Mar 30, 2011 | Preservation Efforts
U.S. scientists and engineers are trying to save a toppled slave fort in Sierra Leone — a site where Rhode Island captains bought African captives 250 years ago. The team is part of a $5-million effort to preserve the fort’s stone walls, cannons and slave pens,...
Mar 25, 2011 | LCA Main Blog
It was not your typical father-daughter outing – there was no dance, no barbeque, no scavenger hunt. Instead, 14 year old Jocelyn McGill joined her father in an overnight stay at Middleton Place Plantation, to experience first-hand her father’s efforts to...
Mar 25, 2011 | LCA Main Blog
It was not your typical father-daughter outing – there was no dance, no barbeque, no scavenger hunt. Instead, 14 year old Jocelyn McGill joined her father in an overnight stay at Middleton Place Plantation, to experience first-hand her father's...
Mar 19, 2011 | Got Tools? by Robin Foster
If you have not queried Google Books to learn more about the geographical area where you ancestors lived or to find out what information may exist on your ancestor, you may be missing a valuable geographical resource. To access Google Books go to...
Mar 7, 2011 | Got Tools? by Robin Foster
When I was young, I used to sneak into my dad’s red toolbox to admire the tools he used and to make sure I knew the names of each and how each one was used. I was most fascinated by the tape measure and the level. My fascination for tools has carried over to...
Mar 6, 2011 | LCA Main Blog
The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with the New York Times Stories to Tell: Curating an African American History Exhibit Overview: Given that history is composed of many interwoven stories, how do curators and other historians decide which stories to tell?...
Mar 3, 2011 | SC Full-Text Reading Room
Abstract: Map of Plantations on the Sea Islands in Beaufort, St. Helena, Hilton Head and surrounding Sea Islands. First-hand accounts written by Edward S. Philbrick and others involved in the Port Royal Experiment
