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.
The Dataw Historic Foundation has received a major preservation award from Historic Beaufort Foundation in recognition of its work in preserving the Sams Plantation historic site and creation of an interpretive center, both located centrally on the 867-acre community of Dataw Island. Historic Beaufort Foundation Trustee Rob Montgomery and Executive Director, Maxine Lutz, presented the “Preservation Honor Award” to the Dataw Historic Foundation, accepted on the group’s behalf by their president, Marilyn Peck.
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History The CSS Virginia and USS Monitor were not the first ironclad warships but the first ironclads to battle against one…
I recently presented a lecture on this impressive gentleman. The Marquis was 16 years younger than ‘our’ William Sams (1741 – 1798). They both were in South Carolina during the…
Bylaws of the Dataw Historic Foundation. Updated in December 2024 and approved by the Board of Directors.
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—Joel Roberts Poinsett: The Man Behind the Christmas Poinsettia and His South Carolina Connections The…
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—December 16, 1773 In Boston Harbor, Patriot leader Samuel Adams, along with about 60 members…
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—November 7, 1860 Word of Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency reached South Carolina. You…
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—1939 Puerto Rico In 1939, 500 rhesus monkeys from India were shipped to an island…
The First Meeting of Lafayette and Washington, Philadelphia, August 3, 1777
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—1607 As the scent of ink and freshly bound parchment filled the air in 1607,…
Three Images of History Two Moments in History Moment 1—September 17, 1787 the United States Constitution was signed by delegates at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention. The war with Britain…
New Series of Quick Posts Inspiration I love this quote from James Clear: “To experience time travel, read. To achieve immortality, write.” He publishes The 3-2-1 Newsletter, one of the…
