Events

Join us on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for “Family Day at the Museum” in the courtyard of the Beaufort History Museum, located in the Arsenal at 713 Craven Street in Beaufort, S.C. Experience the 18th century firsthand with interactive demonstrations, battlefield simulations, live cannon fire, and the immersive film Beaufort…

Palmetto Bluff is partnering with South Carolina 250 (SC250) to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a special presentation and walking tour honoring the people of May River Neck and exploring their role in the American Revolution.  Join Archaeologist, Katie Epps, as she guides you through several of Palmetto Bluff’s historic cemeteries and…

Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum Costumed Cemetery Tour The Island’s history comes to life every Tuesday at 10:00 am at Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum with this trip back in time, featuring costumed tour guides sharing fascinating stories of Hilton Head Island’s past. Visit the gravesites of four Revolutionary War heroes and find out about…

Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum Costumed Cemetery Tour The Island’s history comes to life every Tuesday at 10:00 am at Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum with this trip back in time, featuring costumed tour guides sharing fascinating stories of Hilton Head Island’s past. Visit the gravesites of four Revolutionary War heroes and find out about…

Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum Costumed Cemetery Tour The Island’s history comes to life every Tuesday at 10:00 am at Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum with this trip back in time, featuring costumed tour guides sharing fascinating stories of Hilton Head Island’s past. Visit the gravesites of four Revolutionary War heroes and find out about…

Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum Costumed Cemetery Tour The Island’s history comes to life every Tuesday at 10:00 am at Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum with this trip back in time, featuring costumed tour guides sharing fascinating stories of Hilton Head Island’s past. Visit the gravesites of four Revolutionary War heroes and find out about…

Explore your family history with Ancestry.com’s American Revolution edition in this hands-on program at the library. Learn how to trace your lineage, uncover stories about ancestors who lived during the Revolutionary era, and see how your own family may connect to America’s fight for independence. No prior genealogy experience required—just curiosity and a love of…

Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum Costumed Cemetery Tour The Island’s history comes to life every Tuesday at 10:00 am at Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum with this trip back in time, featuring costumed tour guides sharing fascinating stories of Hilton Head Island’s past. Visit the gravesites of four Revolutionary War heroes and find out about…

This 3-hour boat tour departs from the South Beach dock on Hilton Head Island and travels along the Calibogue Sound shoreline, down the western side of the Daufuskie Island to Bloody Point. It then returns along the Bull Island shoreline, passing Buch Island before concluding at Braddock Cove. Historians of the American Revolutionary period will…

During the beginning of the Reconstruction period in Beaufort, South Carolina, a division in the Republican party grew. This political division pitted William C. Morrison and Robert Smalls, heroes of the Planter, against each other. This division in the Republican party was heated and even violent at times and involved some big names in Beaufort…