Christiana Scott (1826-1912), left, and Tobias Scott (1827-1904), right Researching the family history of former slaves can be a daunting task. Oftentimes, genealogists, museum curators and family members have only ancestral stories and hearsay to fill in family trees until forgotten manuscripts are discovered and brought to light. Fortunately for the…
Read MoreThe Charleston Museum is proud to introduce its new Bragg Box program. Bragg Boxes are traveling trunks that can be sent out to schools to be used in classrooms and are designed to expand the educational outreach of the Museum’s collections. Bragg Boxes feature artifacts, replicas, images, documents, lesson plans,…
Read MoreClimbing high above the city, Robert Achurch focused his camera on the parallel line between the Washington Light Infantry monument and St. Philip’s Church. If you’ve stepped outside in Charleston in the last week, you’ve likely encountered some frigid temperatures and a coating of ice on your windshield. Though uncommon…
Read MoreHappy New Year to all of our Museum friends! Although we are looking forward to good things in 2018, this past year was one of amazing accomplishments for The Charleston Museum. Certainly our most notable achievement of 2017 was the completion of our new Bunting Natural History Gallery. Named for…
Read MoreThis year some fascinating items were generously donated to our collection! We are most grateful to the individuals and families who have helped to strengthen the Museum’s collections in making these gifts. Here’s a glimpse at what came in this year: Mid-19th century silk shawl believed to be worn by Frances…
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