the nature of the subjects, I expect many lively, frank and enlightening discussions to result ; it will be a welcome and needed educational opportunity," adds Dr. Powers.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Anyone needing additional information on the lectures should contact Joseph McGill, Commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and project coordinator. He can be reached at 843-408-7727.
The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The 15-member commission includes representatives from all regions of the state.
This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Center is located on Martin L. King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, SC.
For more information, contact the Penn Center at (843) 838-2474 or Joseph McGill at (843) 408-7727 or email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is proud to announce that its Foundation has been awarded a $7,000.00 matching grant from The Humanities Council SC for the "African American Civil War Lecture Series". The goal of the lecture series is to enlighten the general public to the roles of African Americans during the American Civil War, moreover the series will provide opportunities for much needed dialogue about one of the most pivotal events in United States history. The series is timely and appropriate because through 2015 this nation will be commemorating the sesquicentennial of the war.
"The Civil War was the defining moment in American history," says Dr. Abel Bartley, Director of the Pan-African Studies Program at Clemson University. "It split the nation in two before and after slavery," he adds. "It is an event which continues to separate Americans," he concludes.
The following venues, dates, presenters and subject matters will be addressed:
The Hartsville Memorial Library, 147 West College Avenue, Hartsville, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Bernard Powers: "Black Charlestonians"
* Attorney Billy Jenkinson: "Lieutenant Stephen Swails"
* Donel Singleton: "Resistance, Runaways and Slave Revolts"
* Dr. Larry Watkins: "Black Confederates"
Upcoming Lectures:
The Spartanburg Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Dr. Eric Emerson: "The Ordinance of Secession"
* Nicole Green: "Slavery in South Carolina"
* Dr. Abel Bartley: "The Causes of the War"
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC / These lectures will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
* Dr. Veronica Gerald: "Grapevine: How African Americans Communicated During the Civil War"
* Ernest Parks: "The Battle of Sol Legare"
* Dr. Larry Watson: "Black Confederates"
* Jeannie Cyraique: "The Men at the Meeting with General Sherman
"With particular but not exclusive emphasis on the South Carolina experience, this multifaceted lecture series will delve deeply into the daunting issues that propelled the nation into an unprecedented fratricidal conflict, the myriad roles played by African Americans and the lasting implications for our time," says Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor of History and Associate Chairman at the College of Charleston. "Given the nature of the subjects, I expect many lively, frank and enlightening discussions to result ; it will be a welcome and needed educational opportunity," adds Dr. Powers.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Anyone needing additional information on the lectures should contact Joseph McGill, Commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and project coordinator. He can be reached at 843-408-7727.
The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The 15-member commission includes representatives from all regions of the state.
This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Center is located on Martin L. King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, SC.
For more information, contact the Penn Center at (843) 838-2474 or Joseph McGill at (843) 408-7727 or email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org
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