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Civil War Fashion Try-on Summer 2011

Update: See photos from the Civil War Try-on 2012 Once again we all had a fantastic time at Saturday’s “Civil War Living History Event: Fashion Try-On,” held in conjunction with Threads of War: Clothing & Textiles of the Civil War. Our friends from the Carolina Ladies Aid Society brought a…

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Diary of Ann Manigault Taylor pt 2

Joseph Manigault was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Wragg Manigault. Altogether Peter and Elizabeth had four children:  Gabriel, Ann, Joseph and Harriet. Peter and Elizabeth’s house was located on the northwest corner of Amen and East Bay Streets. Due to Elizabeth’s ill health, the children were raised by Peter’s…

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Nature Trailers Summer Camp 2011

Campers are having a blast at Nature Trailers Summer Camp at the Dill Sanctuary this week.

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Nighttime At The Museum Photos 2011

Another fantastic Nighttime At The Museum! Thank you to everyone who helped make this a wonderful event! See all the Photos

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Connecting the Dots in Archives

Jennifer Scheetz, Archivist An exciting part of working in the Archives is “connecting the dots” between our items and filling in family histories. The two items here were donated to the museum by the grandson of J.W. Harrisson. While they seem fairly ordinary – if somewhat rare – knowing their…

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