March is Women’s History Month and the Daniel Island Historical Society will celebrate it with “RAISING REVOLUTIONARIES: Eliza Lucas Pinckney and Her Sons” at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 19th at the Church of the Holy Cross Parish Hall. Her sons, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney, were both among the Founding Fathers. Charles signed […]
Sixteenth-century European colonization forced Native groups along the Georgia coast and South Carolina Lowcountry to utilize new socio-political strategies to cope with instability brought on by accelerated change. These events ushered in what Robbie Ethridge describes as a “Shatter Zone,” an area where surviving indigenous groups were forced to adapt and redevelop cultural systems. Native […]
Charleston is built on its history....but much of that history has disappeared...civil war bombardment, earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, and development have all left their mark. Join DIHS at 7 pm, on November 21 to learn about "Lost Charleston." This program is free and open to all.
Join DIHS at 7 pm, Tuesday, October 17 to learn the rich history of Charleston's Naval Base and shipyard and the impact it had on the Lowcountry. Their programs are free and open to all. They meet at the Parish Hall of Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island.
