Discovering Barnwell History Through Ancestry
2026-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Barnwell County Library, 40 Burr Street, Barnwell, SC, 29812, United States

Black History Month Program
2026-02-07 12:00 - 15:00 | 112 Purity Street, 112 Purity Street, Orangeburg, 29116, United States
Black History Month is approaching, and Historic Bull Swamp Baptist Church is getting ready to kick it off in a BIG way! Join us for an uplifting celebration of history, faith, and legacy you won’t want to miss.
🎉 BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICKOFF EVENT 🎉
📅 February 7, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM
🎤 Guest Speaker: Dr. Walter Curry Jr., Ed.D.
🍽️ Lunch will be served
Come celebrate our powerful past, present, and future through inspiration, fellowship, and community pride. Bring a friend, bring your family, and come ready to be inspired!
📞 RSVP by January 30
Contact Annette Morrison at 803-378-5547

HARAMBEE: Black History Month & NAACP Founder's Day
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Blackville Community Center, 194464 Solomon Blatt Avene, Blackville, SC, 29817, United States
You are welcome to HARAMBEE; this coming Thursday, February 12, 2026, 6pm @ the Blackville Community Center, Blackville SC!
Help us celebrate Black History Month & The NAACP Founder’s Day, dedicated to the Barnwell Branch of the NAACP. We will have Dr. Walter Curry with us to give his presentation of the Antebellum and Civil War eras through the lens of Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison. The NAACP will take new membership, and the Barnwell County Democratic Party will have voter’s registration.
Also see artwork from local artist and the Ole Time Brush Arbor Service. We’ll see you soon when we meet up da Brush Arbor!!

Gallery Exhibition: Dr. Matilda Evans – The Life of a Trailblazer
2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Aiken Center For The Arts, 122 Laurens St SW, Aiken, SC, 29801, United States
Join us for the opening reception for
Main Gallery-Aiken Center For The Arts
Dr. Matilda Evans – The Life of a Trailblazer
This exhibition highlights South Carolina’s first female African American physician, Matilda Arabella Evans, who was born four years after the abolition of slavery and raised on a family farm in eastern Aiken County. Dr. Evans was the first African American woman in South Carolina to obtain a medical license and fervently championed better healthcare for African Americans, with a particular focus on children.
The exhibit will run from February 19th-March 19th, 2026.

2026-03-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Aiken Center For The Arts, 122 Laurens St SW, Aiken, SC, 29801, United States
Join author Dr. Walter B.Curry as he shares insights and unique perspectives on the life of South Carolina’s first female African American physician, Matilda Arabella Evans, who was born four years after the abolition of slavery and raised on a family farm in eastern Aiken County. Dr. Evans was the first African American woman in South Carolina to obtain a medical license and fervently championed better healthcare for African Americans, with a particular focus on children.
