Brookgreen Gardens
December 6, 2021
By Luana M. Graves Sellars My tour of Brookgreen was really special. I was able spend some time with Ron Dais, VP of Creative Education, but most notably known as
A Gullah Christmas
December 3, 2021
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Christmas is a world-wide tradition, yet in the Gullah community, the holiday had year-long significance. The Christian belief and traditional focus of Christmas being founded
A Gullah Christmas
November 25, 2021
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Christmas is a world-wide tradition, yet in the Gullah Geechee community, the a Gullah Christmas had year-long significance. The Christian belief and traditional focus of
Cooking the Gullah Way with Chef David
November 17, 2021
comfort food, it’s easy to do and is an impressive experience. Chef David is a Native Islander whose family roots come from one of the oldest families on the island, dating back over 185 years. Raised by his great-grandmother in Spanish Wells, she wanted to make sure that he would be prepared to take care of himself after she passed on. She gave him all of the skills that he needed; from growing his own vegetables to canning, especially how to cook. Looking back to his childhood, his favorite time was eating at his great-grandmother’s table. “Cooking takes me back to my upbringing and the love that was put into her food,” he says.
Gullah Kindness | It’s Not Random
October 30, 2021
The true mark of kindness and humility is found in someone who doesn’t even recognize the impact that they have on the people around them. That’s how Betty Days has always lived her life. Raised in the Gullah culture as part of a community that when one has, all has, for Betty, the act of doing for one another just comes naturally.
No Hilton Head property identified as Gullah land on list went to 2021 tax sale, advocate says
October 30, 2021
BY SAM OGOZALEK, Island Packet Newspaper October 11, 2021 No properties on Hilton Head Island or in Bluffton identified on a Beaufort County list as Gullah land went up for
A Tale of Two Mayors
September 6, 2021
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Sometimes we forget to pay attention to the everyday things that surround us; the things that create a familiar backdrop for our lives. We don’t
The Gullah Ring Shout
August 21, 2021
aditions that the Gullah maintained within the church might not continue to be consistently followed, it doesn’t mean that they are forgotten. One such African tradition is of the ring shout. In a time when slaves did not have access to instruments, the ability to make music or a beat was made from their using objects found close by or in most cases, their bodies. Drums were made from whatever raw materials that were available.
Hilton Head First Families | The Young’s
August 14, 2021
The island’s first families who were also residents of Mitchelville, is a relatively short list, so armed with the information that Mr. Moon actually lived in Mitchelville, and with the names of his grandparents, Sammy and Ella Young, I set out to find stories about the Young’s first recorded generations. I wanted to see if I could find out more about Mr. Moon’s great great grandparents. Genealogy research can be an exciting mystery that reveals seductive clues as it slowly brings the past to life. It also can be very frustrating, because sometimes the puzzle being built will never become a complete picture. Missing pieces of data, or documents may never be found due to carelessness and mishandled records, fires, or what I call the dreaded “1865 Slave Wall.” 1865 is the pivotal point in time prior to Emancipation when Black Americans’ lives were not officially documented.
The History of the Gullah & the Geechee – A Walk Around Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park
August 14, 2021
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