The Queen of Charleston

This will be the final post on my blog this year for the College of Charleston class, Beyond the Grave. Please enjoy my final project, the history of a famous "old Charlestonian," details of which you can find on the class blog. My last post this semester is dedicated to the queen of Charleston, Penina Moise; the poet Charleston forgot.

Short-Leg Stribling Returns

This is my presentation of some of the background information on what went into my most recent post, Short-Leg Stribling. If you have any interest please check it out. Thank you!

Short-Leg Stribling

Edward Wiley Stribling is my great grandfather on my fathers side. I chose him because I know little about my father's side of the family- they're a rather tight-lipped group of people, not very prone to sentimental stories. However, after some short research, and a few phone calls to my grandfather, I learned a few tales definitely interesting enough to share. So, here they are.

Edward Stribling Bottom Left, Yearbook

The Grave Confusion about Elizabeth Jackson

Although we are still several months away from mother's day, I think this is a perfect moment to recognize a kind woman and mother who was lost to time. As most are likely familiar with, the seventh president of the United States was a man named Andrew Jackson, a fairly well-famed president, however, his not so well-known mother is actually commemorated right here in front of the Charleston building I sit in now.

Ancestor Research Proposal

As of right now, I think that I will begin research on Edward Wiley Stribling, my great grandfather on my father's side. I have initially chosen him because from my basic research onto some genealogy websites, I have found him rather interesting. According to what I found, he was a casualty of WWII, but lived from 1918-1975. I hope my further research pans out as well as this initial look has.

Kickin' KKBE Synagogue

This week we started our class-wide team project on one of our local churches in Charleston. I teamed up with my classmate Haylee and worked on not a local church, but a local Synagogue. Our post on KKBE, otherwise known as Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, can be found here on Haylee's beautiful blog. I hope you enjoy!

One of the Synagogue's graveyards located several blocks away.

The Holy City's Holiest

This week we took a class excursion to some of the oldest and most unique churches situated in the heart of the Holy City, downtown Charleston. I'd say in my opinion, there were definitely a select few that stood out just from first impressions, but upon doing more research I am going to note a few that, if you ever get a chance, you should definitely take a day to explore some of the most amazing architecture you can find this side of the country.

To make a long story short, I'm going to rank my personal top five Holy City holiest.