HUGUENIN FAMILY HISTORY by Edward Ulric Huguenin The first appearance of the name Huguenin in France goes back to the year 1292. The Census Parisiorum refers, at that date, to the presence in Paris of a so-called Huguenin le Bourguignon, this name suggesting a Burgundian origin. We can find also, in Burgundy, a certain Hughes […]
By W.D Workman Jr. USC Institute of Southern Studies Few South Carolinians are aware of any connection between the Palmetto State and the widely accepted book of parliamentary law known as “Robert’s Rules of Order.” The truth is, however, that the two are inseparably linked through the name of Henry Martyn Robert, a native South […]
General Order No. 11 – HDQRS Dept. of the South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S.C. “The three States of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, comprising the military department of the south, having deliberately declared themselves no longer under the protection of the United States of America, and having taken up arms against the said […]
Confederate States of America – Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union The people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, on the 26th day of April, A.D., 1852, declared that the frequent violations of the Constitution of the United States, by […]
Jasper County Historical Society takes great pleasure in presenting our new website to the community. The site’s purpose is to give an overview of the history of South Carolina in general, with a focus on the people, places and events that affected Jasper County. We are putting the final touches on building out the site […]