The Finding Granby Calendar of Events


Past Events


Finding Granby talk at RCPL.

Sept 6, 2012: 6-7PM. Local History Room at RCPL.


The Burning of Lexington - Dean Hunt Talk

Sept 27: At the Main Lexington County Library at 6:30PM: Description: Dean Hunt, local historian and researcher, will give a lecture and slide presentation on Sherman's destructive Civil War march through Lexington, our own home town. For more information, call 785-2680.


Sons of the American Revolution Talk

Digging Granby: If you dig history and archaeology, you'll really enjoy the Godfrey Dreher Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution program on Tuesday, December 18th, at Lizards Thicket, 4610 Augusta Road, just outside Lexington. The meeting will start with a meal at 6:30 and a program to follow at 7:00 p.m. Members, guests and the public are invited to attend.


Field trip to Edgefield

June 27: 10:30AM-8PM:  The Archaeological Research Trust (ART) Board at the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology will offer a tour of the current excavations at Pottersville near Edgefield, SC on Thursday, June 27.  http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/Edgefield/


Soil Probes

Take 1" diameter core samples to 30" in about 10 different areas of the property. Mainly in the back yard. We will look for human traces (charcoal, brick) like that found in the "hot zone" of the front yard. This will be a lot easier than doing 1M pits. So far, the back yard has only yielded modern items and small amounts of Granby brick.


Site Cleanup

August 31, 2013: Cleanup rear corner of lot for a pit. The recent discovery that the bottle top found in pit 8 is Colonial period means we need to look more closely at this area of the back yard. The back corner is overgrown and a tree has fallen in it.


Granby Dig Talk at Still Hopes

September 5, 2013: 6:30PM. Hunt, Brinkman, and Locke are presenting.


Granby Dive #1

Contact David Brinkman for date/time.


Granby talk at SCV Palmetto Camp #22.

October 8, 2013 - 6:30PM - Piggy Park, West Columbia


Granby talk at the Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club.

November 8, 2013 - Noon-2PM at the Capital City Club, Columbia


Granby Dig Team Christmas Party

On Dec 20, 2013 at 6PM: Celebrate the holiday and our 56 Pits and 8400 artifacts. All diggers and divers are invited.


Granby Talk - USC Geofest

On March 22, USC Geofest: Session III: 12:50-1:35: Callcott Building: Room 201: Searching for Granby: Dean and David talk the Granby dig. Free parking next to Callcott building in the Bull Street Garage (this is just off Blossom Street.)


Granby Dig 3D - World Premiere Movie

March 22: 7PM: At Granby dig site. See it for the first time. 60 minutes of explosive 3D images and video from digging, diving, and related dig team activities like the Granby Cemetery visit, Edgefield archaeology tour, Granby Dive, Fort Congaree dig visit, the Granby Garden, the Native American blessing of the dig site, and all 9400 artifacts. Food and Beer provided. The premiere is limited to dig/dive team members.


Granby Dig Table/Exhibit

September 7, 2PM-5PM: Cayce Centennial Weekend. History Day & Birthday Party at the Cayce Museum.


Fort Congaree II: The History. The Search. The Archaeology.

October 10, 2014: Noon-2PM: Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club at the Capital City Club. More info here.


Pit 80: Levels 1-3.

May 26, 2015: Complete levels 1-3. Start time 1PM.