Get to know Charleston’s most popular barrier island beaches
Chris Singleton on strength, resilience, and his mission of unity
The Avery Normal School is home to College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Had King Charles I of England not been beheaded on January 30, 1649, our history would certainly have turned out...
How the day Vesey won his freedom changed the course of history
After the Civil War started, Harriet Tubman joined the Union Army and led a raid up the Combahee River between...
Revisiting the Holy City's forgotten buildings and discovering the lessons they teach us
Gossypium has been spun as “the fabric of our lives” for good reason. Scientists have discovered evidence of cotton...
Journey through time with a photographic tour of Charleston’s centuries-old parish churches and chapels-of-ease
Edisto Island Open Land Trust takes on the restoration of the Reconstruction-era Hutchinson House
Since 1687, the French Protestants known as Huguenots and their descendants have worshipped at the corner of Church and...
The top 13 moments in the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon’s history
This month, the South Carolina Historical Society welcomes visitors to a brand-new museum
For 188 years, a religious community of “pioneering women” has been inciting positive change in Charleston
In the mid-18th century, one vibrant yellow peach was the most popular in the land
Charles Duell steps down after nearly 50 years at Middleton Place’s helm
One of the first Memorial Day celebrations at Hampton Park
Silver was the preferred metal for dining, drinking, lighting, and decorative ware in the early Charleston home, and...
Charleston newcomers once turned to “Strangers Guides” for information about the city
From a laugh-out-loud memoir to historical fiction by a best-selling author, local—and locally connected—writers have...
At four Holy City churches, bells are rung to changes in the English tradition—an art form more rare than many realize
“Nazis Seize N.Y. Socialite”—73 years ago this month, newspaper headlines around the world trumpeted the fate of...
When downtown temps became too sweltering to bear, locals might even join vacationers at the magnificent New Brighton...
If you’ve never grown an okra plant—merely enjoying someone else’s crop deliciously fried, boiled, steamed, stewed,...
