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Women's History Month events at CCPL

Article Date
March 5, 2018

Great Ladies of the American Revolution: A Lecture Presented by First Lady Martha Washington
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 6:00 PM

John’s Island Regional Library
While the men were busy founding the nation, what were the women up to? Martha Washington...

The South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868

Article Date
March 2, 2018

Today I’d like to draw your attention to the 150th anniversary of an important event in the history of Charleston, and the history of South Carolina in general. During a two-month period in the late winter of 1868, elected delegates from every corner...

First Friends book sale of 2018 set for March 2

Article Date
February 26, 2018

Love a bargain?  Come to the Charleston Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd at the Otranto Regional Library, 2261 Otranto Road, Charleston, SC 29406.  Browse through more than 10,000 gently used books...

Denmark Vesey's Winning Lottery Ticket

Article Date
February 23, 2018

 I’m feeling lucky today. I’m going to take a chance and attempt to draw your attention to the historical intersection of three entirely separate but related topics: Denmark Vesey, lotteries, and Charleston’s iconic “High Battery” seawall. I’m not...

Remembering Rhettsbury

Article Date
February 16, 2018

One of Charleston’s least-remembered eighteenth-century neighborhoods was a suburban plantation known as “The Point,” then “Rhett’s Point” or “Rhettsbury,” and later, “Trott’s Point.” This tract, which encompassed approximately thirty-five acres...

George Washington in Charleston, 1791

Article Date
February 9, 2018

It’s February, and President’s Day is just around the corner. This Federal holiday has officially existed since 1885, but it actually has much deeper roots. During the era of South Carolina’s colonial attachment to Great Britain, we routinely...

The Story of Gadsden’s Wharf

Article Date
February 2, 2018

I’d like to invite you to join me for a trip down to Gadsden’s Wharf. Perhaps you’ve heard about this site in the news recently. There’s a movement afoot in our community to raise millions of dollars for a new museum soon to be built at a place...