Digital Resources
Read the stories of the people and places that shaped South Carolina through our collection of local history articles and biographies. These engaging resources enrich classroom learning, support student research projects, and extend the educational experience of our traveling trunk and field study programs.
Pre-Visit Lessons
Reconstruction
This trunk uses interactive activities to teach students about economics and life during the Civil War and Reconstruction, how Reconstruction impacted Southern society and the United States as a whole, and how Reconstruction ended.
Slavery in the Antebellum Era
This trunk uses primary sources to tell the stories of enslaved individuals living in Columbia and throughout South Carolina. Starting in the year 1780 and ending with Emancipation, students will view documents, photographs, memoirs and other primary sources that shed light on slavery in the Antebellum south.
- Elementary
- Middle School
Then and Now
This trunk, designed for early elementary students, focuses on differences and similarities between the past and present. Students will compare items used in the past to those used for similar purposes today, look through a stereoscope and participate in activities like creating "calling cards," playing dominoes, dressing up in historic clothes and more!
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
Ready to Bring History to Life?
Learn more about booking your Traveling Trunk or Field Trip today! Questions? Please email education@historiccolumbia.org or call (803) 252-1770 ext. 26 for more information.