Archive for Schoolhouse Museum

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Apr '151
by Colin   Posted In : Events, History, Popular Posts, Schoolhouse Museum

Tree of Life Exhibit

  The Conservancy will present an exhibit of African American life on Johns Island from 1870 to 1960 through photographs from the book  Ain’t You Got a Right to the Tree of Life.   The exhibit is at the Johns […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '139
by Colin   Posted In : Education, Events, History, Schoolhouse Museum

Progressive Club Historical Marker

The Progressive Club was established in 1948 by Esau Jenkins to help the people of John’s Island and the surrounding areas.   At the time, there were few services available for the people who lived along southern River Road section […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jun '133
by Colin   Posted In : Education, Events, History, Schoolhouse Museum

Schoolhouse Summer Programs

We will be presenting two special programs on Thursdays this summer.   The first program is Stories on the Porch for kids and the other is Gullah Time with Minerva King.   Stories on the Porch For children ages 5 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec '1215
by Colin   Posted In : History, Popular Posts, Schoolhouse Museum

Historic Maps

We recently acquired copies of two historic maps which will be displayed in the Johns Island Schoolhouse Museum.   The first is a map done by Kinsey Burden in the 1820’s showing the ownership of major properties on Johns Island […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec '127
by Colin   Posted In : Habitat, Schoolhouse Museum, Wildlife

Beauty and the Beast

The Beast This female Southern House Spider  (Kukulcania hibernalis) was recently found behind a picture in the Johns Island Schoolhouse Museum.   True to her reclusive nature she was well hidden and and even ghostlike in appearance against the gray […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Apr '1228
by Colin   Posted In : Schoolhouse Museum

Schoolhouse Cleanup

Johns Island Museum Our project began in early April.   After meeting with Betty Stringfellow, the founder and owner of the museum, we received her permission and enthusiastic support to begin a cleanup effort to remove the worst overgrowth around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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