As the sun rose over Charleston Harbor on Dec. 21, 1860, the morning after South Carolina declared itself an independent republic distinctly separate from the United States of America, U.S. Maj. Robert Anderson had some hard decisions to make. Anderson, commander of...
In celebration of National Bird Day on Jan. 5, we remember Arthur Trezevant Wayne, probably one of the greatest Charlestonians you’ve never heard of. Hailed as South Carolina’s “premier son of science” Wayne was born on New Year’s Day 1863 in Blackville, about...
As many journalists might tell you, rarely does anything momentously newsworthy happen in the week around Christmas, when everyone is at home with their family, gathered ‘round the fireplace eating too much good food. For the most part, in America at least, business...
Friends of Charleston National Parks was recently awarded an Open OutDoors for Kids grant of $6,000 from the National Park Foundation. The goal of the grant program is to connect students to their national parks through field trips, classroom engagements, and...
Indeed, National Parks are our “best idea”, but given competing priorities in Federal funding, they are not receiving enough money to maintain them at the standards that they deserve. Our parks need Americans to help through direct donation to philanthropic partners...
