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“Searching for Gov. Moultrie’s Forgotten People” Colin Brooker Tuesday, March 30th 5:30 pm – 6:30pm Paul Siegmund Room 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 2nd floor |
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Beaufort District Collection Connections, the BDC blog focusing on the history, culture, and environment of South Carolina's historic Beaufort District.
BDC local history programs are free and open to anyone over age 12 interested in local history, culture, or the environment. |
Grace Morris Cordial, MLS, SL
Charmaine Seabrook Concepcion, BA, MA Preservation Associate 311 Scott Street Beaufort, SC 29902 TEL: (843) 470-6525 Mondays through Fridays 10:00am - 5:00pm Please call 843-470-6525 before you come. Unusual circumstances may affect our hours of operation! |
About the Beaufort District Collection:
The purpose of the Beaufort District Collection is to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value which records the history of the area of lowcountry South Carolina known as the old historic Beaufort District. It is intended to be used by customers over age 12 who perform their own research. Our philosophy of service is to offer as many free services as possible to those who are interested in learning more about the history, culture, and environment of Beaufort County.
The BDC welcomes all visitors and researchers over the age of 12 years. We want you to come use our resources and expertise. However, please be aware that we are operating under severe space constraints as we await the completion of our new quarters on the 2nd floor of the 311 Scott Street library facility. We can only guarantee seating for four researchers at any one time. Access for groups is limited during the long transition. Please call 470-6525 to reserve a research spot for a specific date or time.
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Although the remodeling of the Paul Siegmund Room remains uncompleted, we are recruiting potential BDC Docents. We need some help! However, a special historical collection has environmental challenges. In other words, folks, we keep it very cold! Please be aware that the Beaufort County volunteer vetting process can take some time. Thus, the BDC has special challenges and requires exceptional volunteers. So, if you're interested in becoming one of the beloved few by offering your services, please call us at 470-6525 for more details about BDC docent opportunities.
(General Internet Resources)
Beaufort
Library Society: History of Collection
and Full Text of Catalogue
(1802-1862)
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Using the Beaufort District Collection
Welcome to Beaufort County Library’s Beaufort District Collection (BDC).
We offer a research collection of permanent value which focuses on Beaufort District history, culture, and environment. At various points in the past, Beaufort District included all or parts of current Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Allendale counties. General coverage is granted to the rest of South Carolina.
The Beaufort District Collection is staffed by one full-time librarian and one full-time preservation associate. We also have specially trained docents who monitor the research area and/or assist in special projects.
Materials may not be removed from the Beaufort District Collection. However, duplicate copies of some titles are available through the "Local History" sections at the Branch Libraries in Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head, Lobeco and St. Helena.
Most of the printed items held within the BDC may be photocopied in the Beaufort District Collection room, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws. However, some materials owned by the BDC cannot be duplicated due to the fragility of the materials. If you want to make photocopies of or use an electronic or digital means of acquiring a copy of a resource housed within the BDC, you must ask for permission to do so from the Historical Resources Coordinator.
We grant permission to reproduce images from our Beaufort District Collection under limited criteria. Please consult with the us about how to obtain permission to reproduce images owned by the Beaufort County Library.
Researchers are strongly encouraged to contact the BDC staff before traveling to the Beaufort District Collection to do research. Staff vacancies may affect access to the BDC since our first priority is being good stewards of the research materials for which we are responsible. Many of Beaufort’s family and public records prior to the 20th century were destroyed or lost to fire, war, and neglect. The BDC staff will be happy to discuss existing resources that are relevant to your research and potential strategies for accommodating the significant loss of our records as well as our hours of operation on specific dates. Call us at 843-470-6525 or e-mail gracec@bcgov.net for a consultation.
RULES FOR USING THE BDC:
Refusal to follow any of the rules listed below may result in denial of the use of the materials in the Beaufort District Collection.
1) Only notepaper and essential personal reference books will be permitted at research tables.
2) Pencils are permitted. Do not use pens or markers while in the BDC.
3) Be advised that the library keeps records of research room attendance and research topics.
4) Materials may not be removed from the BDC.
5) If you want to make photocopies of or take photographs of materials, digital or film based, ask for the permission or assistance of Beaufort District Collection staff.
6) Use care when handling the materials. Keep them clean and free of stray marks.
7) Do not lean on materials, make marks on materials, write notes on top of materials, or rest books or ther items on materials.
8) Theft or mutilation of library materials is a crime that is prosecuted.
9) Some materials in the BDC are restricted materials.
10) The Library reserves the right to inspect all notes, photocopies, and personal reference books before the researcher leaves.
11) The Library reserves the right to require a patron to submit to a search of his or her person conducted by a police officer, upon sufficient grounds.
Customary HOURS of OPERATION
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m
Mondays through Fridays
Please call 470-6525 before you come since the unexpected and unanticipated can always alter our normal routine!
CONTACT
Grace Morris Cordial, MLS, SL
Historical Resources Coordinator
Charmaine Seabrook Concepcion , BA, MA
Preservation Associate
Voice Mail/Telephone: (843) 470-6525
Mailing address:
Beaufort District Collection
Beaufort County Library
311 Scott Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
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Complete description
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South
Carolina Sites
(Internet Resources)
The State of South Carolina’s Home Page (http://www.sc.gov/)
Sciway(South
Carolina Information Highway) (http://www.sciway.net)
A comprehensive set of links to information on South Carolina including
cities, counties, directories, economic development, education,
gopher sites, government, politics, health, medicine, history, Internet
service providers, job listings, libraries, archives, museums, news,
media, organizations, statistics, weather and tides.
SC Dept. of Archives and History (Columbia) (http://scdah.sc.gov)
The South Carolina Historical Society (Charleston) (http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/)
The South Caroliniana Library (University of South Carolina, Columbia) (http://www.sc.edu/library/socar)
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South
Carolina Genealogy
Sites
Beaufort
County Genealogy Page of US GenWeb Project (http://sciway3.net/clark/beaufort/index.html)
see also: Hampton
(http://sciway3.net/clark/hampton/index.html) and Jasper
County (http://sciway3.net/clark/jasper/index.html) pages.
SCIway: List of South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Organizations (http://www.sciway.net/org/hist.html): An alaphabetical guide to groups throughout the state.
South Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc. (http://www.scgen.org)
South Carolina Page of US GenWeb Project (http://sciway3.net/scgenweb/)
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