Crafting Freedom: The Story of John “Quash” Williams, Free Man of Color and Master Carpenter in Eighteenth-Century Charleston with Dr. Tiffany Momon of Sewanee: The University of the South and the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive

Thursday March 30

6:00 pm

Join Dr. Tiffany Momon of Sewanee: The University of the South and Founder and Co-Director of the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive for the next installment in the Charleston Museum’s 250th anniversary lecture series. 

This lecture takes the life of John “Quash” Williams, an enslaved and later free master carpenter living and working in eighteenth-century Charleston, South Carolina, and explores not only the impact of his skill on the domestic architecture of Charleston, but also his negotiations as an enslaved and then freed man of color within the mid-eighteenth century Lowcountry. Past scholars identified Williams’s interactions with two of South Carolina Lowcountry’s most prominent families, the family of British Army Lt. Colonel George Lucas and father of Eliza Lucas Pinckney famous for her indigo experiments and the family of attorney and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Charles Pinckney (1699-1758).

This lecture builds from that foundation, identifies many new primary sources, and reveals that the Lucas and Pinckney families were only a small portion of Williams’s remarkable life.

Registration is encouraged. This lecture is FREE for Members and FREE for the public. ***SUGGESTED DONATION $10**

For more information: call 843-722-2996 ext. 235

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

Friday March 31

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will be on hand to share projects currently being worked on and to help identify your fossil finds.

FREE for Members and FREE with admission to The Charleston Museum.

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Easter Egg Hunt Family Fun Event at the Dill Sanctuary

Saturday April 1

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Get egg-cited to have a hoppy Spring! Join us at our 580-acre nature preserve for a morning of crafts and activities followed by an Easter Egg hunt at 11 am.

Reservations are required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Free for Museum Member Children | $5 Non-Member Children

Free for Museum Member Adults | $12 for Non-Member Adults

Register online or call: 843.722.2996 ext. 236

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Natural Egg Dyeing with Local Artist Daisy McClellan

Sunday April 2

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Join local artist Daisy McClellan for her Natural Egg Dyeing Workshop. In this class you will explore using plant dyes to naturally color eggs just in time for Easter. Experiment with food scraps, herbs, spices, and more! You’ll go home with six hard boiled eggs custom dyed by you. Additionally, you’ll have all the knowledge to keep dyeing at home. This workshop is recommended for ages 11+. Children 5-10 free if accompanied by an adult, 1 child per adult. Each ticket includes 6 eggs to dye.

$40 Museum Members | $55 Non-Members

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