Uncover Revolutionary Secrets with Expert Historians
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Hear museum historian Robert E. Scarlett uncover the little-told story of South Carolina’s Maroon communities and how they built independent settlements in Dorchester, Colleton, and Jasper Counties.
Witness a moving moment in local history: a formal ceremony returning a DAR brooch to the family of Ethel “Mimi” Bennett Gullans, recovered during a 2024 archaeological study.
Get the inside story from Jim Closson (SAR, Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter) on how the artifact was found, researched, and traced back to Mimi’s heirs.
One evening, two powerful narratives of resilience, discovery, and community.
