Join one of South Carolina’s most awarded history teachers, Mike Burgess for a look at one of Virginia’s oldest families, the Lees. Take a gander through Henry Lee’s exploits in South Carolina during the American Revolution and compare his actions to others of the time. You bring your lunch and we will provide the learning […]

The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat for the Continental Army against the British. Horatio Gates’ career never recovered from this humiliating debacle and the militia could not be trusted to stand against the British. Join Dr. Woody Holton in taking another look at the Battle of Camden. Was Gates really the failure that […]

We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! Adults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson, enjoy learning history […]

Once a month, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a […]

Using examples from his archaeological study of the two sites, Dr. Steven Smith, Research Professor and archaeologist at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC, comes to the Rev War Visitor Center to speak on his book covering the battles at Fort Watson and Fort Motte that occurred in the spring of […]

How did artists depict the American Revolution while it was happening and shortly after independence was won? What visual knowledge was available to newly minted Americans about the war and its heroes? How was the war remembered fifty and seventy-five years later, as the nation headed towards Civil War? You bring your lunch and we […]