Landmark Conference 2021 - Lexington, SC
The dates for the conference are still pending because of the pandemic, but the hope is to enjoy the history of the Lexington area in person sometime in April-June, 2021.
CANCELED due to COVID-19
Landmark Conference 2020: Charleston, SC: 350 Years of Change
April 16-18, 2020
In honor of the 350th anniversary of Charles Towne Landing, we are coordinating our events with Charleston's celebrations and our theme focuses on immigration and South Carolina before European settlement as well as changes to present day. There will be tours, sessions, an awards dinner, silent auction and lots of networking and camaraderie. The Landmark Conference is open to the public.
It's a relaxed and educational Conference for history buffs and professionals alike!
Landmark Conference 2020: Charleston, SC: 350 Years of Change
April 16-18, 2020
In honor of the 350th anniversary of Charles Towne Landing, we are coordinating our events with Charleston's celebrations and our theme focuses on immigration and South Carolina before European settlement as well as changes to present day. There will be tours, sessions, an awards dinner, silent auction and lots of networking and camaraderie. The Landmark Conference is open to the public.
It's a relaxed and educational Conference for history buffs and professionals alike!
Would you like to receive emails about the Conference and other South Carolina history items? Email us at sclocalhistory@gmail.com to be added to our e-group. You can opt out at any time.
Online Registration
Download the conference schedule and registration form. The schedule is also below.
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Pay online via PayPal using a credit card or PayPal account.
Send your conference registration information by email to sclocalhistory@gmail.com.
Send your conference registration information by email to sclocalhistory@gmail.com.
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Conference Schedule
We’re celebrating South Carolina’s Founding Day along with Charleston by spending time at five different venues over three days! Check out all the locations below and on this Google Map.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
OLD ST. ANDREWS PARISH CHURCH, 2604 Ashley River Road, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. oldstandrews.org
11:00 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
11:30-2:00 HISTORY OF OLD ST. ANDREWS Speaker: Paul Porwoll, Parish Historian
Join us for a morning of exploring the oldest church south of Virginia. Parish historian and author Paul Porwoll will provide an architectural tour of the church beginning at 11:30, followed by lunch in the parish house. After lunch, Paul will talk about his book “In My Trials, Lord, Walk with Me”: What an Antebellum Parish Register Reveals about Race and Reconciliation. The recent discovery of the church’s original logbook of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials, with hundreds of unknown slave entries, led to an inquiry of plantation slave ministry and what it means for us today. Copies of the book will be available for signing and sale ($20, cash or check), with proceeds going to the church.
FIREPROOF BUILDING, SC HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston
Visitor parking is available on the street and in parking garages. Parking charges apply. schistory.org
4:00-5:00 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
4:00-7:00 COCKTAIL RECEPTION & WALLED CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS
Enjoy a relaxed reception in the Fire Proof Building and a guided tour of the Old Walled City of Charleston with its historic homes, exquisite gardens, beautiful churches and grand public buildings.
Guide service is provided by Charleston Convention & Group Services, Inc. www.destinationcharlestonsc.com
Start Times: 4:30 (1 group); 4:45 (2 groups); 5:00 (1 group)
Groups are a maximum of 15 people and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. The hour-long tours will leave from the reception in the Fireproof Building, so attendees can snack and mingle before and after tours.
7:00 DINNER ON YOUR OWN (Consider making reservations.)
Friday, April 17, 2020
MCLEOD PLANTATION HISTORIC SITE, 325 Country Club Drive, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. ccprc.com/1447/McLeod-Plantation-Historic-Site
9:00-9:30 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
9:30-11:00 MCLEOD PLANTATION TOUR
Established in 1851, McLeod Plantation has witnessed significant periods of Charleston’s and our nation’s history. Today, McLeod Plantation is a 37-acre Gullah/Geechee heritage site preserved for its cultural and historical significance. The grounds include a riverside pavilion, an oak allée, and the 600+ year old McLeod Oak. The Plantation was built on the riches of sea island cotton and by enslaved people whose work and culture are embedded in the Lowcountry’s foundation. It is a living tribute to the men and women and their descendants who persevered to achieve freedom, equality, and justice.
THE CITADEL HOLLIDAY ALUMNI CENTER, 69 Hagood Avenue, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the Alumni Center. As with all parking in Charleston, carpooling is a good idea. citadel.edu/root/directions-maps
12:00-2:30 LUNCH, HISTORY, AWARDS & BUSINESS
We will be honoring recipients of our awards for outstanding achievement in history, reporting on the Confederation’s work, eating a delicious lunch, and learning from Dr. Eric Emerson and Dr. Nic Butler in the comfort of The Citadel’s Alumni Center.
Palmetto History at High Tide: Statewide Historical Commemoration, 1965-1976
Speaker: W. Eric Emerson, Ph.D., Director, State Historic Preservation Officer, and State Archivist of the SC Department of Archives and History
Dr. Emerson will talk about South Carolina’s work to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial in 1976 and the many programs and groups from that time that still work to preserve and promote history in the state.
Beasts of Prey: Clearing the Path for Settlement
Speaker: Nic Butler, Ph.D., Historian, Charleston County Public Library
In the early decades of this colony, the South Carolina legislature offered a bounty to encourage the hunting of beasts of prey that threatened the lives of settlers, both free and enslaved. Which animals were hunted to extirpation and who benefited from the bounty? Dr. Nic Butler will share a forgotten episode in the Lowcountry's natural history.
3:00 THE CITADEL’S FRIDAY DRESS PARADE, Summerall Field
The dress parade will have a special focus on the 350th anniversary, so we’ll be joining the cadets and other special guests to celebrate! Since this is only about a 5 minute walk from the Alumni House, we plan to make the walk a pleasant part of our experience at The Citadel. There is, however, visitor parking near the field as well.
