New (and New to Us) Materials in the Research Room, May 2022 - August 2022

In spite of my prolonged absences this calendar year due to the final illness of my husband and my own knee replacement surgery, the Research Room continues to add items to our holdings for permanent retention. Most have been gifts. Of the six items shown in this first photograph, I only bought one. 

Fifteen Hurricanes of the Carolinas by Jay Barnes was a gift of the author because he used a few of our hurricane images in his book. More copies are on the way for you to borrow from the local history section at your nearest branch library. 

Similarly, the BDC Research Room received were two copies of the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina's Summer 2022 magazine issue that covers the Jewish Community in Beaufort. The JHSSC also used some visual materials from our holdings in the article.  

Not shown but received from Robert Hall were some relevant Southern Exposure magazine issues with Beaufort District related articles. 

The 1990 SCAIA Review of Architecture that has the Port Royal observation tower on the cover came from a donation to the Friends of the Beaufort Library who in turn let me have it. 

We actually added two issues of the Islander annual of the Beaufort Junior High School, 1976 and 1977. The 1977 annual is not shown in the photograph. We also received and cataloged the 1980 and 1981 Talon annuals for Battery Creek High School. The Islander and Talon annuals came from Misty Barton.  The 1950 Beaufortonian from Beaufort High School along with 2nd copies of the BHS annuals for 1951, 1952, and 1953 (not shown in the photograph) were donated by Henry Jackson.

American Conquistador: An Action-Adventure that is more Robin Hood than Robin Hood. And the Story is True! by Daryl Arden Ferguson covers the early Spanish and French settlements in our area. There are also copies of this title that you can borrow from the Local History sections at the branch libraries. 

It may seem odd to some that I would allow shelf space for a 1995 Profile & Business Catalogue of Hilton Head Island but these sorts of directories can be invaluable to those doing family history in the future. 

I bought volume 7 of the Short Story America series to add to the ones we already have. 

Shelf three of the display bookcases has two items about the Marine environment: Southern Flounder: Natural History and Fishing Techniques in South Carolina by Dr. Charlie Wenner and John Archambault, a SC Department of Natural Resources publication from 2005 and the Guide to South Carolina Marine Artificial Reefs from 2006. Horticulturally speaking I added The Lowcountry Gardener from the Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs of 2016 to our other editions of this "basic guide to garden planning for every season." All three of the items were gifts from the Friends of the Beaufort Library. 

Habersham Entertains (2018) is primarily promoting a leisure lifestyle through a cookbook.  It is divided into the four seasons and thence by theme. For example, the section on Autumn has the following menus with accompanying recipes: 

"Harvest Festival; An Autumn Feast; Farmer's Table Dinner; Wine List & Finger Foods; and Chili Cook-off." The Spring section includes "Bottles & Barrels; Coastal Living's A Table for 20; Porch Parties; Appetizers Made Easy; BTR [short for Beaufort Twilight Run] and Oyster Roast; [and]  Retreatables" for informal gatherings to watch the sunset from the community's River Retreat Pavilion. 

I donated an extra copy I had at home of the Lowcountry Phone Directory: Beaufort, Jasper & Hampton Counties for 2021. Phone books can be invaluable for title researchers and family historians.  

Burnt Church Road: Unraveling the Story Behind the Name by Genevieve Reilly Secchi with Melanie Beal Marks (2020) explains the history of how this particular thoroughfare in Bluffton got its name. The research was commissioned by the owner of the Burnt Church Whiskey Distillery. Families connected to the history of the area include Seabrook, Kirk, Martin and Cram. We got this title from Doug Rooney of Sun City who sent it to me via the Bookmobile South staff. 

I added an older technology, that of the cassette tape, when I accessioned Luke Gullah: De Good Nyews Bout Jedus Christ Wa Luke Write by the Sea Island Translation and Literary Project (1995) in which one can hear this book of the Gospel read in the Gullah Language. We have a cassette player in the Research Room for our customers to use. 

Please contact me at least a few days in advance of your proposed visit to our Research Room: gracec@bcgov.net or 843-255-6468.