BHM/BCL Local History Series Returns in October

The Beaufort History Museum/Beaufort County Library local history series returns for its 8th season with two sessions of "The History of the Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, 1954 - " presented by BJWSA's own Director of Technology and Innovation Tricia Kilgore. If this sounds familiar, it's because we had a session in April on this very topic by this very person. In spite of the technical difficulties on that date, Ms. Kilgore provided us with a great presentation well worth sharing with you. 

Come learn about the history of a key piece of local and regional infrastructure. Discover the circumstances of water and sewage services before 1954, where your water comes from, why it comes from there, where it goes when you are done with it, and what it has in common with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 

The first session will be held at St. Helena Branch Library on October 15; the reprise will be at Bluffton Branch Library on October 22. Space is limited at both locations. Access to each session will close if and when we reach room capacity. 

"The History of the Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, 1954 - " with Tricia Kilgore

BHM/BCL Local History Series 8.1A
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior, Road | 2 PM | First come, first seated. Door opens at 1:30 PM

BHM/BCL Local History Series 8.1B
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way | 2 PM | First come, first seated. Door opens at 1:30 PM.

Speaker Biography:
Tricia H. Kilgore, PE is the Director of Technology and Innovation at Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority in South Carolina. She worked as a regulator then an engineering consultant before joining the utility side in 2008. At BJWSA, Tricia has worked in engineering, capital projects management, and operations. In her present role, she is focused on sustainability, reuse, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, research, and innovation. Tricia has engineering degrees from Virginia Tech and Loughborough University in the UK.