Gullah Museum of Georgetown

Celebrate the installation of Georgetown’s Middle Passage Port Marker @ 10:45 am on Saturday, 10/24, & commemorate the lives lost during that treacherous journey across the Atlantic.The city’s historic recognition as an official UNESCO Middle Passage Port Marker site has been a year in the making.

The Middle Passage Marker Ceremonies and Port Markers Project is a national initiative developed to acknowledge and memorialize sites connected to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The project places permanent markers at significant ports where enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas.

For centuries, the stories of the Africans who arrived through ports like Georgetown have been underrepresented in public memory. The Middle Passage Port Marker downtown on the river will help ensure that their history, sacrifice, and cultural legacy are permanently recognized.

An estimated 2 million Africans perished during the Middle Passage. Lives were lost to slavers’ violence, disease, and despair—the names of the dead were largely unrecorded. The Atlantic has been referred to as the largest gravesite in history or the largest crime scene.

Georgetown was once one of the most important ports associated with the rice economy and the forced migration of Africans to the U.S. The installation of a Middle Passage Port Marker publicly acknowledge this history while honoring the lives, resilience, and cultural legacy of the Gullah Geechee.

Early voting in SC starts tomorrow, Monday, October 19, and ends Saturday, October 31. You can cast your ballot at any early voting center in your county during the early voting period. Voting centers are open 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Find your voting sites: scvotes.gov/voters/early...

Dropped by Fandom Fest 2026 today, 10/17, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Southern Georgetown Community Library located at 4187 Powell Road, Georgetown, SC! They have exhibits on Star Wars, old Hollywood, vendors, and more! Stop by and getcha geek on! #StarWars #LARP #fantasy

The boba display has free samples and the GCPL is giving away free stuff that they are laser engraving on site—like this Gullah Miseum pen!

Thank you to all the folks who made this mini con happen!

eventbrite.com1526: African Arrivals – Boats, Ships, BateauxDive into the stories of the 1526 African arrivals by boats, ships, and bateaux in this interactive, artistic and up-close event!

“Remembering & Honoring" Lecture Series: 1526: African Arrivals – Boats, Ships, Bateaux. Join us on Thursday, 10/15, from 12-1 pm, at The Rice Museum for an insightful dive into the story of African arrivals back in 1526. Seating is limited. Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/1526-afric...

This lecture series is part of Georgetown’ss Middle Passage Historic Port Marker Unveiling celebration! Discover the journey across boats, ships, and bateaux, exploring the rich history that shaped these early voyages.

Whether you’re a history buff, artist or just curious, this event promises a fresh, engaging hands-on perspective. Don’t miss out on connecting with history firsthand! wine tastings hosted by 5th Ave Wines and Spirits.

Foodways Historian Julian Barrett Gooding is giving a talk @ the Rice Museum on “The Foodways They Sustained,” a program on Gullah Geechee food traditions, a live cooking demonstrations, & small food tastings designed to highlight how African traditional cooking techniques reshaped Southern cuisine.

eventbrite.com1526: African Arrivals: The Foodways They Sustained: "Red, Red"Join us in person to explore Red Rice and its African roots!

The "Remembering and Honoring Series" to commemorate the Georgetown Middle Passage Port Marker, 1526-2026, will host foodways historian Julian Barrett Gooding (Saturday, October 10)! If it rains the event will move to Rice Museum on Front Street. Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/1526-afric...?

Check your voter registration status—STAT! Too many unscrupulous politicians are trying to game the outcome of the 2026 elections by cutting early voting and purging voter rolls. Go to vote.org to look up your voting status. Do it before 10/5! www.vote.org/am-i-registe...

We’re at the Prancers Against Breast Cancer - Georgetown Community Breast Cancer Walk this morning! Look what Baby Sister No. 1 asked me to make last night—a Breast Cancer Awareness Month bottle tree!

One in Eight women in the U.S. are living with breast cancer. Women of African descent get it much earlier—in our 20s and 30s—than average. It was a shock when I was diagnosed with it at 38 and my niece at 23.

Encourage your loved ones to get an annual mammogram and a base one at 25 if they have a family history of it.

Too many politicians are trying to manipulate the outcome of the 2026 elections by cutting early voting & questionable purging of voter rolls. SC residents can check their voting status at the SC Election Commission website. 10/5–that’s the last day to register! vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login

Happy Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month! Excited to report that U.S.Senate candidate @AngieNixon—a 5th-generation Jacksonville,FL, native—is #Gullah #Geechee! youtu.be/rmw3gsS--uU?...

