The 2026 South Carolina Historic Preservation Conference will be held on April 24, 2026 at the SC Archives & History Center in Columbia.

Due to the overwhelming interest in the 2026 Historic Preservation Conference, we have closed registration.  If you would like to be on the waiting list, please email Donna Foster at DFoster@scdah.sc.gov.

Conference Agenda Brochure and Registration Link (PDF)

Please email Donna Foster at dfoster@scdah.sc.gov to be added to a list to receive information about future conferences.

Thank you for attending the 2025 SC Historic Preservation Conference and helping to make it a success!

2025 Conference Program (PDF)
2025 Conference Presentations (PDFs):

Timeless Treasures: Enhancing State Tourism with Historic Preservation
Introduction to the Historic Preservation State Grant Fund
Sustainable Preservation – Strategies and Tools
Studying the State’s Historic Built Environment: Resources of the South Carolina Historical Society
Current Research in Historic Preservation
Munitions, Coal Tar, and Coffer Dams: Archaeology in the Congaree River
Mapping Charleston’s Black Burial Grounds
Bluffton Preserved: The Rehabilitation of the Squire Pope Carriage House
Preservation South Carolina’s Dawkins House Project
Using the Bailey Bill: Columbia’s Success Story