28 February - Last call (and also a "Black History Note") : Today is the FINAL DAY to see the Combahee Ferry Historic District exhibit here. It leaves tonight at 5 pm. (Many thanks to the SC DOT for letting us borrow this informative and educational exhibit and to Dr. Eric Poplin of Brockington and Associates for coming down back in November to lecture about it.)
27 February - "Black History Note:" The American landscape is littered with former abodes of enslaved people, both south and north of the Mason-Dixon line. Joe McGill has made it his mission to sleep in slave quarters over the past several years including some here in Beaufort County. McGill shares the scope, breadth, and goals of his Slave Dwelling Project in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/pARedEd5LI0
26 February - "Black History Note:" Investigate online resources for African-American genealogy research through the SC State Library's Black History Guide. http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/black-history/genealogy
25 February - "Black History Note:" The History Makers website, the largest video oral history collection online, features interviews with hundreds of African American leaders, including our own Emory Campbell, native son of Hilton Head Island and former Executive Director of Penn Center. http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/emory-campbell-41
24 February - "Black History Note:" The Chronicling America website contains digital images of thousands of newspapers, including almost 70 historical African American newspapers published between 1850 and 1950. You can search and browse 10 African-American newspapers published in South Carolina between 1865 and 1922 by selecting the "All Digitized Newspapers" tab, choosing "South Carolina" as the State and "African American" in the Ethnicity box.
While you're on that website, look at the
Beaufort Republican and the Beaufort Tribune and Port Royal Commercial
newspapers. These newspapers were owned by abolitionists who stayed in
the area during Reconstruction. News coverage was sympathetic to the
plight of African-Americans.
23 February - "Black History Note:" The State Library has a guide to Black History resources. (I noticed that as the book covers went by, that our Library has copies of most suggested titles, particularly for the Gullah and Geechee Culture and the Slavery and Emancipation headings.) http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/black-history
22 February - "Black History Note:" Have a question about African-American records? Find answers on History Hub! History Hub is a support community for history enthusiasts, researchers, citizen archivists, family historians, and archival professionals sponsored by the National Archives. https://historyhub.history.gov/gro…/african-american-records
21 February - "Black History Note:" Soldiers, sailors, nurses, artisans, laborers, officers, scouts, and spies: African Americans were at the center of the Civil War from the moment it began and played many roles in the war’s conduct and resolution. See how many African Americans you find in our latest contributions to the Lowcountry Digital Library. http://bit.ly/2EsLXAb
20 February - "Black History Note:" A monumental project is underway. When it's completed, 1.5 million historical documents will be accessible online, finally allowing descendants of former African-American slaves to learn more about their family roots. Read more http://bit.ly/2BG4Gll
19 February - "Black History Note:" Harriet Tubman freed more enslaved people in Beaufort and Colleton Districts in one day than she had done through the Underground Railroad in years. Come see our exhibit "Combahee Ferry Historic District" to learn more. It's leaving in less than 2 weeks so don't delay.
18 February - "Black History Note:" Check out the 28 African Americans highlighted by GALE based on sources in Biography in Context. There is an influential person for each day of Black History Month. Watch for the Beaufort SC notable. Free inside our buildings; valid Library card and password necessary to access the database from your home or office.
17 February - "Black History Note:" Check out "The Old Plantation" by Susan Shames.
She uncovers the Beaufort District origins of the painting using
genealogical, historical, and art history research methods and sources.
It's a masterful book. The book is available in the BDC and in our Local
History sections at the branch libraries. Call #: 759.13 SHA.
16 February - "Black History Note:" Martin R. Delany was the first black line field officer in the U.S. Army and held the highest rank an African American would reach during the Civil War. In 1865, he served with the Freedmen's Bureau on Hilton Head Island. (Image courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution NPG.76.101)
15 February - "Black History Note:" Fold3 is offering free access to some of its African-American related records during February. https://www.fold3.com/
14 February - "Black History Note:" South Carolina did not keep separate registers for vital records according to race. Vital records are crucial documents in genealogical research. Vital records are birth, marriage, and death registrations and certifications that this state began keeping in the 1910s. Details for accessing South Carolina's vital records: http://www.scdhec.gov/VitalRecords/
13 February - "Black History Note:" Watch the discussion about the challenges of interpreting the post-Civil War period in the national parks and about the first Reconstruction-era monument in Beaufort, South Carolina. http://cs.pn/2D3gJi8
12 February - "Black History Note": Harriet Tubman was a freedom fighter. Learn about what she did in Beaufort District during the Civil War https://www.civilwar.org/learn/biographies/harriet-tubman…
11 February - "Black History Note:" A search on "Black History" in Hoopla gets over 2500 hits to e-books, audio books, music, movies & more. And all it takes is a valid Beaufort County Library card! https://www.hoopladigital.com/search…
10 February - "Black History Note:" The Library provides access to Ancestry Library Edition to help folks discover their roots. The ALE Learning Center includes an online guide on how to African-American genealogy research. http://bit.ly/2FBroO2
9 February - "Black History Note:" Drop by our Research Room to read the newly arrived Port Royal Experiment by Kevin Dougherty. This supplements the wonderful and enduring Rehearsal for Reconstruction by Willie Lee Rose.
