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Reid Street Cemetery project in the Post and Courier
Aug 06, 2009
The Post and Courier has an article about Brockington's Reid Street Cemetery project.
View the article here
Congratulations Ed Salo, PhD
Aug 06, 2009
Ed Salo recently received his PhD in Public History from Middle Tennessee State University. He is only the third PhD to come out of the new program.
Ed's dissertation was titled, "Crossing the Rivers of the State: the Role of the Ferry in the Development of South Carolina, Circa 1680-1920s."
Congratulations, Ed!
Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Pavilion Dedication July 5, 2009
Jul 06, 2009
For the past year the History Workshop has planned, developed, written, and designed interpretive exhibits for the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Pavilion at the new Waterfront Memorial Park in Mount Pleasant. The grand opening and dedication of the pavilion was held July 5, 2009. Waterfront Memorial Park is located on land acquired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation as part of mitigative efforts associated with construction of the new Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
The new park includes a visitor center, a War Memorial, a fishing pier built out into the river on footings of the old Cooper River bridge, and the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Pavilion. The pavilion houses three interpretive kiosks that share the history of basketmaking in Mount Pleasant and explore the evolution of sweetgrass baskets from agricultural tool to unique American art form. The exhibit also includes two large outdoor panels, decorative banners, large black and white images, and a video presentation. Local basketmakers are invited to make and sell baskets at the pavilion.
The History Workshop received great support and assistance from Michael Allen at NPS, members of the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival Association, Councilwoman Thomasena Stokes-Marshall, and of course the Town. We all believe that the pavilion will become an important stop along the new Gullah Geechee National Heritage Corridor.
Brockington helps with Oral History Workshop
Jul 01, 2009
Brockington senior historian Charlie Philips was one of four expert panelists at an oral history workshop hosted by the Charleston Archives Libraries and Museums and the Lowcountry Oral History Alliance. The workshop, held June 30, was an opportunity for experts to offer methodological insights, to share their experiences with gathering oral histories, and to answer questions from participants. Other panelists included Dr. Kerry Taylor, assistant professor and director of the Oral History Project at the Citadel, Dr. Lillian Trettin, and Dr. Charlene Pope, archivist and principal investigator for the Carolinas Conservations Collection at the MUSC Library.
Cypress Gardens Presentation
Jun 12, 2009
On June 11, 2009 Brockington senior historian Charlie Philips addressed the Berkeley County, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce about the story of Dean Hall at Cypress Gardens. Berkeley County owns the public gardens which were built out of an old rice field reservoir at Dean Hall Plantation on the Cooper River near Charleston.
The History Workshop is producing a new display for the gardens that tells the story of Dean Hall. The project was initiated by a data recovery of the settlement area of Dean Hall for Dupont Corporation's Kevlar plant expansion in November of 2007 in which all Brockington offices contributed.
Historic Charleston Foundation Award
Apr 23, 2009
Historic Charleston Foundation presented Brockington and Associates with a special award for supporting HCF's efforts to safeguard the architectural and cultural heritage of Charleston and South Carolina Lowcountry through archaeology. The award recognizes our January 2008 excavations at South Adger's Wharf in downtown Charleston.
Combahee Ferry Project in NCPH March Newsletter
Mar 19, 2009
Brockington's work on the Combahee Ferry Historic District mitigation plan is featured in the National Council on Public History's March Newsletter. The district is the site of the 1863 Combahee Ferry Raid, led by Colonel James Montgomery with assistance from Harriet Tubman. Brockington's work on the mitigation plan encompasses data recovery excavations, a history of the ferry site and raid, and several forms of public interpretation, including a Web site and a historical marker.
Read the newsletter
Learn more about the National Council on Public History
Cypress Gardens Proposed Exhibit
Mar 13, 2009
Brockington's archaeological work at Dean Hall Plantation and its proposed exhibit at Cypress Gardens are featured on the front page of the Post and Courier. Brockington archaeologists excavated more than 50,000 artifacts at the 19th century rice plantation. Cypress Gardens, located next door, plans to host a new exhibit to showcase the archaeology and the stories about slave life at the plantation that the archaeology uncovered.
Read more about Cypress Gardens in the Post and Courier
Lord Ashley Site
Mar 02, 2009
Brockington's work at St. Giles Plantation, also known as the settlement site of Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, was featured recently in the Post and Courier. While conducting fieldwork to include the site in the Ashley River Historic District, Brockington archaeologists discovered not only an artifact assemblage that is exclusively seventeenth century, but also a large, intact chimney foundation. This discovery is very important for research dealing with the first 20 years of the Carolina colony, and also, the very first trade initiated between the British and Native Americans.
Read more about the archaeology in the Post and Courier
Historic Cemetery Relocation
Feb 20, 2009
The Post and Courier published an article about Brockington historians'and archaeologists' work at a historic cemetery on Reid Street in Charleston. The cemetery was used from about 1840 to 1860, and it was called Hampstedt Cemetery or God's Acre Cemetery. Brockington historians and archaeologists are working with the Charleston Housing Authority to relocate many of the graves to Betheny Cemetery.
Read more about the cemetery in the Post and Courier
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