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Program update · October 3, 2026

Families share land stories at the 2026 conference

At the Coalition’s 2026 conference in Columbia, visitors to the Foundation’s table added family names to its Legacy Wall and shared stories for The Land Remembers.

The Land Remembers is an ArcGIS StoryMap project of the Foundation and the University of South Carolina. It connects family land stories with the places behind them through GIS mapping.

Does your family have a story tied to the land? Help us tell it.

Program update · August 22, 2026

First land-retention workshop reaches 37 attendees at Penn Center

“Keeping It in the Family: Protecting Black Family Land and Preserving Legacy” was held August 22 at Penn Center on St. Helena Island, reaching 37 attendees.

“Keeping It in the Family: Protecting Black Family Land and Preserving Legacy” was held August 22 at Penn Center on St. Helena Island. The program covered heirs’ property, estate planning, forestry, conservation, mapping, land-management planning, and productive use of family land. The Foundation administers the land-retention grant; the Coalition led the workshop.