Honoring Black Union Hero Robert Smalls
Navy ship with Confederate name now honors the Black Union Hero Robert Smalls.
What is Juneteenth?
What is Juneteenth? The history behind the oldest commemoration of the ablolishment of slavery in the US.
Ideas for Celebrating Juneteenth
Penn Center hopes that you and your family have a Happy Juneteenth!
2023 Penn Center Artist in Residence
Culture and Community at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District, a partnership between SC’s Penn Center and the UGA’s Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, has named Amiri Geuka Farris as its 2023 artist in residence.
Penn Center National Historic Landmark District Happy New Year!
To the community of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District-members, funders, partners, supporters, friends, and volunteers-Happy New Year!
The Penn Center Executive Director Search
The Penn Center is seeking a visionary and strategic Executive Director. Penn Center is a multi-service 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Penn Center’s true history and culture through its commitment to education, community development, and social justice.
Culture and Community at Penn Center National Historic Landmark District
The Wilson Center’s partnership with the South Carolina’s Penn Center had its first year of public programs with students and faculty from colleges and universities across the Southeast.
2022 Summer Food Service Program
Penn Center, Inc., is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children 18 years old and younger without charge.
Penn Center receives transformative gift from MacKenzie Scott
The Penn Center (St. Helena Island, South Carolina) is honored to have received a generous and transformative gift from the novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Transitions 2022: Greetings from Deloris P. Pringle, Chair of Penn Center’s Board of Trustees
Thank you to our outgoing trustees and welcome to our incoming trustees as we begin our work in 2022.
Penn Center receives high praise for its powerful history and impact!
Listen to Deloris Pringle, trustee from the Penn Center, as she joins Matt McNeil on AM 950 in conversation about African-American history in South Carolina and the Penn Center's role in preservation efforts.
Penn Center selected for a grant-funded initiative, “Broadening Narratives”
Funds will be used to transform the Museum and other visitor experiences across its 47-acre campus, create a new, onsite preservation and storage space that will safeguard the center’s artifacts; and establish a new director of exhibitions to guide the creation of exhibitions and interpretative experiences.