A Trip Through Time

11/09/2025

John Locke was one of the most enlightened philosophers of his time. You can find his principles in both our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Known as the Father of Liberalism, he wrote the Fundamental Constitution of South Carolina in 1669. In it SC became the second colony, Rhode Island was the first, to offer true freedom of religion in the newly governed colony.

11/08/2025

2 Meeting Street
Circa 1890
When Martha Williams married Waring Carrington, her father gave them $75,000 dollars as a wedding gift. They built this home with that gift.
Today it's beautiful B&B called Two Meeting Street Inn. Such classic Charleston picture with the private carriage.

11/08/2025

47 Meeting Street
Circa 1833
The home was built by Edward Barnwell for his 17 children! He was a factor, planter and gardener. He won many sliver cups for the vegetables and fruits he planted here.

11/07/2025

7 Meeting Street
Circa 1783
Josiah Smith House
A prosperous merchant and banker. He was captured at the fall of Charleston in 1780 and exiled by the British to St. Augustine, FL.

11/06/2025

117 Broad Street
Edward Rutledge House
Circa 1760. Altered 1890.
Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, signing at 26 years old. He was captured at the fall of Charleston in May 1780 and was exiled to St. Augustine, FL.
He is buried at St. Philips Church.

11/06/2025

Peter Bocquet Jr. House
95 Broad Street
Circa 1770/71
Peter Bocquet Jr. was a merchant and planter during the 18th century.
He was captured at the fall of Charleston in May 1780 and was imprisoned and exiled to Philadelphia.
The home has some of the finest Georgian interior in the city.

11/06/2025

I am a native of Charleston, South Carolina, with family roots reaching back to 1681. During the first two centuries of life in the Lowcountry, my ancestors helped shape the region as hardworking pioneers who carved a legacy out of wilderness. Among them were men of wealth and military valor, devoted pastors of the city’s earliest churches, and strong women who raised large families—or sometimes gave their lives in childbirth. Some owned slaves, others did not. Many endured great losses during the American Revolution and the War Between the States, when both conflicts came to Charleston’s doorstep.

For over 35 years, I have been a licensed guide, sharing my love for this remarkable city with visitors from around the world. It brings me joy to tell the stories of my ancestors, of other Charlestonians, and of our incredible “Holy City by the Sea.” Whether you’d like to stroll the cobblestone streets downtown or explore one of our beautiful Lowcountry plantations, I would be honored to show you the Charleston I know and love.

While I enjoy every era of our city’s past, the colonial and revolutionary periods are my favorites—they mark the true beginning of Charleston’s story.

Hours - Winter months - 9am - 5pm. Spring through fall - 9am - 6pm. You may call me directly for single or group reservations. My number is 843.696.2917

11/04/2025

Oh the glorious battle of Ft. Sullivan! If you can't make it to the showing at the Charleston Library Society this Thursday it'll be available online. Will update!

11/04/2025

The Laurens family has a long history of service to our state and country in the colonial era. John Laurens was one of Washington's aide-de-camp, and the last soldier to die for South Carolina in the American Revolution..

DIHS AND BERKELEY 250 TO SPOTLIGHT REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO JOHN
LAURENS
(DANIEL ISLAND) – Something revolutionary is coming to Daniel Island this fall! The Daniel Island Historical Society and the Berkeley County Francis Marion Commission, also known as
Berkeley 250, will spotlight a key figure in the American Revolution on Tuesday, October 21, as the organizations present “Celebrating John Laurens: A Founding Son” at the Daniel Pointe
Retirement Center on Daniel Island. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a “meet and greet,” followed by the program from 7 to 8 p.m., and a short reception afterwards commemorating
Laurens’ 271st birthday. Daniel Pointe Retirement Community Auditorium, 514 Robert Daniel Drive, Charleston, SC, 29492

11/04/2025

If you have taken your children to Charles Towne Landing take this this Saturday! Its a wonderful place for children and a full of historical information for adults. Take a picnic with you!

11/04/2025

The Cherokee Path.

The Cherokee Path, also called the Keowee Path, was the primary route for white traders between the South Carolina coast and the indigenous towns further inland. Surveyor-General George Hunter first mapped the trail in 1730.

Portions of the Path went through modern-day Berkeley County. Several other Native American trails also converged in the area.

🗺️: Portion of "George Hunter's Map of the Cherokee Country and the Path thereto in 1730," printed in Bulletins of the Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1917.