Beneath Your feet – Hilton Head’s Forgotten History Through Historic Maps

• Date: 1/22/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Joe Grondalski
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

Featuring historic maps from the Island’s 300+ year history, discover history that has been lost to time and development in this informative session. We’ll discuss how the island has transformed from a wilderness to a world-renowned resort through the lens of our historic map collection.

Intro to Genealogy

• Date: 1/29/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Amanda Hughes
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

Interested in getting into researching your family history but don't know where to start? Join Amanda as she shares her 25 years of experience, helping you navigate the basics of genealogical research, showing you pitfalls to avoid, and setting you up for success.

African American Genealogical Research Tips and Techniques

• Date: 1/29/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Amanda Hughes
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

African American Genealogical research can be challenging for a seasoned professional, let alone someone just starting. Amanda Hughes has over 25 years of genealogical research experience and a decade of researching African American families, specifically in the Lowcountry. Join her and expand your knowledge of researching this difficult area of genealogy.

Note: You are signing up and paying for an in-person, 6-part course over 6 weeks.

Writing the Stories of Your Life – A Six-Part Series

• Dates: 2/12, 19, 26, 3/5, 12, 19
• Time: 10:30 AM - 12 Noon
• Presenter: Ruth McCully
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Campus, Room 115
• Cost: $120 for 6-part series

Learn to tell your own story in your voice and style – this is a time for storytelling, and the story is yours. This 6-part series is a hands-on workshop that will provide instruction on writing tools and techniques, guidance on life story writing themes, and provides time to share writings with a small group.

Paul Revere’s Ride

• Date: 2/12/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Lee Wilwerding
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

A tour through Lexington and Concord, Mass., with a side trip to Bunker Hill. Ended with the siege of Boston and LTG Howe's departure for Halifax, viewed from both sides of the conflict.

Note: You are signing up and paying for an in-person, 6-part course over 6 weeks.

Writing the Stories of Your Life – A Six-Part Series

• Dates: 2/12, 19, 26, 3/5, 12, 19
• Time: 10:30 AM - 12 Noon
• Presenter: Ruth McCully
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Campus, Room 115
• Cost: $120 for 6-part series

Learn to tell your own story in your voice and style – this is a time for storytelling, and the story is yours. This 6-part series is a hands-on workshop that will provide instruction on writing tools and techniques, guidance on life story writing themes, and provides time to share writings with a small group.

Going Home

• Date: 2/19/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Luana Graves Sellars
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

Sometimes, travel is about vacation and other times, it might be about life-changing experiences. Come experience a slave pilgrimage through several cities in Ghana and a cultural journey of discovery.

Note: You are signing up and paying for an in-person, 6-part course over 6 weeks.

Writing the Stories of Your Life – A Six-Part Series

• Dates: 2/12, 19, 26, 3/5, 12, 19
• Time: 10:30 AM - 12 Noon
• Presenter: Ruth McCully
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Campus, Room 115
• Cost: $120 for 6-part series

Learn to tell your own story in your voice and style – this is a time for storytelling, and the story is yours. This 6-part series is a hands-on workshop that will provide instruction on writing tools and techniques, guidance on life story writing themes, and provides time to share writings with a small group.

Going Home

• Date: 2/26/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Jan Thiessen
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

FamilySearch links users to more than 3 billion records from around the world and provides genealogical research guidance and education. Come with us as we explore this genealogical gold mine.

Note: You are signing up and paying for an in-person, 6-part course over 6 weeks.

Writing the Stories of Your Life – A Six-Part Series

• Dates: 2/12, 19, 26, 3/5, 12, 19
• Time: 10:30 AM - 12 Noon
• Presenter: Ruth McCully
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Campus, Room 115
• Cost: $120 for 6-part series

Learn to tell your own story in your voice and style – this is a time for storytelling, and the story is yours. This 6-part series is a hands-on workshop that will provide instruction on writing tools and techniques, guidance on life story writing themes, and provides time to share writings with a small group.