The Heritage Library Foundation

Maintain two historical sites: (1) ft. mitchel, a civil war coastal defense battery; (2) zion chapel of ease cemetery mausoleum. Over 9800 people visited The sites, both of which were placed on The national register of historic places in 2017.

Educational program expense: conducted tours of ft. mitchel and zion chapel of ease cemetery mausoleum, as well as conducted various classes on genealogy and local history. Historical bike tours were conducted and a partnership developed with The university of south carolina beaufort. Collaborated with local authors providing author's talks, panel discussions and history workshops. Partnered with other history organizations to present programs and events in support of our mission. Supported local schools and teachers by providing programming for classrooms and teacher training.

Maintain books, documents and digital collections and provide online access to databases for public research. Served 11000 research patrons, published quarterly newsletters, produced historical papers for members and The public. Volunteers provided 8500 hours of service.