Be sure to sign up for the History of Hilton Head Lecture Series! 

Click on Educational Programs in the top menu to see the full schedule. Call the library at 843-686-6560 to reserve your space.

South Carolina; The Cradle of Session

Robert Smith, Past President
Heritage Library Foundation

Tuesday, February 7, 2012; 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Find out how life in Beaufort and South Carolina differed from that in the North, and the consequential philosophical divisions of the country that led to armed conflict. 

Get with the Program!
Using Family Tree Maker 2011/2012

Carol Clemens, Volunteer
Heritage Library Foundation

Wednesday,  February 8, 2012,   1:30 - 3:30 pm

If you are new to Family Tree Maker, or if you are using a version of Family Tree Maker prior to 2009, this is the class for you! This introduction to FTM 2011/2012 will help you with the basics of entering data into the program.  If you think your old program is "good enough," this class just might change your mind!

Special Commemorative Presentation: Gullah Talk

Louise Cohen

Friday, February 10, 2012; 1:30 - 3:00 pm

In celebration of the Gullah population of Hilton Head Island

Selected Royal Genealogies of Europe

Presented By Dalton Parker
Member of the Heritage Library from Columbia, SC

Sunday, February 12, 2012; 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Parker will be speaking on the genealogies of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, Christian IX of Denmark, Tsars Alexander II, III, and Nicholas II of Russia, as well as William I, King of Prussia.

The Library contains over 4,500 books. Our collection deals half with genealogy and half with history. We also have material on microfilm, CD-ROMs, and in our vertical files. The collection is constantly growing, as history aficionados donate material. About 10% of our holdings deal with South Carolina; the balance is of other states and countries.

Volunteers help guide patrons to an extensive collection of data including census and other Hilton Head records transcribed and indexed by the Library. Complete research facilities include computers, high-speed Internet, microfilm readers and printers. The Library is also an accredited branch of the LDS library in Salt Lake City; here you can order microfilm from their voluminous files.

Members of the Heritage Library Foundation have unlimited access to our extensive files, data  collections, and volumes of history. Through this Web site they can access many of the Library’s files. Premiere members may also access HeritageQuest.com through this site. Non-members are welcome and may use the facility for a nominal fee.