The Carolina Colony -- Discusses when the colony of Carolina opened for settlement, the dates of separation into North and South Carolina, local Native Americans, migration down the Great Wagon road from Pennsylvania, and the ports of Cape Fear, NC, and Charleston, SC. Settlement of the Scots-Irish, German Hugenots, Moravians, Quakers, and those of protestant faith will be discussed, as well as how all these groups of people created a new culture here in the Carolinas. Since most families in the carolinas were farmers rather than plantation owners, discussion will occur on the difference. Depending on time, geography and settlement of some of the major cities, as well as industrial businesses and manufacturing industries will be included.

The Regency Era -- The time period between 1795 - 1825, with particular emphasis on London, England will be covered. Discussion will be on fashion, the rules of society, slang and phrases, the ton carriages, courting and marriage, titles, and currency. If time permits, further detail will include educational institutions, job positions, country fairs, music and dances.

The Victorian Era -- The time period between 1837 - 1900 with emphasis on the differences between England and America. Discussion will concentrate on fashion, courtships, marriage, dialect,, mourning, inheritance laws, changes the industrial age brought, women's movement, medicine, means of transportation, etc. Depending on time, more detail will be covered on changes in currency, publications, slavery and the regional differences between north, south, and the west, as well as the Oregon Trail, the wagon trains, and the gold rush.

The Depression Era -- This session covers the 1930's era and mostly concentrates on the U.S. This workshop will look at the causes of The Great Depression, failing banks, job losses, how families survived and lived, important historical events that occurred, and the dynamics of each region. We'll also cover fashion, transportation, education, inventions available, courting and marriage.

Carolina's Role in the Revolution -- The American Revolutionary War was between 1775 - 1783. We'll cover the causes that led up to the war with Great Britain, how the colonies mobilized together, locations of major battles fought on the homefront, specifically those in the Carolinas. We'll discuss how the women and children carried on without their husbands to farm the fields, who were the Tories and the Patriots, life on the farm, fashion, courtship, major towns and villages, etc. Depending on time, we may cover currency, country dances, slavery, and education.

Plantation Life in the South -- Different size plantations will be covered, as well as the types of crops planted. We'll looking at the plantation form the owner's POV and from the slave's POV. Slave laws will be covered, including education, skilled trades and medicine for both the owner's children and the slaves. Additionally, courtship and marriage will be discussed, fashion, societal rules, balls, country dances, inheritance, currency, and transportation. We'll discuss the architecture of plantation homes, kitchen buildings, tobacco sheds, cellars, wells, slave homes, barns, stables, and other buildings on a plantation. If there is enough time, we'll look at existing Carolina plantations as examples.

Tobacco: the Backbone of the Carolinas -- This workshop will discuss how tobacco began in the America and spread to the Carolinas. The difference between a small tobacco farmer and a large tobacco plantation will be discussed. We'll cover the seasons of planting, cultivating, harvesting, and selling it at market. We'll look at the large tobacco giants that sprouted in the Carolinas such as RJ Reynolds, Phillip Morris & Company, and how the industry sprang a number of tobacco factories during the industrial age. We'll follow the migration from small farming life to the factory life for many common farmers who couldn't continue turning a profit on their small farms. And finally, we'll look at how the Carolina's backbone of tobacco eventually became it's crippling stronghold.