Les Refugies

Episode Nine: The New Bordeaux Cross Site

We had the opportunity to visit with Mr. Mike Dorn of McCormick County, SC. Mike and his wife, Rhonda, who is also a member of the Society, have cared for the cross site for the past eight years and we are very grateful to them for their love and care of the marker. We encourage all our members and listeners to tune into this episode as we hear of the condition of the marker post-Helene.

Episode Eight: The Goose Creek Cross Site

What do we mean when we refer to the Society’s cross sites? The cross sites are located in South Carolina and each one marks an original church of the Huguenots. Each site is owned by the Society and a granite cross stands at each one.
In this episode, Cheves Leland discusses the history of the Huguenots at Goose Creek and the church they established. Goose Creek is located about 19 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina and several Huguenot families had their first land grants at the head of the Creek, also known as Yeamans Creek. The church structure is long gone, but a granite cross marks its location in remembrance of our ancestors and their place of worship.

Episode Seven - Part Two: The History of The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church

This episode is part two of the discussion on the recently updated history of The French Protestant Church in Charleston. Elizabeth is joined by Renée Marshall who has recently completed the Society’s update to the history pamphlet on the church, last published in the 1970’s.

Episode Seven - Part One: The History of The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church

Episode Seven is a two part discussion on the recently updated history of The French Protestant Church in Charleston. Elizabeth is joined by Renée Marshall who has recently completed the Society’s update to the history pamphlet on the church, last published in the 1970’s. This first episode presents the history up to the point of the construction of the present day building.

Episode Six: Just in time for summer reading… we meet Author Tracy Lawson.

Episode six is an intriguing conversation with Tracy Lawson, Author, who sat down with Elizabeth inside The Old Exchange Building in Charleston where the Sarrazin sisters and their brother, Jonathan, were imprisoned during the Revolutionary War. Tracy takes us on a journey of spies and a connection with these Huguenot descendants. She also shares her upcoming book with Eliza Yonge Wilkinson as the heroine. All ages will enjoy this podcast and the excitement of the story.
What a treat to be joined by Tracy Lawson who was visiting Charleston and hosted a wonderful education hour at The Old Exchange Building for children. After the program concluded, the podcast was recorded in the Rebecca Motte room and it includes a discussion of Huguenot descendants - the Sarrazin sisters and their brother, Jonathan, and Eliza Yonge Wilkinson, and more.
Historical Fiction for Summer Reading… something for children and adults
Tracy’s Liberty Belles series includes three books for young readers: Revolutionary Anna, Revolutionary Sarah and Revolutionary Rebecca. For adult readers, see Answering Liberty’s Call. All may be viewed and ordered via Tracy’s website: https://tracylawsonbooks.com/books/. The Liberty Belles books are also available at The Old Exchange Building in the gift shop.

Episode Five: A Culinary view into Huguenot history

Les Refugiés Episode Four | The Ravenels Return to Vitré

Episode Three: Remembering the Revocation

Episode Two: Joel Hutto on European Origins of the Hutto Family of Colonial South Carolina

Is Hutto of German or French origin? At first glance, one might say German. In this episode Elizabeth had time to visit with Joel Hutto while in Organgeburg, SC attending the annual Octoberfest Family History Gathering presented by Orangeburg German-Swiss Genealogy Society.  Mr. Hutto presented a talk on his upcoming book “European Origins of the Hutto Family of Colonial South Carolina,” a work in which his research of his ancestry brought him to Germany and then France as he learned of a new Huguenot ancestor from Courcelles-Chaussy in northeastern France near Metz. Joel shares many helpful approaches to research in Germany and France.

Episode One: Who were the Huguenots?