63 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com What a treat that in neighboring Georgetown, we have access to five wonderful museums that honor our Lowcountry’s soulful history dating back to pre-colonial times. GULLAH MUSEUM Start at the Gullah Museum, located at 123 King St. Founded in 1997 by the late Bunny and Andrew Rodrigues, and now run by the four Rodrigues sisters Janette, Beatrice, Anna and Julia, the museum is a shrine to the Gullah Geechee culture, rich with traditions such as folk medicine like wild black cherry bark, wormwood, mint, elderberry, cowrie shells, Chinaberry, button snakeroot, Spanish moss, spider webs and mullein leaves that the enslaved used to treat illnesses on the plantations. Also on display are hand-woven sweetgrass baskets; art by Jonathan Green; and ingredients such as rice, okra, peanuts and black beans, used in recipes that have been passed down for generations and are still enjoyed in Gullah cuisine today. Further, artful quilts made by Bunny portray ancestral stories of African and plantation culture. Additionally, explore the collection of jewelry made by cotton artist, activist and international entrepreneur Deaon Griffin-Pressley, who goes by the artistic moniker Slavery. KAMINSKI HOUSE MUSEUM Next, cross over to 1003 Front St. and take a tour of the Kaminski House Museum. The 18th century Georgian manor house is situated on a bluff with a sprawling lawn and sweeping views of the Sampit River, where the mansion’s architecture, antiques and art recall gilded eras of Georgetown’s great wealth. Tour times are 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays. GEORGETOWN COUNTY MUSEUM Just a few blocks down at 120 Broad St. is the Georgetown County Museum, displaying artifacts and archives that explain how the indigo, rice and slave trades elevated Georgetown County to become one of the wealthiest in the colonies; how the British occupation claimed both life and land; how during the Civil War Georgetown County held the largest slave population in Frozen in Time Tour of Georgetown museums BY SARAH ROSE on the coast
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