Posted on October 13, 2009 by shoutabout
Love pottery crafts? Looking for exquisite Christmas gifts? Then drive to Seagrove, NC the pottery capital of the world!
Join the 28th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival on November 21 and 22 at Seagrove Elementary School.
Native Americans, the First Potters(data from NC Pottery Center exhibits)
Native Americans in the Carolina have been making utilitarian and ceremonial [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by shoutabout
The John Mark Verdier House Museum is one of the most revered historic homes in Beaufort and the Sea Islands. If you are into colonial architecture and Civil War history then you’re in for a treat!
The house is located on Bay Street across from the Waterfront Park playground. The museum is open Monday to Saturday [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by shoutabout
Be inspired, thrilled and for ever humbled at the amazing Parris Island Museum near Beaufort, an 8,000 square feet ode to “The Few.The Proud. The Marines”.
Admission is free and the museum is open daily 10AM – 4:30PM except New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. More info (843) 228-2951 or the website.
You’ll get a pass at [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by shoutabout
Recently I visited one of the most iconic churches in Beaufort and the Lowcountry, the St. Helena Episcopal Church. Thanks to our lovely guide the free tour was a pure delight (that’s quite a feat with my young and restless 5 years old!).
St. Helena church was established in 1712 as a colonial parish of the [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2009 by shoutabout
On my second visit to Beaufort and the “Palmetto Phoenix Church” I discovered touching stories of love, passion, freedom and despair.
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The heart-breaking loss of a child…
“I’ll weep no tears upon the grave
Where lies my darling out of sight
God has but taken what He gave
And made my child a Seraph bright
He early tastes the promised bliss
And [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2009 by shoutabout
The Charles Towne Landing Visitors Center has an incredible exhibit showcasing the Carolina beginnings. Step in the shoes of white English settlers, Native Americans, or African slaves and experience first hand how life was like in the late 17th century.
• How much money can you make if you were a woman?
• What skills were most sought [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2009 by shoutabout
Would I know where to kneel and dig?
Who first covered the fort’s walls with molasses and lime?
What treasures still lie beneath my feet? – from “Molasses” by Ed Madden
A trip to Fort Moultrie and Sullivan’s Island is filled with emotions, mysteries and soul searching questions. The fort is most famous for the Patriots bravery and [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2009 by shoutabout
North Carolina is one of the most decorated and beloved battleships in US naval history. During World War II North Carolina participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific and earned 15 Battle Stars. She became the first of 10 fast battleships to join the fleet in WWII.
Military Highlights (courtesy of Battleship NC [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2008 by shoutabout
“I’m Dizzy Gillespie from Chee-raw, South Carolina”
Millions of jazz fans have been delighted by Dizzy’s music for more than a half of century.
Every year on the 3rd weekend in October thousands of music afficionados, tourists and Cheraw locals flock to the SC Jazz Festival to pay tribute to the King of Jazz.
Interesting facts and [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2008 by shoutabout
Christmas is not Christmas without a fresh-cut, aroma pine exhuberating tree. You know what I’m talking about. It’s more about choosing and cutting it as it is about decorating it.
This weekend families young and old came in droves at the friendly Old Congaree Run farm in southeast Columbia to get their perfect Christmas tree. Some [...]
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