5:00-8:00 DINNER & SILENT AUCTION
Join us for a relaxing buffet dinner, congenial company, and a silent auction featuring activities, books and other items donated by members to raise money for the Confederation.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
CHARLES TOWNE LANDING, 1500 Old Towne Road, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. southcarolinaparks.com/charles-towne-landing
10:00-5:00 Founders’ Day Festival – 350th Celebration
Travel back in time at Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site and celebrate “the birth of South Carolina” at our annual Founders’ Day Festival with a special focus for the 350th anniversary. Living history staff will bring to life the site’s history through various programs and activities. Several groups of seventeenth-century re-enactors will interact with visitors in authentic encampments located within the reconstructed palisade wall that protected Charles Towne in the 1670s.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
OLD ST. ANDREWS PARISH CHURCH, 2604 Ashley River Road, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. oldstandrews.org
11:00 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
11:30-2:00 HISTORY OF OLD ST. ANDREWS Speaker: Paul Porwoll, Parish Historian
Join us for a morning of exploring the oldest church south of Virginia. Parish historian and author Paul Porwoll will provide an architectural tour of the church beginning at 11:30, followed by lunch in the parish house. After lunch, Paul will talk about his book “In My Trials, Lord, Walk with Me”: What an Antebellum Parish Register Reveals about Race and Reconciliation. The recent discovery of the church’s original logbook of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials, with hundreds of unknown slave entries, led to an inquiry of plantation slave ministry and what it means for us today. Copies of the book will be available for signing and sale ($20, cash or check), with proceeds going to the church.
FIREPROOF BUILDING, SC HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston
Visitor parking is available on the street and in parking garages. Parking charges apply. schistory.org
4:00-5:00 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
4:00-7:00 COCKTAIL RECEPTION & WALLED CITY GUIDED WALKING TOURS
Enjoy a relaxed reception in the Fire Proof Building and a guided tour of the Old Walled City of Charleston with its historic homes, exquisite gardens, beautiful churches and grand public buildings.
Guide service is provided by Charleston Convention & Group Services, Inc. www.destinationcharlestonsc.com
Start Times: 4:30 (1 group); 4:45 (2 groups); 5:00 (1 group)
Groups are a maximum of 15 people and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. The hour-long tours will leave from the reception in the Fireproof Building, so attendees can snack and mingle before and after tours.
7:00 DINNER ON YOUR OWN (Consider making reservations.)
Friday, April 17, 2020
MCLEOD PLANTATION HISTORIC SITE, 325 Country Club Drive, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. ccprc.com/1447/McLeod-Plantation-Historic-Site
9:00-9:30 REGISTRATION Silent Auction items accepted here.
9:30-11:00 MCLEOD PLANTATION TOUR
Established in 1851, McLeod Plantation has witnessed significant periods of Charleston’s and our nation’s history. Today, McLeod Plantation is a 37-acre Gullah/Geechee heritage site preserved for its cultural and historical significance. The grounds include a riverside pavilion, an oak allée, and the 600+ year old McLeod Oak. The Plantation was built on the riches of sea island cotton and by enslaved people whose work and culture are embedded in the Lowcountry’s foundation. It is a living tribute to the men and women and their descendants who persevered to achieve freedom, equality, and justice.
THE CITADEL HOLLIDAY ALUMNI CENTER, 69 Hagood Avenue, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the Alumni Center. As with all parking in Charleston, carpooling is a good idea. citadel.edu/root/directions-maps
12:00-2:30 LUNCH, HISTORY, AWARDS & BUSINESS
We will be honoring recipients of our awards for outstanding achievement in history, reporting on the Confederation’s work, eating a delicious lunch, and learning from Dr. Eric Emerson and Dr. Nic Butler in the comfort of The Citadel’s Alumni Center.
Palmetto History at High Tide: Statewide Historical Commemoration, 1965-1976
Speaker: W. Eric Emerson, Ph.D., Director, State Historic Preservation Officer, and State Archivist of the SC Department of Archives and History
Dr. Emerson will talk about South Carolina’s work to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial in 1976 and the many programs and groups from that time that still work to preserve and promote history in the state.
Beasts of Prey: Clearing the Path for Settlement
Speaker: Nic Butler, Ph.D., Historian, Charleston County Public Library
In the early decades of this colony, the South Carolina legislature offered a bounty to encourage the hunting of beasts of prey that threatened the lives of settlers, both free and enslaved. Which animals were hunted to extirpation and who benefited from the bounty? Dr. Nic Butler will share a forgotten episode in the Lowcountry's natural history.
3:00 THE CITADEL’S FRIDAY DRESS PARADE, Summerall Field
The dress parade will have a special focus on the 350th anniversary, so we’ll be joining the cadets and other special guests to celebrate! Since this is only about a 5 minute walk from the Alumni House, we plan to make the walk a pleasant part of our experience at The Citadel. There is, however, visitor parking near the field as well.
5:00-8:00 DINNER & SILENT AUCTION
Join us for a relaxing buffet dinner, congenial company, and a silent auction featuring activities, books and other items donated by members to raise money for the Confederation.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
CHARLES TOWNE LANDING, 1500 Old Towne Road, Charleston
Visitor parking is available at the site at no charge. southcarolinaparks.com/charles-towne-landing
10:00-5:00 Founders’ Day Festival – 350th Celebration
Travel back in time at Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site and celebrate “the birth of South Carolina” at our annual Founders’ Day Festival with a special focus for the 350th anniversary. Living history staff will bring to life the site’s history through various programs and activities. Several groups of seventeenth-century re-enactors will interact with visitors in authentic encampments located within the reconstructed palisade wall that protected Charles Towne in the 1670s.