Oral History Workshop in Charleston Dec. 5th

The Citadel Oral History Program, the South Carolina Historical Society and the Low Country Oral History Alliance invite the public to participate in an oral history workshop on Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at The Citadel in Bond Hall room 165.

Teachers, community activists, genealogists, and high school and college students are encouraged to attend. Space is limited and pre-registration is highly encouraged.

Your $5 donation will defray the cost of lunch.

This interactive workshop, led by staff from the SC Historical Society and The Citadel Oral History Program, will cover each aspect of the oral history process, including project planning, interview strategies, recording technology, and archiving. The program will be of value to those involved in family or community projects that are well underway and those in the planning stages.

Call Kerry Taylor at (843) 953-5357 for more information and to register.

Volunteers Needed for Bluffton Tour of Homes – Dec. 12th

The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society is looking for volunteers to assist with a tour of homes on Saturday, December 12th. Five historic homes and one contemporary home are scheduled for the tour which will take place from 12:30 – 5:30 pm.

There are two shifts: 12:30 – 3 pm and 3 – 5:30 pm. If you volunteer for one shift, you can tour the homes (at no charge) during the other.

If you are interested in working a shift (or know someone who may be interested) please contact Maureen Richards 843.304.2737 mrichards@heywardhouse.org.

SCIAA Posters are available for pick-up

If you want to come by the Beaufort District Collection to pick up some “Archaeology Month” posters OR if you want me to send some to Hilton Head Branch or Bluffton Branch for you to pick up from them, just let me know. 

To see the digital version of the poster go to http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/PdfDocs/ArchMonthPoster2009_cover.pdf for the front and http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/PdfDocs/ArchMonth%20Poster2009_back.pdf for the back. Be patient. It takes awhile for the images to download.

I’ll admit that the Library system got first dibs on the 300 posters we picked up in Columbia.   [I'll be giving some out at the final Archaeology Month lecture Dr. Tim Lockley, University of Warwick on "Maroon Communities in South Carolina," 1 pm USC-B Performing Arts Theater tomorrow.]  However, there are still plenty to share.

Call me at 470-6525 or e-mail me at gracec@bcgov.net to arrange your pick-up.