Beaufort District Collection Connections Blog

Q: Did any Beaufort County residents die during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A: At least two Beaufort men died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Beaufort Gazette issue on New Year's Day, 1942 identified the brothers as Leon Wellington Bush and Samuel Jackson Bush, sons of Navy veteran, Adam W. Bush, steward of the American Legion Post No. 9.

You can read the article in the Beaufort Gazette microfilm at Beaufort and/or Hilton Head Branch Libraries. The citation is "Beaufort Lost Two Citizens at Pearl Harbor," Beaufort Gazette, Jan. 1, 1942, p. 1.

USC will be getting rid of its card catalog. Its demise is happening with celebration. Staff at the University of South Carolina’s Thomas Cooper Library are working to hold a series of events called “It’s All in the Cards” to honor the card catalog, its use in the transformation of knowledge, and the people who created and used it.

As Archivist of the United States, Mr. Ferriero will oversee the National Archives and Records Administration, an independent Federal agency created by statute in 1934. The National Archives safeguards and preserves the records of the U.S. Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage. The National Archives ensures continuing access to records that document the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the national experience.

The Archaeological Society of South Carolina, Hilton Head Chapter continues its Winter Guest Speaker Series on Tuesday, Nov. 17th at the Coastal Discovery Museum. Jim Spirek will discuss his work in Charleston Harbor in support of the American Battlefield Protection Program beginning at 7:00pm. 

To learn more about underwater archaeology, read this brochure from the Society for Historical Archaeology. 

For further information about the activities of the Hilton Head Chapter, ASSC, please contact George Stubbs- 843-363-5058.

I found out just this morning that the Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County is extending the period during which a donation to the Compact Shelving Fund will also enter your name into the drawing.