In the Shadow of the Swamp Fox

Ronda is back, and we are talking about some of the patriots that fought during the Battle of Blue Savannah!
 
Newspapers.com
Pension Statements
SC Rosters

Holly is joined by three special guests! Cindy Rogers, Rosanne Black, and Daryl Owens work together to try and win a game of trivia comparing the two Georges of the American Revolution!
 
Library of Congress
Share America
Maryland State Archives
 

Join Holly and Eli has they dive into the four lives that represented South Carolina on the Declaration of Independence!
 
Wikipedia
Descendants of the Declaration of Independence Website

Continuing the strong spirit of those Patriot women of South Carolina, we tell the story of Rebecca Motte, whose heroic act has ties to the Pee Dee. 
 
American Battlefield Trust
Wikipedia
The Charleston Museum

Join Holly and special guest, Rosanne Black as we take a bite out of revolutionary foods. 

Hang out with Holly and special guest, Rosanne while we discover wartime Revolutionary Foods!

South Carolina could have easily fallen to the British, especially after the Fall of Charleston. But why didn't it? Let's talk about it.
 
Wikipedia 
American Battlefield Trust
The Life of General Francis Marion by Weems

When we picture a wedding today, we often imagine spring flowers, white dresses, formal venues, and carefully scripted vows. But marriage in colonial America looked—and meant—something very different.Today, we’re stepping back into the 1700s to explore how people married, why they married, and what weddings revealed about power, class, race, and love itself.
 
Source notes: 
https://amativecreative.com/journalposts/colonial-wedding-customs/
 
https://blog.dar.org/2019/02/14/tales-archives-love-and-marriage-americana-collection
 
https://savingplaces.org/stories/antebellum-plantation-weddings-among-enslaved-women-and-men
 
https://americanpatriotseries.blogspot.com/2011/05/wedding-in-colonial-america.html
 
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/relationships-love/a35992704/jumping-the-broom-wedding-tradition-history-origins/
 

How do sounds change how we remember history?
 
Research:
Carolana
Revolutionary War Journals Website
SC History Website
Wikipedia