The Steamer Planter

May 12, 2014

Recently various news agencies, including the Charleston Post and Courier and USA Today, reported that underwater archaeologists might have found the wreck of the nineteenth-century steamer Planter. Although I am neither a naval historian nor ...

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Standing room only crowd expected for Friday

Standing room only crowd expected for Friday's YALLFest Preview at CCPL

January 1, 2014

CHARLESTON, S.C. — An overflow, standing-room-only crowd is expected Friday when the Charleston County Public Library hosts some of the top-selling young adult authors as a preview to this weekend’s YALLFest.

Teens from as far away as Ohio an...

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Local librarian becomes certified archivist

January 1, 2014

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Katie Gray, with Charleston County Public Library’s Charleston Archives, is now a certified archivist. She is one of only 15 in the state and 1,100 nationwide to receive this certification.

Gray, a West Ashley resident, suc...

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Program examines history and discovery of graves at Gaillard site

Program examines history and discovery of graves at Gaillard site

January 1, 2014

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The recent discovery of 37 graves at the Gaillard Center construction site has intrigued all of Charleston. Who were these people? When and why were they buried there?

Hear from historical and archeological experts in Charles...

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