CONTINUING HERITAGE STUDIES:
Presenting the Past

Preservation Society of Charleston is pleased to announce our Continuing Heritage Studies Spring Quarter courses.  Continuing Heritage Studies is a comprehensive program of continuing education courses focused on our region’s material and cultural heritage. 

Courses are open to the general public, with discounted registration fees for current Society members. 
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Continuing Heritage Studies connects residents of the Lowcountry with the rich and diverse heritage through the offerings of expert instructors and special access to unique historic places.  Through courses, workshops, seminars, tours and lectures, Continuing Heritage Studies directly supports the mission of America’s oldest community-based preservation organization to inspire the involvement of all who dwell in the Lowcountry to honor and respect our material and cultural heritage.

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CLICK HERE FOR 2012 SPRING QUARTER COURSES

Through short, focused courses, typically three or four sessions long, participants will explore topics in material and cultural heritage in a meaningful way.  Each quarter, a new selection of courses will be offered.  Class locations will vary depending on the subject matter.  Courses will be developed in a variety of heritage study areas, including:

• Charleston Architecture
• Charleston Neighborhoods
• Cupolas, Steeples and Domes
• Diversity in Print Book Club
• ETV’s Carolina Stories
• Farm to Table: Holistic Southern Cuisine with Joseph Fields Farm and Alluette Jones
• Four Corners of the Law: Charleston’s Civic Heart
• Gravestone Motifs in Charleston 1700-1840
• Hearts, Grills and Gates: Exploring the Life and Ironwork of Philip Simmons
• Huguenots and the Shift of Power in Carolina
• Improving your Architectural Photography with Ron Rocz
• Living Among the Dead: Investigations in Magnolia Cemetery
• Men in Marble and BronzeL Public Monuments & Statuary in Charleston
• Researching Historic Properties
• Sweetgrass Basket Workshop with Henrietta Snype
• Tabby Architecture of the Lowcountry

Additionally, introductory overview courses on Charleston Architecture and Charleston Neighborhoods will be offered during alternate quarters.  They are a great way to get to know the city’s built environment.  These four-session classes will be a prerequisite for participation in the Society’s pioneering and popular Master Preservationist Program.  The next formal Master Preservationist class will convene in Fall 2012.

Do you have an idea for a course?  Would you like to be an instructor? A course proposal form can be downloaded here.

We look forward to your participation as a Continuing Heritage Student!  For more information visit our website at www.preservationsociety.org/chs or e-mail Paul Saylors at psaylors@preservationsociety.org.