“Resilience & Revolution: Native Peoples in 18th Century South Carolina” is a traveling exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum that will be on public display at the Georgetown Library during regular operating hours (Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. / Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) in April and May 2026 as part of "A Glorious Cause: South […]
>> Registration is required for this event: email dturner@gtcounty.org *Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," the Georgetown County Library will partner with River Reader Kayaking, LLC of Murrells Inlet in order to provide a special educational program. Hastings Hensel will take […]
During June and July 2026, “The American Revolutionary War in South Carolina,” a traveling exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum, will be on free public display at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440). The exhibit will be located by the Circulation Desk during regular operating hours (Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. / […]
*Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," Thomas Keith Gourdin will offer a personal account as one of General Francis Marion’s descendants. Gourdin is the great-great-great nephew of the "Swamp Fox" and he will trace his family’s connections to the famous American […]
*Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," Steve Williams will explore crucial contributions of African Americans to the Revolution. Williams is an award-winning columnist and prolific author who unearths the treasures of Georgetown County’s African American heritage. Among several other titles, Williams […]
*Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," the Carvers Bay Library welcomes Pelor Jemonia Richards to describe the roots and resilience of Gullah Geechee people living in the South Carolina Lowcountry during the colonial era. Richards is a Gullah storyteller and historian […]
*Part of "A Glorious Cause: South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Public History Initiative by the Georgetown County Library," the ever-popular Lee G. Brockington will bring our series to a grand finale with her fascinating presentation on conflicts between Patriots and Loyalists right here at home in Georgetown County. An author and cultural historian, […]