01/18/12
The History Workshop Tells the Story of Inland Rice Cultivation in South Carolina
The History Workshop just launched a new website that tells the fascinating story of inland rice cultivation and its impact on the South Carolina Low Country.
http://inlandrice.ccroadwise.org
11/18/11
The History Workshop Awarded Civil Rights Exhibit
Jackson State University has asked The History Workshop to prepare an exhibit on the Freedom Struggle in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. The exhibit will be housed in the headquarters of the Council of Federated Organizations, which served as a Civil Rights call center in the early 1960s. Members of the African-American community and Civil Rights activists used the call center and the chalkboard posted outside the Council of Federated Organizations headquarters to communicate with each other and share news events. The History Workshop's exhibit will include an interactive element in which museum visitors will actually be able to listen to recordings of calls that were placed to the call center between 1961 and 1965.
11/18/11
Film Created by The History Workshop and Brockington Wins Award
"Up From the Roots: Remembering Rural St. Johns County," a collaborative effort between The History Workshop and Brockington and Associates, has received the 2011 Outstanding Public Participation Award from the Florida Planning and Zoning Association.
The award was presented November 17, 2011 at a banquet held in Jacksonville, Florida.
"Up From the Roots: Remembering Rural St. Johns County" documents the region's
history through recent efforts of our Oral History Program to record
audio and video interviews with residents along the William Bartram
Scenic and Historic Highway. The interviews and film were funded by a
National Scenic Byways Program grant. The film will be used
as a fundraiser by the William Bartram Scenic & Historic Highway
Corridor Management Council.
10/28/11
The History Workshop Tells Story of Buford's Massacre
The History Workshop recently completed its installation of interpretive panels at the Waxhaws Battlefield in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The panels tell the story of Buford's Massacre, a bloody engagement that many historians consider a turning point in the Revolutionary War. In 2010, Brockington archaeologist Scott Butler and his team made a landmark discovery in Revolutionary War history. Using metal detectors and mapping software, they were able to determine both the precise location of the massacre as well as the progression of the fighting.
07/05/11
Thomson Park featured in local news stories
The History Workshop's project at the newly dedicated Thomson Park at Breach Inlet in Sullivan's Island, S.C. is the subject of several local news stories in the Charleston area. Click the links below to read the articles.
06/17/11
The History Workshop Hiring Lead Designer
The History Workshop is looking for a lead designer. If you're interested in being part of our great team, visit www.brockington.org/jobs to learn more and to apply.
06/06/11
Thomson Park to be dedicated
The History Workshop has produced three outdoor panels telling the story of the Revolutionary War Battle of Sullivan's Island for Thomson Park at Breach Inlet. The panels detail this nearly forgotten patriot victory by Colonel William "Danger" Thomson in the early days of the American Revolution.
The dedication ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. June 18 at the park site near the bridge to Isle of Palms in Sullivan's Island, S.C. For more information, please click here for the full press release.
04/08/11
Catawba Indian Nation signs installed
The History Workshop created 26 signs for the Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina to commemorate their annual Pow Wow. The signs use design motifs from traditional Catawba pottery, with colors that hint at ceremonial garb. The project received assistance from the Recreational Trails Program in cooperation with the South Carolina State Trails Program and the Federal Highway Administration.
03/29/11
Clarke County Historical Society master plan completed
The History Workshop developed an extensive master plan for the Clarke County (Ala.) Historical Society that streamlined museum internal operations, redesigned the museum house and grounds, developed multiple new exhibits, and created a landscape and interpretive plan for a local battlefield park.
03/23/11
Come see us at the Tennessee Association of Museums 2011 Annual Conference
The History Workshop is exhibiting at the Tennessee Association of Museums 2011 Annual Conference in Johnson City, TN this week. Come visit us in the expo hall!