The Santa Elena History Center in downtown Beaufort continues to set the historical record straight, hosting a variety of special programs to educate and entertain. Here’s what’s coming up . . .
Medicine in Colonial South Carolina
What was health care like for people in colonial South Carolina? During this program participants will learn how people in the past dealt with sickness and disease through a PowerPoint presentation and by examining reproduction artifacts. They will then analyze the treatment given to George Washington during his final illness.
August 10, 2016 @ 2- 3 pm
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost: $10
Instructor: Peggy Pickett
A History of the Yamasee Indians: Origins, Migration, Conflict and Pottery
This presentation will focus on the origins and migrations of the Yamasee Indians. It will incorporate some of the most recent research, and includes a brief overview of the Yamasee War and a short discussion of the evolution of Yamasee pottery.
August 13, 2016 @ 11 am – 12 pm
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost: $10.00
Instructor: Dr. Eric Poplin
Guided Tour of Santa Elena on Parris Island
Special guided tour of the National Historic Site of Santa Elena on Parris Island. Walk in the footsteps of the French and Spanish explorers who tread this ground over 450 years ago, explore the remnants of a Spanish fort surrounded by a moat and learn about the lost century of our American history.
Tour of Parris Island lasts approximately 2 hours, weather permitting. Meet your tour guide at the Santa Elena History Center at 9 am, where you will proceed to Parris Island. You may want to enjoy the History Center’s main exhibit “Santa Elena: America’s Untold Story” which will take approximately 30 minutes afterwards ($10.00 admission).
August 16, 2016 @ 9 – 11:30 am
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Free
Instructor: Guy Collier
Meet Marina de Lara—a Settler from Santa Elena
In May of 1569, 193 settlers—men, women, children—arrived at Santa Elena. Marina de Lara, her husband, their six children and her mother were among these settlers. Seven years later the settlement they helped start was abandoned. Come and meet Marina de Lara and she will tell you the story of the seven years she spent at Santa Elena—the successes and then the failures that led to its temporary abandonment.
August 17, 2016 @ 2 – 3 pm
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost: $10.00
Instructor: Peggy Pickett
Everyday Life in Colonial South Carolina
What was life like for the typical lowcountry resident in the 18th century? In an age with no modern conveniences how did they manage? This program will explore the fashions, manners, food ways, education and amusements prevalent in the colonial period.
August 19, 2016 @ 2 – 3 pm
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost: $10.00
Instructor: Peggy Pickett
Captain William Hilton Visits Santa Elena
In 1663, almost 100 years after the Spanish had started their settlement at Santa Elena, an Englishman—Captain William Hilton, who had been commissioned by settlers in Barbados to explore the Carolina coast for a suitable site for a colony—entered Port Royal Sound. As he did so he noticed a high bluff or headland on an island that could serve as a navigational marker and called it Hilton’s Head. You are invited to meet Captain William Hilton and hear about his life and harrowing adventures on the Carolina coast. Participants will be able to interact with Captain Hilton, ask him questions, etc.
August 20, 2016 @ 11am – 12 pm
Santa Elena History Center
1501 Bay St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost: $10.00
Instructor: Dwayne Pickett
For more information and a full schedule of events, visit www.santa-elena.org
