Meet South Carolinians who fought to preserve the history of the state.

Title:
Burton, Edward Milby | South Carolina Public Radio
Burton, Edward Milby | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"B" is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977). Museum director, naturalist, historian. As a young man, Burton had an avid interest in hunting and fishing that led to an interest in natural history. In...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection
Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 48

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Best known as the "Savior of Mount Vernon," Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875) had the distinction, for a long time, of being the only woman whose portrait hung in the South Carolina State House. From...
Susan Pringle Frost | S.C. Hall of Fame
Susan Pringle Frost | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Susan Pringle Frost dedicated her life to making sure that Charleston’s historic architectural beauty would be preserved. Born in Charleston to wealthy parents in 1873, she lived in the Miles Brewton...
Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame
Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Robert Duncan Bass (1904-1983) was born in Scranton, South Carolina (Florence County). He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and became one of the nation's leading scholars of...
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds achieved national recognition as an advocate for historic preservation. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1939. In 1947, she founded the Historic...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1868) was a South Carolinian from Laurens County who led the effort to restore and preserve Mount Vernon, George Washington’s ancestral home in Virginia. She served as...
Dawn Corley, Charleston Silver Lady | Original SC
Dawn Corley, Charleston Silver Lady | Original SC

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A lot of South Carolina's history is handed down through generations in the form of stories or an object. For Dawn Corley, the Charleston Silver Lady, the most personal objects are that of the family...