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  • June 27, 2023

Progress is being made on yet another project we have going on around the property at Heritage Hall. Funding for some of our projects are made possible thanks to grant awards by South Carolina’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Shipping containers have been argued and proven to be a good solution for storage in ‘hostile maritime conditions.’ The interior of ours has been transformed into our tack and feed room until our main barn is built. We will have 6 stalls and tractor/equipment storage under the shed roofs when this project is complete, materials mostly provided by our sawmill and trees that we harvested from our property.

  • July 28, 2022

We are excited to be knocking out another project, the She-Shed is being upgraded with new decking, electrical, wifi, raised garden beds and a shed roof. This space serves many uses. Our office, a welcome reception area for guests, as a classroom, for hanging out and entertaining, and as a retail shop. We will share updates when complete, and look forward to visiting with you here!

  • May 4, 2022

Maybe one of our biggest dreams has just become a reality. Tony got the mill his heart has been set on for years. He found it on a small, obscure, online estate sale auction up in Minnesota last October. We won the bid, then it was shipped to Baker, the manufacturer in St. Louis. They spent a few months in maintenance on it, replacing hydraulic lines etc and it just arrived to Daufuskie. The name Big John is tribute to Tony’s father who passed away before we ever met and taught Tony so much about carpentry and construction. We will be selectively harvesting the timber on our property to make room for pasture and milling the logs into horse fencing, barn posts, beams, siding, decking…!

  • April 15, 2022

We finally received our permanent power at the house after submitting very long awaited, as-built architectural plans to Beaufort County. Thank you to everyone who helped us pull off this astonishing and ever rewarding feat!

CLOVER FILLY 3RD FOAL BORN ON DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • March 17, 2021

It’s a filly! She was born on St. Patrick’s Day evening. We were present for almost the entire labor and birth. What a miraculous experience. The third foal to be born on Daufuskie in around 50 years, this is the first time we have witnessed the birth. We were able to imprint this new life in that precious window of time when she will associate us as her family. We had our hands on her at her first breath, helped her get her spindly legs under her and start nursing. Flaca (Carolina Moon x DP) and Clover (sired by Lowther’s Lucero) are bonded, healthy and happy, she is a spitting image of her Daddy! This is the first foal to be born on our new location at Heritage Hall.

SIMMONS HOUSE HAPPY NEW UYEAR DAUFUSKIE ISLAND MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • January 1, 2021

We had no reservations kissing 2020 goodbye and saying hello with open arms to the new year, our new location and our new adventures. Wishing everyone else a Happy New Year in 2021!

SIMMONS HOUSE SELMONT HALL DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • November 22, 2020

A majority of the repairs to the Simmons House has been made and the house is starting to shine. We did everything we could to preserve the home’s hip roof pitch, floor plan, paint colors and character. We still have a ways to go but we are over the hill. We look forward to celebrating with everyone and hosting a house warming party soon.

SIMMONS HOUSE SELMONT HALL DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • March 8, 2020

With the current, unprecedented and unheard of new Covid-19 lockdowns ordered, we have sheltered in place with a focus on beginning our renovation efforts at the historically significant Simmons House at Selmont Hall. We hope everyone stays safe at this uncertain time. We will continue to post with updates when possible!

DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY HURRICANE DORIAN EVACUATION
  • September 2, 2019

Beaufort County announced a mandatory barrier island hurricane evacuation so we are mobilizing and implementing our hurricane evacuation plan to our new property, Duncan Acres, located in Dale. We are on the barge and headed to the mainland now. We hope everyone stays safe during their evacuation travels!

DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY AT DUNCAN ACRES
  • March 28, 2019

We are now through 2 of 3 public readings at Beaufort County Council with unanimous approval so far for Daufuskie Marsh Tacky Society to lease 40 acres of the 80 acre conservation easement located in Dale, SC. The formal RFP application process has taken over one year to write and be considered for. The Island Packet covered our story in the paper today. This is a huge milestone for us and our program!

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