History 3-2-1 (2025-02-18)
3 Images, 2 Moments, 1 Memory Three Images The CSS Virginia and USS Monitor were not the first ironclad warships but the first ironclads to battle against one another—image from…
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.
Marquis de la Fayette (1757 – 1834)
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…
Dataw Historic Foundation Bylaws
Bylaws of the Dataw Historic Foundation. Updated in December 2024 and approved by the Board of Directors.
History 3-2-1 (2025-01-03)
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…
History 3-2-1 (2024-12-16)
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…
History 3-2-1 (2024-11-19)
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…
History 3-2-1 (2024-11-08)
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 Hero’s Return: Lafayette’s Epic Journey Back to a Grateful America
The First Meeting of Lafayette and Washington, Philadelphia, August 3, 1777
History 3-2-1 (2024-10-17)
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,…
History 3-2-1 (2024-09-17)
Three Images of History in Plain Sight 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…
History 3-2-1 (2024-09-10)
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…
Did You Know?
This series of articles was written by Joel Holden and John Colgagn circa 2011.