Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Grace Cordial -- Postcards of Beaufort's Past

On 5/14/2019, Grace Cordial presented 'Postcards of Beaufort's Past'.

"I did a lot of postcard research two years ago preparing the Arnsberger Postcard collection for uploading into the Lowcountry Digital Library. That research provides the basis for my talk today.

The hand-outs include my source list, information about the Chicago Postcard database, and statistics about postcards going through the US Mail since 1926. Some of the postcards will have “This Place Matters” because the structure is on the National Register of Historic Places and May is National Historic Preservation Month.

My goal is to provide you with a bit of postcard history, describe some of the manufacturing processes used to create postcards through time and showcase a few items from the Beaufort District Collection in order to provide a peep into Beaufort’s past."

Click here to see the script and images from her presentation!

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Newsletter - May 2019


The Sage Society                               
May 2019 Newsletter


May 14:
Grace Cordial will present: Postcards from the Beaufort District.
Please let me know if you will bring a guest so we can have a nametag for her.
We will have a re-cap of the Beaufort History Museum Tea held on May 7. 
Below, please see who presents in the future: (three open choices)
May 14, 2019 - Grace Cordial: Postcards from the Beaufort District
Sept. 10, 2019 – open
Oct. 8, 2019 - Debbie Gray: TBD
Nov. 12, 2019 - Carol Lauvray: TBD
Jan., 2020 - Annual Meeting
Feb., 2020 - Peggy Pickett: TBD
Mar., 2020 - Alvesta Robertson: TBD
April, 2020 – Maryann McCracken: TBD
May, 2020 - open

If you have not signed up for a talk or if you will not be able to give yours on the date you have chosen, please contact me.

Thank you, Sandi Atkins, for your colorful presentation Carolina Blue: The History of Indigo in South Carolina and the Dyeing Process at our April meeting.

I look forward to seeing each of you Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in the OLLI Room at USCB. 

Martha T. Weeks
843-441-1304 mztweeks@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes -- April 9, 2019


Sage Society Minutes
April 9, 2019
OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES


Sage Members in Attendance:
                                                                                   
Martha Weeks, President
Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian
Stuart Heath, Past President
Jerry Stocks, Past President
Donna Armer
Sandi Atkins
Rebecca Davenport
Diane Gallagher
Debbie Gray
Barbara Hathaway
Carol Lauvray
Maryann Mikell
Jen Moneagle
Peggy Pickett
Alvesta Robertson
Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Members Absent:

Grace Cordial
Patsy Deer
Nimmie Huber
Carla Marsh
Julie Schmidt

Meeting called to order at 4:00 pm by Martha Weeks, President.
Minutes of the February and March meetings were approved.
Sandi gave her presentation on the History of Indigo in South Carolina and Indigo Dying Then and Now. It was a very informative talk and we were treated to a live demonstration of Indigo dying (quite a complex process!).  A question and answer session followed.
Stuart reminded everyone that she would see us at the Tea in May.
The meeting adjourned at 4:55.
The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on May 14, 2019 at 4:00.
Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2019

May 14th                     Grace Cordial                         Postcards from Beaufort District Collection

September 10th                                                            TBD

October 8th                 Debbie Gray                           TBD

November 12th            Carol Lauvray                         TBD

2020

January 14th                              Annual Meeting      

February 11th              Peggy Pickett                          TBD

March 10th                  Alvesta Robertson                  TBD               

April 13th       

May 12th        

On stand-by:

TBD                            Patsy Deer                              Turkey, Istanbul and More


The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary,  May 6, 2019.