8 February - "Black History Note:" Beaufort had several privately funded institutions dedicated to educating African Americans. While Penn School is the best known, Mather School and Harbison Institute also taught black students basic education, practical and/or higher level academic skills.
7 February - "Black History Note:" Gullah has been spoken on the sea islands since the arrival of African enslaved people here. Now it's a course at Harvard University. https://courses.harvard.edu/index.html
6 February - Two "Black History Notes" opportunities brought by the BDC to you today!
23 February - "Black History Note:" The State Library has a guide to Black History resources. (I noticed that as the book covers went by, that our Library has copies of most suggested titles, particularly for the Gullah and Geechee Culture and the Slavery and Emancipation headings.) http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/black-history
22 February - "Black History Note:" Have a question about African-American records? Find answers on History Hub! History Hub is a support community for history enthusiasts, researchers, citizen archivists, family historians, and archival professionals sponsored by the National Archives. https://historyhub.history.gov/gro…/african-american-records
21 February - "Black History Note:" Soldiers, sailors, nurses, artisans, laborers, officers, scouts, and spies: African Americans were at the center of the Civil War from the moment it began and played many roles in the war’s conduct and resolution. See how many African Americans you find in our latest contributions to the Lowcountry Digital Library. http://bit.ly/2EsLXAb
20 February - "Black History Note:" A monumental project is underway. When it's completed, 1.5 million historical documents will be accessible online, finally allowing descendants of former African-American slaves to learn more about their family roots. Read more http://bit.ly/2BG4Gll
19 February - "Black History Note:" Harriet Tubman freed more enslaved people in Beaufort and Colleton Districts in one day than she had done through the Underground Railroad in years. Come see our exhibit "Combahee Ferry Historic District" to learn more. It's leaving in less than 2 weeks so don't delay.
18 February - "Black History Note:" Check out the 28 African Americans highlighted by GALE based on sources in Biography in Context. There is an influential person for each day of Black History Month. Watch for the Beaufort SC notable. Free inside our buildings; valid Library card and password necessary to access the database from your home or office.
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16 February - "Black History Note:" Martin R. Delany was the first black line field officer in the U.S. Army and held the highest rank an African American would reach during the Civil War. In 1865, he served with the Freedmen's Bureau on Hilton Head Island. (Image courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution NPG.76.101)
15 February - "Black History Note:" Fold3 is offering free access to some of its African-American related records during February. https://www.fold3.com/14 February - "Black History Note:" South Carolina did not keep separate registers for vital records according to race. Vital records are crucial documents in genealogical research. Vital records are birth, marriage, and death registrations and certifications that this state began keeping in the 1910s. Details for accessing South Carolina's vital records: http://www.scdhec.gov/VitalRecords/
13 February - "Black History Note:" Watch the discussion about the challenges of interpreting the post-Civil War period in the national parks and about the first Reconstruction-era monument in Beaufort, South Carolina. http://cs.pn/2D3gJi8
12 February - "Black History Note": Harriet Tubman was a freedom fighter. Learn about what she did in Beaufort District during the Civil War https://www.civilwar.org/learn/biographies/harriet-tubman…
11 February - "Black History Note:" A search on "Black History" in Hoopla gets over 2500 hits to e-books, audio books, music, movies & more. And all it takes is a valid Beaufort County Library card! https://www.hoopladigital.com/search…
10 February - "Black History Note:" The Library provides access to Ancestry Library Edition to help folks discover their roots. The ALE Learning Center includes an online guide on how to African-American genealogy research. http://bit.ly/2FBroO2
9 February - "Black History Note:" Drop by our Research Room to read the newly arrived Port Royal Experiment by Kevin Dougherty. This supplements the wonderful and enduring Rehearsal for Reconstruction by Willie Lee Rose.
