HISTORY FOR LUNCH & NIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE RETURNS WITH NIC BUTLER ON SEPTEMBER 6!
The South Carolina Maritime Museum is excited to announce our next History for Lunch and Night of Knowledge events on Tuesday, September 6, at 12pm and 5:30pm.
Join us as we welcome back historian Nic Butler (Ph.D.) from the Charleston County Public Library, as he presents “His Majesty's Warships in South Carolina, 1719-1775,” for the History for Lunch, and “Africans Entering the Port of Charleston, 1670–1808,” for the Night of Knowledge.
His Majesty's Warships in South Carolina, 1719-1775:
During the last half-century of South Carolina’s colonial era, Britain's Royal Navy assigned a series of warships to cruise along our coastline to protect commercial shipping from hostile enemies and to interdict illegal smuggling. Nic will provide an overview of the sixty-odd “station” vessels, their duties, and their impact on the fortunes of colonial South Carolina.
Africans Entering the Port of Charleston, 1670–1808:
Charleston was the main port for importing enslaved people into South Carolina for more than a century. Their arrival followed a predictable pattern of steps found in other port communities, such as inspection, quarantine, and market preparation, the records of which help us understand the experiences of the enslaved people who entered this state. Nic will discuss the logistics surrounding arriving Africans at the conclusion of the Middle Passage.
To register for the events, please click the links below:
History for Lunch (fee) - His Majesty's Warships in South Carolina, 1719-1775
https://scmaritimemuseum.charityproud.org/Even.../Index/9847
Night of Knowledge (FREE) - Africans Entering the Port of Charleston, 1670–1808
https://scmaritimemuseum.charityproud.org/Even.../Index/9848
A native of Greenville County, Dr. Butler has worked for more than twenty years as a public historian specializing in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. As creator and host of the bi-weekly podcast Charleston Time Machine, Dr. Butler draws attention to a wide variety of under-explored aspects of local history and neglected documentary resources.
Until next time, we’ll see you at the museum!
*Funding for South Carolina Maritime Museum programs received from a Growth Grant awarded by South Carolina Humanities.