Sen. Raphael Warnock • Sen. Tim Scott • Rev. Richard Cain, U.S. Congressman, Pastor, Newspaper editor, & Entrepreneur • Robert Sengstacke Abbott, American Lawyer, Newspaper Publisher, Editor, and Founder of the The Chicago Defender

• Sallie Ann Robinson, Cookbook Author, Chef, & Cultural Historian • Jonathan Green, Internationally Renowned Contemporary Artist

• Joseph Rainey, First African-American Congressman Elected After Emancipation & Georgetown Native • Darius Rucker, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter • Septima Poinsette Clark, Civil Rights Pioneer & Educator

• Chris Rock, Comedian, Actor, Producer • Joe Frazier, Former Heavyweight Champion of the World, Olympic Gold Medalist • Robert Smalls, Freedom Fighter, 5-Term U.S. Congressman & the “Father of Public Education” in the U.S.

She’s in good company! Here are some other notable folk who are Gullah Geechee: • Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States • Michael Jordan, Greatest NBA Player of All Time • James Brown, Singer, Record Producer, Bandleader, and Soul Brother No. 1

We’re a venue for the Georgetown Art & Wine 2026, September 12-13! Stop by to see the amazing painting on display and vote for the artists! The Art & Wine Walk features a juried fine art show, music, food, kid’s activities, and a market! artwinewalk.com

Here’s a little bit about these accomplished artists: Bettye Brookfield is a painter, fine arts educator, and horsewoman who splits her legacy between Kentucky and South Carolina. She is best known for her colorful oil and acrylic paintings.

artwinewalk.comHome Page - Georgetown Art &; Wine Walk4th Annual Event Guided Wine Walk 2026 The 4th annual Georgetown Wine Walk 2026 will be a fun-filled evening of wine tasting and exploring local businesses in Georgetown’s historic district. Grab your...

Rachel Jones is an oil and watercolor artist and instructor who paints in oils and watercolors and relies on floriography, text, collage, and symbolism to complete her richly layered works. The Art & Wine Walk is Sat: 10 AM – 5 PM | Sun: 11 AM – 4 PM. artwinewalk.com

The first piece is “Bees Knees” by Bettye Brookfield, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. And the next one is “We Have Been Found Out” by Rachel Jones, of Conway. Beautiful painting by local artists !

Long before European traders arrived in West Africa or synthetic dyes were concocted, communities in Nigeria and Mali were growing the indigo plant and creating a true, long-lasting, intense, blue dye in a secretive process that dates back at least a millennia.

Join us this Saturday at the SC250 Indigo Festival for hands-on demonstrations, live music, food, artisans, and family activities as we explore the legacy of indigo, Carolina Gold rice, and the Gullah Geechee people who helped shape South Carolina.

Festival highlights include: Indigo Dyeing Demonstrations, Gullah Geechee Heritage, a rice cook-off, Food Vendors & Food Trucks, Children’s Activities, Museum Exhibits, Community Organizations, and more!

When considering indigo cultures, most people immediately jump to Asia. But parts of Africa have a long rich history of dyeing textiles with indigo. The indigo dye-making tradition in West Africa is at least 1,000 years old, with physical archaeological evidence dating back to the 11th century.

South Carolina planters actively sought out enslaved people from regions with agricultural expertise in rice and indigo, recognizing that they needed skilled labor to do the complex chemical extraction process to make the lucrative dye known as “blue gold.”

southcarolina250.comSC250 Indigo Festival - South Carolina's 250th Anniversary of the American RevolutionCelebrate South Carolina’s rich history, culture, and community at the SC250 Indigo Festival! Join us for a full day of living history, hands-on demonstrations, music, food, artisans, and family activ...

Learn about the West African connection to Gullah Geechee indigo history and culture during the SC250 Indigo Festival on Saturday, 9/5 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Free admission and the Gullah Museum of Georgetown is gonna be there! southcarolina250.com/event/sc250-...

In many West African cosmologies, the color blue represents spiritual protection. It is the color of the celestial realm—linking humans to the sky, the heavens, and the unknown.

Indigo was once known as “Blue Gold”, a luxury commodity so profitable that it bankrolled early colonial empires in the Americas, including the U.S. However, its wealth was extracted entirely through the forced labor, specialized knowledge, and lives of enslaved people.