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A Historic Charleston Foundation Fundraiser
Food for Thought
Luncheon Lecture Series
The Food for Thought Luncheon Lecture Series is a favorite part of our annual spring programming. Each lecture is held in the Community Room of the Capt. James Missroon House, overlooking the High Battery at the Foundation's headquarters. Each Food for Thought Lecture includes a light lunch and an opportunity for a short question and answer period after each intimate program.
Food for Thought Luncheon Lecture Series
11:30 am - 1 pm
at the Capt. James Missroon House
$55
Mar 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PMJoin Dr. Jacob Steere-Williams for a powerful lecture on the historical ties between race and public health in America from 1870 to 1940 and their modern impact. Light lunch included. $55
Mar 20, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMJoin us for a lecture on the global and local history of tea, highlighting Charleston’s colonial-era tea culture, the symbolism of tea resistance, and how that history is preserved today with Oliver Pluff's owner, Darren Hartford. Light lunch included. $55
Mar 23, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMBehind Charleston’s 350-year story are generations of extraordinary women—preservationists, educators, advocates, artists, and how they still influence the Holy City, today. Light lunch included. $55
Mar 25, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMGullah Geechee foodways tell a story of resilience, creativity, and community. Join Carolima’s sister duo—Emma Cromedy and Sameka Jenkins—as they share the flavors and traditions rooted in West African heritage and carried through generations of Lowcountry cooks. Light lunch included. $55
Mar 27, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMDiscover how new archaeology at the Nathaniel Russell House reveals the lives of the enslaved and the luxury of the Russell family with Dr. Andrew Agha. Light lunch included. $55
Mar 30, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMGullah Geechee foodways tell a story of resilience, creativity, and community. Join Carolima’s sister duo—Emma Cromedy and Sameka Jenkins—as they share the flavors and traditions rooted in West African heritage and carried through generations of Lowcountry cooks. Light lunch included. $55
Apr 03, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMCharleston author Louisa Pringle Cameron shares the rich history, evolution, and timeless beauty of Charleston’s gardens in a lecture illustrated with rare photographs from her personal archive. Light lunch included. $55
Apr 06, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMCharleston’s grand Lowcountry estates and the rugged Ninety-Six backcountry farms may seem worlds apart—but during the American Revolution, they were united by a single goal: self-determination. Light lunch included. $55
Apr 10, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMExplore 12,000 years of South Carolina Native American history through archaeological sites and artifacts from the coast to the mountains with USC archaeologist and professor, Christopher Judge. Light lunch included. $55
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