Edna Lewis and Her Impact on Cuisine
Published originally in KCRW in March of 2025. By Evan Kleiman Influential Southern chef Edna Lewis finally gets the documentary...
February 23, 1865 – Emancipation Day at Middleton Place
Ruins of the Main House and North Flanker of Middleton Place, Circa 1870. On February 23rd, 1865, as the ruins...
Historic Preservation Month at Middleton Place
Did you know Charleston, South Carolina, is widely considered the birthplace of historic preservation in the United States? Moreover, did...
New Digital Collection Added to LCDL
Since the Middleton Place Foundation’s establishment in 1974, stewardship of its natural and cultural resources has been at the center...
Fort Mechanic: A Product of “Patriotic Zeal”
Today, the Edmondston-Alston House sits at 21 East Battery in downtown Charleston as an integral part of the Middleton Place...
Summer Reading List
With the summer rapidly approaching, it will soon be the perfect time of year to grab a few books and...
The Reunion of the Descendants of Middleton Place
On April 2, 1776, two South Carolina Provincial Congress members were commissioned “to design and case to be made a...
A Tribute to Jim Woodle
Remembering Jim Woodle It is always sad when one loses a family member or dear friend. Such were the feelings...
The Great Roar : The Charleston Earthquake of 1886
The Great Roar: The Charleston Earthquake of 1886 By Brandon Stone | Engagement Manager, Middleton Place Foundation On August 31...
Black Rice or Carolina Gold?
Despite observations of rice cultivation along the West African coast from the earliest[15thcentury]Portuguese voyages, remarkably, until the twentieth century...
Plugged In To History | Week of July 27
Each week Middleton Place’s team of historians and interpreters are presenting educational content, keeping students and families connected to American...