Local History Programs in September 2019

The Beaufort District Collection has some very popular golden oldie programs that get reprised on a fairly regular basis but those are not all we do. We offer programs on new topics as well. September 2019 is a prime example of new programs: one is about the Civil War era and the other is about the Colonial era.

In late 1861, Northern troops, in a seaborne assault, secured Beaufort and the surrounding area for the Union. It was quickly realized that the medical means brought along fell far short of meeting the  needs of the troops.  Necessity being the mother of invention, homes abandoned by their owners were commandeered as hospitals. Look closely at the map. The structures in red are homes (mostly) converted to hospitals. "Sorrow by the Sea" is the story of the medical side of the Civil War in Beaufort. This program is open to all on a first come, first seated basis.

"Sorrow by the Sea: Civil War Hospitals of Beaufort"
with Dave Smoot

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
5:30 PM
BDC@ Beaufort Branch Meeting Room, 311 Scott Street
First come; First seated


Six days later author Peggy Picket discusses the role of indigo as an economic foundation for the prosperity of the lowcountry during the colonial period. Explore the history of indigo in South Carolina and discover how it affected the sea islands around Beaufort in the season #4 opening lecture of the very popular Beaufort History Museum/Beaufort County Library Local History series. 
 
Please note: All BHM/BCL local history series lectures require advance registration.

In 1744 Eliza Lucas Pinckney sent a sample of indigo she had developed on her father’s plantation to England where it was said to be as good as the indigo produced by the French in their island colonies in the West Indies.  Indigo soon became a valuable export for Carolina planters. 

Pickett by Kellie McCann

"Indigo" with Peggy Pickett

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

2:00 PM

BHM/BCL Local History series

Beaufort Branch Meeting Room, 311 Scott Street

Registration is required and opens Tuesday, September 3rd. 

Sign up through the Museum's website to attend this lecture: www.beauforthistorymuseum.org/wildapricot/events-3463469. Registration opens 2 weeks in advance of the program date and will close when capacity is reached.

Update: 11 September 2019 - All seats for this session have been reserved. Capacity is met. Registration has closed. 

We hope that you can join us for one or both of these upcoming local history programs. 

Reminder: 

Please be vigilant and monitor the Beaufort County Emergency Management Division's notifications regarding Hurricane Dorian.  Hurricanes can be fickle forces of nature. If it heads this way, the Library may not re-open as previously scheduled.