8 February - "Black History Note:" Beaufort had several privately funded institutions dedicated to educating African Americans. While Penn School is the best known, Mather School and Harbison Institute also taught black students basic education, practical and/or higher level academic skills.
7 February - "Black History Note:" Gullah has been spoken on the sea islands since the arrival of African enslaved people here. Now it's a course at Harvard University. https://courses.harvard.edu/index.html
6 February - Two "Black History Notes" opportunities brought by the BDC to you today!
1) We hope that you get a seat for Andrea Allen's presentation about "Jim Crow" before they are all gone! http://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-2760102
2) The Combahee River Historic District exhibit is open until 5 pm this afternoon. (Gentle reminder - Time is starting to run out: the exhibit leaves at the end of this month.)
5 February - "Black History Note:" African-Americans challenged segregation in many ways over time. The Moving Image Research Collection at USC, Columbia has a video "Quest for Civil Rights: Penn Center" that examines the role of a local institution in securing equal and fair treatment under the law. Watch online https://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A44072
4 February - "Black History Note": Test your knowledge of the role of African-American troops in Civil War history https://www.civilwar.org/…/african-americans-civil-war-hist… PS: Make note of the number of questions that relate to Beaufort District's history.
3 February - "Black History Note": Jim Crow laws impacted the lives of every African-American in virtually every part of the United States. Andrea Allen will share the history of Jim Crow laws on the people of this area during Lecture #3 of the Beaufort History Museum / Beaufort County Library local history series. Closed when full so don't delay! Sign up today! http://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-2760102
2 February - "Black History Note": Sometimes surviving planter's journals include lists of enslaved people as does one of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's journals for Pinckney Island near Hilton Head Island. The Lowcountry Digital Library hosts this College of Charleston owned journal at http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:31102
1 February - "Black History Note" : The rice growing skills of the enslaved Africans were the foundation of the lowcountry rice industry that brought riches to their masters. You can learn more at today's Beaufort County Historical Society lecture. Dr. Daniel Littlefield's presentation on "Black Rice" is at 2 pm today in the Wesley Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 701 West Street in Beaufort. The lecture is free and open to the general public. Supplemental materials list is in our Wordpress blog http://bit.ly/2kuCM8o
I've decided to continue this "Black History Note" series on a weekly basis on the BDC's Facebook
page. Expect to see the "Black History Note" posts on Wednesday mornings.
2) The Combahee River Historic District exhibit is open until 5 pm this afternoon. (Gentle reminder - Time is starting to run out: the exhibit leaves at the end of this month.)
5 February - "Black History Note:" African-Americans challenged segregation in many ways over time. The Moving Image Research Collection at USC, Columbia has a video "Quest for Civil Rights: Penn Center" that examines the role of a local institution in securing equal and fair treatment under the law. Watch online https://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A44072
4 February - "Black History Note": Test your knowledge of the role of African-American troops in Civil War history https://www.civilwar.org/…/african-americans-civil-war-hist… PS: Make note of the number of questions that relate to Beaufort District's history.
3 February - "Black History Note": Jim Crow laws impacted the lives of every African-American in virtually every part of the United States. Andrea Allen will share the history of Jim Crow laws on the people of this area during Lecture #3 of the Beaufort History Museum / Beaufort County Library local history series. Closed when full so don't delay! Sign up today! http://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-2760102
2 February - "Black History Note": Sometimes surviving planter's journals include lists of enslaved people as does one of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's journals for Pinckney Island near Hilton Head Island. The Lowcountry Digital Library hosts this College of Charleston owned journal at http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:31102
1 February - "Black History Note" : The rice growing skills of the enslaved Africans were the foundation of the lowcountry rice industry that brought riches to their masters. You can learn more at today's Beaufort County Historical Society lecture. Dr. Daniel Littlefield's presentation on "Black Rice" is at 2 pm today in the Wesley Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 701 West Street in Beaufort. The lecture is free and open to the general public. Supplemental materials list is in our Wordpress blog http://bit.ly/2kuCM8o
I've decided to continue this "Black History Note" series on a weekly basis on the BDC's Facebook
page. Expect to see the "Black History Note" posts on Wednesday mornings.
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