Archive for History

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Nov '1224
by Colin   Posted In : History, Schoolhouse Museum

Legareville

Legareville, at the confluence of the Stono and Kiawah Rivers, was the summer resort for Johns Island’s plantation owners before the Civil War.   The village had two dozen dwellings and both Episcopal and Presbyterian houses of worship.   At […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1223
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, History, Schoolhouse Museum

St. John’s High Helps Schoolhouse Museum

We had an enthusastic group of seniors from St. John’s High School helping us with some landscaping at the Schoolhouse on Saturday, September 22.   They were accompanied by their teacher Ms Tracey Lyles.   In additon to the outside […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1211
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, History, Schoolhouse Museum

Schoolhouse Workday – Ashley Hall

We had a great group of students from Ashley Hall join us on Saturday, September 8 to help prepare the Johns Island Schoolhouse Museum for reopening this Fall. Mrs. Betty Stringfellow, the owner and champion of the Walnut Hill Schoolhouse […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aug '1219
by Colin   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness, History, Wildlife, Marine Wildlife

Strand Feeding – 1838

One of the questions we are frequently asked about strand feeding is “how long have dolphins been doing it”.   Our own files and many research papers and other narratives clearly document strand feeding over the last few decades.   […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…