Festival & Events

Please see the park's official web site for current calendar of events.

Charles Towne Landing Photo Contest!
We had a good response last year, so we decided to do it again!

Photos must be matted or framed and taken of the nature or history of the park. Photos must be taken on the grounds of Charles Towne Landing in 2009-2010.

Please submit your photos to the park no later than June 30, 2010. Judging will be done by FCTL Board Members. Prizes are as follows ($100 for each category): 12 & under; 13-17; and, 18 & over.

Note: When you turn in the photos, please indicate on the form whether you would like your photos returned to you or whether you would like to donate them to the park to be displayed.

Questions? Email FriendsofCTL@netscape.net

2010 events:

May 29: Founders Hall Archaeology Lecture Series presents
“Miller Site Excavations” by David Jones, SCPRT Archaeologist (see bio below)
Charles Towne Landing State
Historic Site, Founders Hall
May 29th, 6 pm.
For more info, call (843) 852-4200

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/files/State%20Parks/CTL/ArchNewsSpring10.pdf

David Jones grew up in eastern North Carolina where he spent his most fond childhood memories crawling around in the depressions left by dogs under the front porch shrubs. He would occasionally become fascinated with artifacts that would work themselves out of the soil during heavy rains. But it was the smell and the feel of the dirt that most attracted him to this spot. He never had a chance in terms of vocation.

He received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in anthropology. He then went to the University of Tennessee where he earned an M.A. in Biological Anthropology. His thesis, dealing with bone integrity and diet in Native American populations led him into archaeology, where he has been for 25 years.

He spent 15 years doing contract archaeology in the southeastern U.S. He has been in his position of State Parks Archaeologist for 10 years.

While it now strains the joints and muscles a little bit, he always finds time to crawl back under the shrubs and just sit for a spell when he visits his parents at the old family home.

September 14: Join us for our second wine & cheese social and lecture (speaker TBA)

November 9: Join us for our last wine & cheese social and lecture of the year (speaker TBA)

Unless otherwise noted, all lectures will be held in the new Founders Hall on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.

CHARLES TOWNE LANDING PROGRAMS

SATURDAY PROGRAMS
January 2, 30 at 1, 2 and 3pm
Fears that Fortified Charles Towne series: An introduction to 17th-century small arms

January 16 at 1, 2 and 3pm
No cannon demonstration this month. We will be training new volunteers.

January 23 at 1, 2 and 3pm
Colonial Crafts for Kids

EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY DAY
January 9
Embrace your adventurous spirit as you learn the skills of nautical navigation. Leave your world behind and explore the past at Charles Towne Landing.

Sundays Charles Towne Landing is opening the doors to the Legare-Waring House, and a different era of the site's history. Visit us on Sundays this January to explore the post-colonial history of South Carolina's birthplace. Call for tour times.