The Beaufort National Cemetery - Stuart Heath

The Beaufort National Cemetery is one of six national cemeteries established in 1863 by President Lincoln for the re-interment of Union soldiers and sailors who died in the region. 

Beaufort National Cemetery has more than 7,500 Civil War casualties-- both Union and Confederate-4,019 are unknown.

The presentation highlighted the following topics to tell the story of the Beaufort National Cemetery, and was presented by Stuart Heath on November 8, 2016.

Julia Child and French Cooking - Carolyn Witkofsky

Carolyn's presentation was entitled Julia Child and French Cooking.  A brief biography of Julia's life was presented along with her passion for French cuisine.  In keeping with the subject, a French Rose was served and an apple tart made step by step following Julia's recipe as found in her best selling cookbook, MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING.

Stuart Heath - The National Cemetery in Beaufort

In September or October 2016, Stuart Heath gave a presentation on Beaufort's National Cemetery. 

Click here to see the paper.

Grand Memories: Keep Your Stories in the Family - Katherine Tandy Brown

On March of 2016, Katherine Tandy Brown presented Grand Memories: Keep Your Stories in the Family, centered on the importance of collecting the stories of your life in writing to pass along to your children and grandchildren, i.e. creating a true family legacy. 

She spoke about what memoir is and how to write it. Then everyone actually wrote a chunk of memoir using Natalie Goldberg's Writing Practice method.

Breath - Lainie Andrew

Breath was the title of the presentation given by Dr. Lainie Andrew-Koolkin on April 12, 2016. 

She spoke on the importance of using breath to control pain, and explained how it gave her patients the ability to manage their pain through their own breathing, completely under their own control.

The Cozy Mystery - Linda Robertson

Linda Robertson presented a paper to the Society entitled The Cozy Mystery. 

In the presentation she defined the cozy mystery genre and gave examples of those authors that write cozies. She gave a detailed description, history and then recommended books for the Society to put on their night stands.

Tapestry Tutelage, Restoration, and Related Lore - Jerry Stocks

Tapestry Tutelage, Restoration, and Related Lore was the topic of the presentation made by Jerry Stocks on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. 

Through her extensive knowledge of of the world of fabric and design, she presented an interesting perspective on the art of tapestry design, fabrication, and preservation.

Welcome to The Sage Society

 

Linda Shirley Robertson

In 2015, Linda Shirley Robertson, Lainie Andrew, and Jerry Stocks met for three sessions in Beaufort, SC knowing that they wanted to form an organization that would be a learning experience for all the members.


 


 

Lainie Andrew

Jerry named the organization and wrote a set of simple bylaws.  Lainie procured a meeting place for us, and Linda cheered us on while having to be on oxygen around the clock.  On October 17, 2016 Lainie succumbed to cancer, at her home in Beaufort, surrounded by her family.

Jerry Stocks

The organizational meeting with twelve members took place on Jan. 12, 2016.  Lainie was elected President and Jerry, Vice President.  We did not need others officers to start.  Jerry presented the first program in February, and the organization was officially launched.