Evan Thompson of Historic Beaufort Foundation reports that Robert Smalls, Pat Conroy and Joe Frazier have made it into the final round of nomination to the SC Hall of Fame. The SC Hall of Fame Board of Trustees will select the 2009 winners on October 1st.
Archive for July, 2008
3 Beaufort County Nominees to the SC Hall of Fame 2009
July 15, 2008SHRAB workshop on Basic Archives a success
July 10, 2008Yesterday, representatives of Beaufort County Library, Historic Beaufort Foundation, Historic Bluffton Preservation Society, Parris Island Museum, and Penn Center were among the 18 participants at the SC State Historical Records Advisory Board workshop “Basic Archives: Arrangement and Description,” led by Jeanette Bergeron, Archivist, James Crumley Archives, Columbia and Heather South, Preservation Officer, South Carolina Department of Archives and History. After the workshop, Heather told me how happy they were with the turn-out and arrangements at Penn. Things are looking good for Beaufort to be the site of future archival training workshops. Thanks for supporting the home team! I hope that everyone went away with new knowledge and will put at least one thing that they learned to use. I know that Amber and I will. — grace
2008 American Battlefield Protection Grants for our area
July 1, 2008The American Battlefield Protection Program http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/grants/battlefieldgrants/2008grantawards.htm awarded 32 grants totaling $1,367,144 to assist in the preservation and protection of America’s historic battlefields in 24 states or territories. The funds will support a variety of projects at battle sites including:
University of South Carolina Research Foundation (South Carolina) $48,445
Numerous Civil War fortifications constructed for the defense of the Charleston to Savannah Railroad in three counties in South Carolina were involved in two significant battles and many skirmishes during the war. The forts will be documented through historical research and GPS data, for the preparation of GIS-generated maps, state site forms, and a historical context statement for a potential multiple property nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. gmc
