Before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, thousands of French Protestants (Huguenots) fled France in search of a safe place to practice their religious beliefs freely. Ireland was one of many places of refuge and about 5,000 Huguenot refugees ended up settling there.

On Sunday, October 23, 2022, the French Protestant (Huguenot) Church conducted its annual fall service in French.

On October 22, 2022, scholar Dr. Tessa Murdoch traveled all the way from England to give a lecture on her latest book, Europe Divided.

The College of Charleston’s French Department is offering a unique First Year Experience (FYE) this semester. The course discusses the presence and history of the French culture in Charleston.

In May 2022, the Huguenot Society of South Carolina co-sponsored the French Colonial Historic Society’s (FCHS) 46th Annual Meeting in Charleston.

Board member Rick Wilson kindly hosted the first of many book signings of French Santee. HSSC members and guests were able to meet author Cheves Leland.