Meetings and Events
Chapter Meetings of the Charleston Chapter are usually held at 2:30 pm on the 3rd Sunday of the month (with some exceptions for holidays). There are no meetings in June, July or August. Please check the events calendar to verify whether a meeting will be virtual (participation via Zoom) or will be held in-person.
Board Meetings of the Charleston Chapter are usually held by Zoom at 7:00 PM on Thursdays, but dates vary so please check our events calendar below. Contact any board member if you would like to participate or have a topic to discuss at a board meeting.
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May 2025 Chapter Meeting
Our speaker this month, Leigh Jones Handal, will present “Lost Charleston.” Leah is a native South Carolinian and an avid student of Lowcountry history. Leah is a graduate of the College of Charleston with an MA degree in journalism from USC. She’s a licensed city tour guide (25+ years) and owns her own tour company, Charleston Raconteurs (charlestonraconteurs.com). As a past Director of Communications and Public Programs at Historic Charleston Foundation (1998-2010), she’s directed the foundation’s annual spring house and garden tours and Charleston International Antiques Show. She was also tapped by the Mayor’s Office to serve as co-editor of the city’s official history and tour guide training manual, released in 2011. She’s currently engaged, along with others, to produce the second edition of the tour guide manual over the next two years.
Her first book, Lost Charleston was released 2019 and her second, Storied & Scandalous Charleston, in 2022. Her most recent book, Charleston Then & Now, was released in May 2024. In addition, Leigh writes the bimonthly “Do You Know Your Lowcountry” column for the Charleston Post & Courier. She created and appears on the Lowcountry Live show’s “I Love the Lowcountry” series (WCIV-TV4) and has lectured extensively for a wide range of groups on Charleston history.
This will be an in-person meeting at the Masonic Center with access via Zoom. Guests are always welcome, so please CONTACT US if you are not yet a chapter member and want to participate via Zoom.