xEvents Draft Events Future Events Daniel Island Historical Society Presents: RAISING REVOLUTIONARIES: Eliza Lucas Pinckney and Her Sons Guest speaker: Faye Jensen, Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Historical Society Details: Spotlighting Eliza Lucas Pinckney and two of her children for Women’s History Month in March! Guest speaker Faye Jensen will draw from the South Carolina Historical Society collection of Pinckney Family papers to focus on Eliza’s parenting style and her relationship with her sons. Date: March 19, 2024 from 7 – 8 P.M. Location: Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island Get Directions Friends of Strawberry Open House at Strawberry Chapel DONATIONS APPRECIATED at the gate or by mail Mailing Address (Donations): 1035 Banker Court, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29459 Make checks payable to Friends of Strawberry, Inc. EIN: 47-2256463 Grounds are uneven so use caution while touring Date: April 13, 2024 from 11 A.M. – 3 P.M. Location: 1046 Strawberry Chapel Rd, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Get Directions Daniel Island Historical Society Presents: BEHIND THE SEAMS: Exploring Charleston’s Fashion History Guest speaker: Virginia Theerman, Curator of Historic Textiles for the Charleston Museum Date: April 16, 2024 from 7 – 8 P.M. Location: Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island Get Directions Daniel Island Historical Society Presents: STORIES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: The Churchyards of Charleston Guest speaker: Patrick Harwood, author Date: April 16, 2024 from 7 – 8 P.M. Location: Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island Get Directions Battlefield Tours Go To Website Date: Spring Get Directions Colonial Day Go To Website Date: September 28, 2024 Get Directions Wassamasaw Pow Wow Go To Website Date: October 12, 2024 Get Directions Look for new Fort Fair Lawn signage and augmented reality Go To Website Date: June 2024 Previous Events Lancaster County hosts SC250 Commission Meeting Date: February 29, 2024 – March 1, 2024 February 29, 2024 at 9:30 A.M. – American Revolution 250 Tour (Hanging Rock, Buford’s Massacre, Old Waxhaw Church) from Andrew Jackson State Park. Get Directions February 29, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. – Meet & Greet the Commissioners at Native American Studies Center.Get Directions March 1, 2024 from 9:30 A.M. till 1 P.M. – SC Commission Meeting at Lancaster Historic Courthouse.Get Directions Franics Marion Memorial Service Date: February 27, 2024 at 11 A.M. Get Directions Anniversary Memorial for Francis Marion Go To Website Details: Flyover and lunch afterwards at Belle Isle Presbyterian Church ($10 donation). Date: February 27, 2024 at 11 A.M. Location: Belle Isle Gravesite Get Directions Lunch & Learn Go To Website Date: Feburary 16, 2024 at 12 P.M. Location: Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery Get Directions Free Lecture Series Go To Website Date: February 10, 2024 at 2 P.M – 4 P.M. Location: Summerville Museum and Research Center Get Directions 2024 Timrod Lecture Series Go To Website Date: February 4, 2024 Location: Timrod Library Get Directions Revolutionary War Horn Work – The large military fortification constructed in 1758 Go To Website Date: February 1, 2024 Location: Charleston’s Marion Square Get Directions Wassamasaw Pow Wow Go To Website Date: October 21, 2023 Watch Video Get Directions Colonial Day Go To Website Date: September 30, 2023 Image Gallery Get Directions Battlefield Tours Go To Website Date: September 29, 2023 & October 14, 2023 Berkeley County is famous for its Revolutionary War connections, not only serving as the setting for 32 of the war’s over 200 battle sites in South Carolina, but also two prominent military leaders: General Francis Marion and General William Moultrie. Notorious for his “Swamp Fox” nickname, Marion and his militia were known for hiding in area swamps and launching bloody, surprise attacks on the British redcoats. Get Directions Berkeley 250 Meet The Funders Date: August 10, 2023 The Berkeley 250 in collaboration with the SC250 Commission. SC Conservations Banks, SC Dept of Archives & History, SC Dept of Education, SC Humanities, State Library and SC Parks, Recreation & Tourism present a workshop for various Grantee to meet and learn of Grant opportunities in the state. Download Press Release Berkeley 250 Present: Author – Ken Scarlett, Victory Day Date: May 18th, 2023 Get Book Spend the evening learning about upcoming local events and commentating the American Revolution War era in Berkeley County and hearing from award-winning author Ken Scarlett about the Berkeley County people, places, and stories critical to American Liberty.