"People of the Light" on the County Channel

28 June 2024 - Jan Beaudrie of The County Channel confirmed that no known recording of the play exists in their archive. We do not have a copy here in the BDC Research Room. -- gmc 

"People of the Light," a play written by County PIO Suzanne Larson in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Hunting Island Lighthouse will be shown on The County Channel, tonight at 8 p.m. with a reprise Sunday night at 8 p.m. You can also see and hear Dr. Larry Rowland, Professor Emeritus, USC-B talk about the history of the lighthouse during the broadcast.

The play stars County employees Dennis Adams (Library) and Christine Grefe (Solicitor) as well as Quentin Bell, the son of Belinda Green (Finance) who sings every year at our tree lighting ceremony. The play was funded through a grant from the S.C. Humanities Council and is based on the history of the Hunting Island Lighthouse. Grant advisors include Dennis Adams, Grace Cordial (Library) and Ian Hill (Planning).

The County Channel is a service of Beaufort County government. It is streamed on the home page of the County website, www.bcgov.net and broadcast on Charter Cable channel 20, Comcast Cable channel 2, Hargray Cable channel 252, Time Warner Cable Hilton Head Island channel 66 and Time Warner Cable Sun City channel 63.

The Beaufort County Library contains a number of materials on the subject of lighthouses, but the most interesting for us locals is the award winning documentary film, A light on treacherous waters : the story of the Hunting Island, South Carolina, Light Station produced by Larson. The video (call Number 387.1 LIG) is available at all our branch libraries in either/or VHS or DVD format.

Drop by the BDC to see these vertical files:
• Hunting Island – Lighthouse
• Lighthouses