Beaufort History Museum

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In collaboration with the Beaufort County Schools, and the Southern Campaign 1780, from Camden, SC, the Beaufort History Museum presented a "Living History American Revolutionary War" event for 4th graders in the Arsenal courtyard on March 21, 2025. It was a highly successful, fun, hands-on learning experience for children of all ages. Special thanks to the Carteret Street United Methodist Church for use of their yard.

The next day, March 22nd was Children's Day at the Museum. The cannons were fired, and three battles were fought! Children were divided into Patriots and Loyalists to fight in this recreation of the Battle of Port Royal Island in celebration of the 250^thanniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

Designed and scripted to meet state education standards, this Authentic time period hats and child-safe musket replicas were provided.

Brought to you by "Liberty Live”, the Southern Campaign 1780 promoting "Living History" to educate, entertain, and inspire through hands-on inquiry-based methodologies.

Both events were funded by the 250^th anniversary of the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250).

Photos from Tuesday, March 18th

The Beaufort History Museum and the City of Beaufort sponsored a "Dancing With Lafayette" party at the Arsenal. Under beautiful skies, patrons danced the night away with the help of a colonial instructor. General Marquis de Lafayette himself was the toast of the party and all seemed to enjoy the evening!!

The Beaufort History Museum Presented

"Piece of Our Past" Auction!

On Thursday, March 14th, 2024, at the home of Phil and Amelie Cromer, members and friends of the Museum spent an exquisite evening filled with nostalgia and history at the "Piece of Our Past" Auction, a fundraiser for the BHM. ️This remarkable event offered an exclusive opportunity to acquire artifacts and treasures from a range of memorabilia and historical objects stored in the museum’s archives, as well as two exotic trips for four to Mexico and Havana. Guests engaged in the thrill of bidding for these remarkable artifacts as our knowledgeable auctioneer guided us through the process, an exciting experience for all attendees.
Held in the backyard of the Cromer’s Spanish Point home, the event sold out of its 100 allotted tickets more than a week before the auction, and then generated over $11,000 in donation income for the Museum.
Click here for the front page article in the Post & Courier.

BHM Slideshow:

"Piece of Our Past"

Fundraising Auction

March 14, 2024

by Amber Hewitt

Saturday, June 24, 2023

USCB Center for the Arts,

805 Carteret Street

Beaufort SC 29902

You missed a great one...singers from one of the world's--and America's--best known theatrical venues performed a medley of songs from some of Broadway's biggest hits with a historical theme. Song selection consisted of Americana music and hits from such well-known productions as "Hamilton", "1776", "Porgy and Bess", "The Civil War”, and “Ragtime".

The group was led by Beaufort resident, Lenora Eve whose family's roots trace back many generations in Beaufort’s soil. She holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in music and vocal performance and is currently the Executive Artistic Director at Opera Breve in New York City where she is a vocal instructor and accompanist/coach.

Want to learn more about the world-class list of performers? Click here to view their respective bios.

Want to see a copy of the songs for this performance? Click here.

Our mission is to preserve, portray, and promote the experiences of our past that influence us now and in the future.

The Beaufort History Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 713 Craven Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Mailing Address: PO Box 172, Beaufort, SC 29901