{"id":1798,"date":"2015-06-24T05:11:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T10:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2015-06-21T23:12:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T04:12:40","slug":"july-4-history-fair-celebration-at-magnolia-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/july-4-history-fair-celebration-at-magnolia-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4 – “History Fair” Celebration at Magnolia Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magnolia Gardens “History Fair” returns July 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the nation’s birthday, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will celebrate Lowcountry history and culture during the 3rd Annual History Fair.<\/p>\n

The History Fair will showcase 26 historic organizations, institutions and businesses. Presenters include well-known groups in education, religion, social services, the arts and tourism, including Fort Moultrie, the site of America’s first victory in the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n

Representatives of participating organizations will present information and lead interactive activities for the amateur and serious historian.<\/p>\n

Magnolia will be joined by its Ashley River neighbors Drayton Hall and Middleton Place under the banner of the Historic Ashley River Plantation District.<\/p>\n

The History Fair \u2013 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. \u2013 is free.<\/p>\n

Firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, physicians and nurses and their immediate family will be admitted free of charge to the gardens. Valid identification is required.<\/p>\n

Guests who purchase the $15 general admission to the gardens will be treated to special activities, including dancers, drummers, a storyteller, artisans and a special lecture.<\/p>\n

At 1 p.m. in the Orientation Theater, award-winning freelance garden writer and photographer Pam Beck will discuss plants of the Bible. She has lectured before civic and church groups, including the Duke Divinity School at Duke University. Beck is a regular contributor to the Carolina Gardener Magazine. She is the co-author of “Best Garden Plants for North Carolina.”<\/p>\n

Master brick maker Rick Owens of Simpsonville will demonstrate early brick-making techniques. Storyteller Tyrie Rowell will interpret life for the enslaved on a York County plantation. Wona Womalan will showcase traditional Guinean history and culture through authentic West African dancing, drumming and songs.<\/p>\n

Tom Johnson, Magnolia’s executive director, said “The History Fair is an opportunity to interact with the staffs of some of the Lowcountry’s historic sites and organizations that promote local history. This year, we are excited to offer two new presenters, Pam Beck and her discussion of plants mentioned in the Bible, and the energy of Wona Womalan will entertain our guests.”<\/p>\n

The History Fair presenters are:
\n\u2022 American College of the Building Arts
\n\u2022 Barbados and Carolinas Legacy Foundation
\n\u2022 Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program, College of Charleston
\n\u2022 Charleston Artist Guild
\n\u2022 Charleston Friends of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
\n\u2022 Drayton Hall
\n\u2022 Emanuel AME Church
\n\u2022 Friends of the Andre Michaux Charleston Garden
\n\u2022 Gullah Geechee Group
\n\u2022 Gullah Geechee National Heritage Corridor
\n\u2022 Jenkins Institute
\n\u2022 John L. Dart Branch Library
\n\u2022 Keepers of the Word
\n\u2022 Lowcountry Africana
\n\u2022 Lowcountry Rice Culture Project
\n\u2022 Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
\n\u2022 Middleton Place
\n\u2022 National Park Service; Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter and Charles Pinckney sites
\n\u2022 Old Slave Mart Museum
\n\u2022 Philip Simmons Foundation
\n\u2022 Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Co.
\n\u2022 Seashore Farmers Lodge
\n\u2022 Shaw Community Center and R3 Inc.
\n\u2022 YWCA of Greater Charleston<\/p>\n

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