History Under Our Feet
All of us at SINHG mourn the loss of historian Doug Bostick, who was to present November's Evening Program on the history of Seabrook...
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- Oct 20
Underground Quilts
During the years leading up to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad provided a path to freedom for hundreds of enslaved plantation...
- Oct 6
The Magenta Line
When you're driving back to the island on Main Road and cross the Limehouse Bridge, one of the twentieth century's engineering marvels...
- Sep 8
Mullet Hall
We're fortunate in having the Johns Island County Park just down the road, with its equestrian center, hiking trails, dog park and 3-D...
- Sep 1
Chapels of Ease
The name sounds soothing, peaceful, an apt description of the many crumbling ruins of abandoned small churches that dot the Lowcountry,...
- Aug 25
Shipwreck Churches
For the historically minded, Bohicket Road and the Parkway form a time tunnel through some of Johns Island's earliest history as a...
- Aug 11
The Legares of Charleston
It's would be difficult to travel anywhere in the greater Charleston area without encountering the name Legare or to having your...
- Jun 16
The Other Independence Day
This month marks the third national observance of Juneteenth, celebrated on the 19th to mark the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation...
- Jun 9
The Other Rainbow Row
Charleston's colorful Rainbow Row, always a popular stop on the city's tourist routes, is especially significant during this month's Gay...
- Jun 2
War On The Parkway
It's hard to imagine while we're zipping along Betsy Kerrison Parkway that this stretch of Johns Island was once a Civil War battleground...
- May 19
The Deep Blue Sea
Charleston and the Lowcountry have been shaped for millennia by its harbor, the foundation of the area's growth, starting with the...
- May 5
A Tale Of Three Bridges
Few symbols are more identifiable with Charleston than the iconic Ravenel Bridge spanning the Cooper River and connecting downtown...
- Apr 14
The Wright Stuff
Hidden away deep in the Lowcountry is a rare architectural gem with the unusual name Auldbrass. The only project in the South designed by...
- Feb 23
Truck to Table
The official start of spring may be a few weeks away, but the agricultural year has already begun on Johns Island. Fields are being...
- Feb 17
Fancy Footwork
Its exact origins may be obscure, but it's a fact that South Carolina's official state dance, the Carolina Shag, has deep roots in the...
- Feb 11
The Limehouse Legacy
If you've shopped at Rosebank Farms, or crossed the bridge on Main Road over the Stono River, you've noticed the name Limehouse. The...
- Feb 3
Remembering The Struggle
February is Black History Month and a time to mark the important role Johns Island played during the Civil Rights era. Important figures...
- Jan 13
JOINED AT THE HIP
Charleston can claim quite a few firsts in its three-hundred years as the anchor of the Lowcountry, and this month marks two of them - ...
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