Week of Events
Walk in Her Shoes
Walk in Her Shoes
Title: Walk in Her Shoes Date: February 28, 2023 Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM Presenter: Kathy Smith Location: USCB HH Room 115 Description: Women played a significant role in the...
Discovery Lecture Series – Wish You Were Here: Postcards & Local History
Discovery Lecture Series – Wish You Were Here: Postcards & Local History
The Beaufort County Library's special collections and archives unit cares for thousands of postcards. Librarian and Archivist Grace Cordial will share tidbits of local history through the lens of postcards...
Civil War Era
Civil War Era
Hilton Head Island was home to thousands of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Why were they here and how did they spend their time? Join us at the Coastal...
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen- Israel, Post Netanyahu
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen- Israel, Post Netanyahu
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen is the director of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict program at the U.S. Institute of Peace and frequently presents and publishes in a variety of academic, policy, and media forums on policy and civil society efforts related to the conflict. She has previously worked with the U.S. Department of State as an Arabic language specialist and as the program officer for the Kennedy School of Government’s Middle East Initiative at Harvard University, where she managed work on the Israeli, Palestinian, and Saudi Arabian portfolios.
Proficient in Hebrew and Arabic, Kurtzer-Ellenbogen's graduate research focused on political and social identity in Arabic discourse, with an emphasis on the Arabic language press of the Arab citizen community in Israel. She holds a bachelor's degree in Arabic and French from Georgetown University and a master's degree from Georgetown's Arabic department with a dual concentration in linguistics and Arab area studies.
African American Presence in Colonial Lowcountry
African American Presence in Colonial Lowcountry
Title: African American Presence in Colonial Lowcountry Date: March 3, 2023 Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM Presenter: Meldon Hollis Jr., M.A., J.D., M.P.A. Location: USCB HH Room 115 Description: Africans...
Binya: Faces ob de Gullah Geechee – Coastal Discovery Museum – Main Gallery
Binya: Faces ob de Gullah Geechee – Coastal Discovery Museum – Main Gallery
*Please visit https://www.coastaldiscovery.org/ for more events and information EVENTS: Opening Reception: Thursday, March 9 from 5-7pm Curator’s Tours: Tuesday, March 21 at 1pm and Saturday, May 6 at 1pm Collage...