One hundred years befor ethe Englishman William Hilton sailed into Port Royal Sound, the Spanish & French had not only explored the area but established settlements on what is now Parris Island. Why did they come here, and why did both the Spanish and French abandon their settlements? Learn more about this lesser-known period of Beaufort County history at this joint BDC & BCHS program.

Margaret (Peggy) Pickett is an independent researcher, authro, and living history presenter. In addition to developing end presenting history programs for schools, she has researched and created programs in which she postray women of the past. Her current portrayals include Eliza Lucas Pincjlney, Dorothy Sinkler Richardson, and Rebecca Motte. The European Struggke to settle North America 1521-1608, and the author of Eliza Lucas Pinckney Colonial Plantation Manager and Mother of American Patriots, 1722-1793. Her latestbookRebecca Brewton Motte, American Patriot and Successful Rice Planter, 1737-1815 was published in 2022.

This program is co-sponsored by the Beaufort County Historical Society and the Public Library’s beaufort District Collection.