Sonny Huntley welcomed all to the meeting
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and pledge to the flag
Sonny encouraged members to check out The Rotarian magazine. Lots of interesting and valuable articles about Rotary in the world
Scholarship recipient for the 22-23 year, Chris Crosby was in attendance. He goes to USC, had a 3.75 average last year and is going to be a sophomore. Great job Chris!
Speaker
Barbara Catenaci, Executive Director of the Heritage Library was our speaker
Barbara Catenaci, Executive Director of the Heritage Library was our speaker
She has been on Hilton Head Island for 39 years and has worked mostly with non-profits. She started with the Children's Center, worked at the Chamber and School District. The Heritage Library was organized in 1997 when the Hilton Head Historical Society and Hilton Head Genealogy Society combined under a shared mission. They are a history and ancestry research center and repository for H H Island history. They are located at 2 Corpus Christi, Suite 100. With only one paid staff they have more than 75 volunteers and are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Library owns two historic sites - Ft. Mitchel and Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery.
Check out the Liberty Trail App which you can download to your phone - it connects the battlefields across South Carolina and tells the stories of this chapter of American history.
"Genealogy is like doing a jigsaw puzzle without the box top" During Covid, people from 48 states and 5 countries attended online classes learning to do heir research. Ancestry research can be time consuming and can get pricey so start with the free options before investing. The Library, name by USA Today as one of the top 10 places in the world for family research, provides many resources to make the best use of your time and budget. Also, Google "free genealogy" and check out newspapers.com. For more information: heritagelib.org