Author Archives: Bill

Bill Riski is a retired USAF Officer and systems engineer. His hobbies include history, photography, writing, and travel. Maintaining this website is a labor of love for the Dataw Historic Foundation in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where he and his wife now live.

Issue 09 – King Datha…a giant among men?

Did You KnowBy Bill March 21, 2011

The legend of a giant Indian named King Datha, the source of Dataw Island’s name.

Issue 10 – A child’s life…antebellum style.

Did You KnowBy Bill March 21, 2011

The Rev. James Julius Sams Memoirs of Datha. Written circa 1905, they tell about his life as a child on Dataw. His reflections reveal how close he felt to his brother Horace Hann Sams, and why Horace’s death in the Civil War cut him so deeply.

Tabby Tattler 2010 Winter

Tabby TimesBy Bill December 7, 2010

From the President, Preserving Our Past: Restoring a Puzzling Crypt, Opening of Dataw Histroy Display at Welcome Center.

Tabby Tattler 2010 Fall

Tabby TimesBy Bill September 21, 2010

Fall 2010 – 25th Anniversary, DHF Fish Fry, 12,000 Years of Dataw History in 20 minutes, National Register of Historic Places, and more…

Tabby Tattler 2010 Summer

Tabby TimesBy Bill July 21, 2010

Summer 2010 – Ann Craigmile Retires from DHF, Photo Displays, Lewis Reeve Plantation Ruins Project, Grave Markers are Proudly Upright, Dataw Heritage Walk, 2010 DHF Members, Notes from the Board of Directors, DHF 2010 Leadership.