Latest Past Events

Lower Richland Heritage & Genealogical Society

Join me on next Sunday, March 20th, at 3pm for my presentation: “How to Write Your Family History: The Narrative History Approach sponsored by the Lower Richland Heritage & Genealogical Society! The event will be on Zoom! Click on the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZYtceqprzgsHNUpJlTQud9YZEIIB...

Black History Month/The Awakening: The Seawright-Ellison Family Saga Author Talk/Book Signing Event

Aiken Center For The Arts 122 Laurens St SW, Aiken

Join us during Black History Month Saturday February 12th, 2022 at the Aiken Center For The Arts to learn about the amazing stories of two Aiken County African American families whose history goes back to slavery, the Reconstruction Era, the Civil Rights Movement, and the rise of African American gospel music featuring legendary gospel artist […]

2022 Spring Speaker Series: SC Department of Archives & History

South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners This session explores the reasons why South Carolina used African American labor during the war; the diverse roles of African American labor during the war; SC approval of Confederate pensions for African Americans; notable features of the pension application; and notable South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners. The session […]