For Immediate Release:
February 11, 2025
Contact:
Marie Cheek
Community Relations Coordinator
Culture & Heritage Museums
www.chmuseums.org
803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org
Historic Brattonsville celebrates Women’s History Month
Living History Saturdays emphasize the lives, roles, and activities of women in Carolina Piedmont in the 18th and 19th centuries
McCONNELLS, S.C. –Living History Saturdays in March focus on the lives of women in the 18th and 19th century Carolina Piedmont, both enslaved and free. Activities at Historic Brattonsville highlight different aspects of women’s social lives, responsibilities, and pastimes, as well as the stories of women who lived on the Bratton Plantation. March 8, 15, 22, and 29 – each Saturday features a unique theme along with a site tour at 2 p.m.
Women’s History Month Itinerary:
March 8: “Many Hands, Light Work” – Quilt piecing and carding wool
March 15: “Making a Home” – Food preservation, pickles, and jams; Spring cleaning in an 18th century home
March 22: “Ladies of Brattonsville” – Herbal remedies (Martha Bratton) and cooking – The Influence of the Enslaved People (Rosa Williams)
March 29: “Employ thy time well …” – Watercolor painting and basket making – make a paper basket to take home
WHAT: Living History Saturdays in March – the Women of Brattonsville
WHEN: March 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Historic Brattonsville is located at 1444 Brattonsville Rd., McConnells, S.C. 29726
ADMISSION: Adults $8; Seniors $7; Youth $5; Free for CHM Members & under the age of three.
WEBSITE: chmuseums.org
VISITORS SERVICES: 803.684.2327
IMAGES: Living history interpreters demonstrate the various roles of women at Historic Brattonsville. Images taken at previous events by Culture & Heritage Museums staff.
About Historic Brattonsville:
Historic Brattonsville features historic houses and structures built over the course of three generations of the Bratton family and the enslaved community. Award-winning exhibits and programs tell York County’s unique history from the American Revolution to the Reconstruction Era. The site spreads over 800 acres and includes farmed land with heritage breed animals, a Revolutionary War battlefield with interpretive trail, and a nature preserve with miles of walking trails. Seasonal events, reenactments, and living history programs interpret what life was like in the Carolina Piedmont during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Historic Brattonsville is included in “The Green Book of South Carolina – A Travel Guide to S.C. African American Cultural Sites.”
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