Events & Outreach

Upcoming Public Events

Looking for something to do? Check out our upcoming programs below!

Let's Talk Reconstruction Discussion Series

Lets Talk Discussion series speakers and participantsLet’s Talk Reconstruction is a three-part speaker series presented by USCB’s Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era. The series features guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds who will explore topics central to understanding the untold stories and unsung figures of the Reconstruction Era, as well as its relevance to modern society. 

Two Upcoming Dates:

  • Thursday, November 20th, 2025 at 6 PM
  • Thursday, January 15th, 2026 at 6 PM

Let's Talk Reconstruction: Black Land Use & Migration in the SC Lowcountry, 1865-1965

Date & Time: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM                                                        Location: Penn Center - Frissell Community Center, 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC 29920

Featuring Dr. Francena Turner, ACE Mellon Humanities Fellow, discussing her recent research.

Let's Talk Reconstruction: TITLE TBD

Date & Time: Thursday, January 15th, 2026 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM                                                          

Featuring a discussion by USCB's Dr. Mollie Barnes  regarding topics relating to her upcoming publication Paper Heroines: Women Writers in Conversation and Community Across the Sea Islands, 1838-1902, available February 05, 2026.  

ISRE Upcoming Presentation Schedule

ISRE staff participate in a variety of conferences, events and online webinars. Check out our schedule below to see where we're going to be and find out how you can attend our presentations.

ISRE Classroom Presentation

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:30 am
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Annual Conference
Charleston, SC

ISRE will present "Recovering Reconstruction Community Histories through the Pension Records of US Colored Troop Veterans" at AAHGS's 2025 Annual Conference - Tracing African American Ancestry: Building Witnessing& Shaping the Americas.

To learn more about the conference and how you can attend ISRE's session visit the AAHGS conference webpage here

Friday, November 07, 2025 at 4:15 pm
Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting
St. Pete Beach, FL

ISRE will participate in the roundtable "Interpreting United States Colored Troops Histories in Classrooms, Scholarship & Public Spaces." 

To learn more about the 2025 SHA Annual Meeting and how you can attend ISRE's panel, you can visit the SHA Annual Meeting website here. 

ISRE Outreach

Let us come to you! ISRE staff is available to visit you and your community. We have a variety of presentations available. Take a look at the topics below and let us know if you'd like us to come to your community.

ISRE Museum Presentation

Want to request an ISRE staff member to speak to your group? The following presentations are ready and available to present at your next event:

  • In Their Own Words: A History of the 1st SC Volunteers of African Descent
  • South Carolina's Black Union Veterans & Your Community
  • Recovering SC African American Community Histories through the Pension Records of US Colored Troop Veterans
  • Her Mark: Women's Voices During Reconstruction
  • Top 5 Reconstruction Era Records for Tracing Your SC Ancestors

Contact ISRE at isre@uscb.edu for program descriptions, availability, speaker fees, etc.

ISRE staff are also available to speak to your University classes, K-12 classes, at professional learning events for K-12 teachers and more.