Watch the new BDC Take Shape ...

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Submitted by Grace Cordial on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 9:54am

I added new images late Friday afternoon to our FLICKR account. We've got approximately 1/3 of the cataloged materials now in place on the 2nd floor. Click here for the slideshow.

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About the Author

Grace Cordial has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Beaufort District Collection at the Beaufort County Library since 1999.  The Beaufort District Collection exists to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value which records the history, culture, and environment of our part of the South Carolina lowcountry.  Besides the research room, Cordial oversees the “Virtual BDC:” the BDC web pages, the Online Obituary Index, the Phosphate, Farms, and Family digital collection, and the Connections blog.  
 
Among her duties is to coordinate or present programs about local history and our coastal environment, including the occasional instructional session about how to perform historical and/or genealogical research.