Pushing Up Palmettos
Funerary Art in the Carolina Lowcountry
Lecturer: Graham Long, Curator of History, The Charleston Museum
Life is indeed fleeting, yet death remains ever permanent. Therefore, Charleston's historic grave markers and mourning heirlooms stand as more than just cultural remnants. Lowcountry cemeteries and graveyards can easily double as art galleries, and mementos such as mourning jewelry are best described as fine examples of early American sculpture and artisanship.
Charleston and "The Sickly Season"
Infections, Afflictions, and Perilous Prescriptions: Charleston and "The Sickly Season"
Lecturer: Graham Long, Curator of History, The Charleston Museum
To most early Charlestonians, getting sick in the heat of late summer was not a question of if but, more appropriately, when. During the 18th and 19th centuries, diseases of epidemic proportion severely hampered the city’s growth. Curator of History Grahame Long discusses the Sickly Season in Charleston.
The Treaty of Paris Lecture Series (pt 3)
Why They Fought: American Soldiers and the War for Independence
Lecturer: Carl Borick, Assistant Director and Revolutionary War historian
To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a three-part lecture series on the effects of the war on Charleston and South Carolina.
The Treaty of Paris Lecture Series (pt 2)
The War in the Backcountry: The View from Charlestown
Lecturer: Carl Borick, Assistant Director and Revolutionary War historian
To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a three-part lecture series on the effects of the war on Charleston and South Carolina.
The Treaty of Paris Lecture Series (pt 1)
Why They Fought: American Soldiers and the War for Independence
Lecturer: Carl Borick, Assistant Director and Revolutionary War historian
To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a three-part lecture series on the effects of the war on Charleston and South Carolina.