Beaufort District Collection Connections Blog

December, 2011

Best Databases of 2011
Grace Cordial

Librarians love to select "best" books, videos, databases, websites, etc. It's part of what we do: select and acquire "best" materials for our customers. On December 7th, the Library Journal posted an article entitled "Best Databases 2011." Beaufort County Library provides several of the highlighted databases for our customers.

It's been a long time in coming ...
Grace Cordial

Good news! Good news! The long awaited and lauded New Harmonies Exhibit opens this Saturday, December 17th! Join us and enjoy an afternoon of live music and to explore the New Harmonies exhibit. Grand Opening Ceremony for New Harmonies will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street. The afternoon will feature local performers Vic Varner, Beek Webb, Kirk Demspey, Queen Quet, and Crosstuned. Ribbon cutting begins at 2 PM. Admission is free.

On Poinsettias
Grace Cordial

Today is "National Poinsettia Day."

New Harmonies is nigh
Grace Cordial

Beaufort Branch Library's Lunch & Listen music series concludes Mon., Dec. 12th with a return visit of Chris Jones, who will give a high energy performance showcasing guitar playing styles of iconic guitar players.

Bring your own lunch (or buy one at the Outtakes Cafe) to the USCB Performing Arts Center from Noon to 1 pm and enjoy this free concert. Everyone is welcomed.

This fall's Lunch & Listen series has been brought to you by Beaufort Branch Library and the USCB Performing Arts Center.

Free ALE webinar Dec. 12th
Grace Cordial

Don't forget this free ALE webinar available at your home or office computer:

Mon., Dec. 12, 2011 2:00 pm Ancestry Library Edition (ALE) - US Focus

Go to http://proquest.com/en-US/support/training/webinars.shtml and click on “Genealogy” for the webinar list and to register for a session.

If you have any trouble with home or office access to the training sessions for ALE, contact Linda Cubias, MLIS, Supervisor, Customer Education & Training office +1 704 947 8170 mobile +1 240 672 5695 or linda.cubias@proquest.com.

Trivia - but not Trivial
Grace Cordial

Based on her Civil War experience, who established the Red Cross?

1. Clara Barton
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Margaret Sanger
4. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Of course, the answer is 1. Clara Barton.

Technical Glitches in the BDC
Grace Cordial

Dear All, It is with deep sadness that I must share that my e-mail system has imploded. Your request for assistance may have been decimated by that system failure.

If you have sent anything electronic to my account gracec@bcgov.net on or before November 30th, that request for assistance or information has vanished into cyberspace. Please e-mail that request to my assistant at cseabrook@bcgov.net. Her account appears to be working properly. We want to assist you if our resources can help.

Shopping for that perfect gift for a History Buff?
Grace Cordial

Disappointed by Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday, and Cyber Monday? Still looking for that perfect gift for your history buff? Here are a few online retailers connected to cultural heritage organizations that might be worth a look-see:

November, 2011

New Harmonies: Roots of American Music Coming Very Soon
Grace Cordial

New Harmonies is almost here -- and the excitement is growing day by day! 

New Harmonies is a traveling exhibit created by the Smithsonian Institution that will be on display at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott Street from December 17, 2011 through February 4, 2012.

The 150th Anniversary Commemoration continues...
Grace Cordial

... with a gala 4 day event, Dec. 1st - Dec. 4th. Lead sponsors are the Coastal Discovery Museum and the Lowcountry Civil War Roundtable. Nationally recognized experts in the history of the Civil War will be lecturing. (We're talking William C. Davis, Dr. James Robertson, Jr.and Col. Kevin Weddle, Ph.D.; Beaufort's own Dr. Larry Rowland and Dr. Stephen Wise; and Mike Coker, author of The Battle of Port Royal). Re-enactors will be on site doing their Civil War campsite activities.

Blackbeard the Pirate
Grace Cordial

A decade or so ago (yes, I've been here that long), a Beaufort District Collection Room customer got very annoyed with me upon learning that the wreck of the Queen Anne's Revenge was in that other Beaufort (the one pronounced Bo fert) in North Carolina. He was most definitely in the wrong state. Although Blackbeard plied these waters, he was captured and killed off Beaufort, NC 293 years ago today.

Free Civil War and Reconstruction Opportunities for Learning
Grace Cordial

The topic of the Civil War has been all around us since April. Recently there has been a bevy of programs, symposiums, exhibits, etc. all relating to some aspect of the Civil War in this blog. Why? Because even though the Civil War officially ended 146 years ago, it is ever present in the minds of many Americans. Let's suppose, though, that you are of a more academic bent and want to delve deeper than a short lecture, or a quick run-through of an exhibit or display can provide:

Johnson about the National Cemetery - BCHS
Grace Cordial

Beaufort County Historical Society, the oldest history related organization in Beaufort County, hosts Kristine Dunn Johnson, author of No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments and Cemeteries of South Carolina on Thurs., Nov. 10th. She will also share some of the history of the Beaufort US National Cemetery.

Sea Island Hurricane of 1893: A Guide to Resources
Grace Cordial

Yesterday, 35 people attended our BDC@The Branches program for the Bluffton Branch History Book Club session on The Great Sea Island Storm by Bill and Fran Marscher. We even had some folks sitting in the hall. Bratton DeLoach and I were delighted to have such a crowd! I showed images of some of our BDC holdings relating to the Hurricane of 1893 that devastated this area - and now everyone who came knows that I don't think much of our former governor, Benjamin Tillman.

October, 2011

Civil War Related Events
Grace Cordial

Civil War history fans have a broad variety of options over the next 2 weeks to satisfy their cravings to learn more about this pivotal event in United States history. Some opportunities are free. Some opportunities require tickets. Some opportunities require the payment of fees.

Port Royal Plantation is hosting a re-enactment event and lectures on Sat., Nov. 5th.

Reminder: Judge on Archaeology on Thursday
Grace Cordial

Chris Judge will lecture on "Making Artifacts Talk: Fifteen Years at the Johannes Kolb Site––Archaeology and Education" at the Beaufort Branch Library on this Thursday, Oct. 27th beginning at 5:30 pm.

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