Historic Columbia provides many programs for life-long learners. Choose from a variety of program to learn practical skills including research, historic preservation and gardening. Adult education programs are designed for both newcomers and those who have worked with these topics for years.
Adult Education
Preservation Workshops
We offer a series of workshops dedicated to teaching preservation techniques to owners of historic properties or simply lovers of all things old.
Garden Workshops
Join us for hands-on approaches to caring for plants in your garden. Garden workshops help you prepare for different growing seasons and considerations with different plant varieties. These tools and tips will ensure your garden is both vibrant and sustainable!
Research Roundtable
Learn more about Historic Columbia’s research initiatives at the monthly Research Roundtable programs. Staff will share their latest discoveries and lingering questions as they uncover the history of our community. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.
Questions?
Email education@historiccolumbia.org or call 803.252.1770 x 26 for more information.
Upcoming Adult Education Events
Tuesday, August 28th
12 — 1 p.m.
1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Learn more about Historic Columbia’s research initiatives at the monthly Research Roundtable programs. August’s Research Roundtable will take attendees back 140 years into Reconstruction-era Columbia as captured through the camera lens of William Augustus Reckling. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.
Saturday, September 8th
9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
Garden Workshop | Propagating From Your Garden
1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Join Historic Columbia’s horticulturists as they share what they know about propagating plants from your own garden. At this Garden Workshop, attendees will learn about reference materials, gathering cuttings, rooting hormones, timing, media selection and more.
Thursday, September 13th
7:30 — 9:30 p.m.
Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets from the Grave Tours
501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201
One hundred and sixty years of history will come to life during our popular Cemetery Tours! Grab your flashlight as we tour one of Columbia's oldest cemeteries and discover centuries of stories etched in stone on the markers and headstones found within Elmwood Cemetery's acres of carefully planned grounds.