O' Canada

• Date: 3/5/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Lee Wilwerding
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

Romancing the Canadians to join the Rebellion failed. So, the Patriots launched an Assault on Canada in the dead of winter. And a side trip to Tidewater, Virginia, completes the action of 1775.

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.

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.

Land Battles of the American Revolution in Beaufort District

• Date: 3/19/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Rich Thomas
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

There were over 110 significant encounters between partisan forces in Beaufort District during the Revolution. This talk covers the most significant of the actions, ambushes, battles, and skirmishes leading up to and following the date of our independence from English rule.

The Indispensable Man: Robert Smalls and Reconstruction in the South Carolina Lowcountry

• Date: 3/26/25
• Time: 10:30 AM
• Presenter: Ron Roth
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

While Robert Smalls is best known for his daring escape from slavery in Charleston harbor, his leadership in the era of post-Civil War Reconstruction is perhaps his greatest contribution to the advancement of American democracy. This presentation recounts Small's pivotal role in the struggle to defend and extend African American rights in the tense, sometimes explosive atmosphere of South Carolina Reconstruction.

Naval Actions of the American Revolution in Beaufort District

• Date: 3/26/25
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Presenter: Rich Thomas
• Location: USCB Hilton Head Island, Room: 115
• Cost: $10 for Library members and $12 for non-members

Increasing British oppression in the colonial commercial world dominated by shipping demanded staunch resistance from those most severely oppressed. This talk will address the most significant naval incidents occurring in Beaufort District and the individual actions taken to ensure independence and fair trade for the area’s ports.