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Beaufort

Aunt Pearlie Sue
1-800-289-0758
www.matrixmedia.tv/matmed.htm
Anita Singleton-Prather “Aunt Pearlie Sue” delights audiences with Gullah-flavored folktales, songs, skits and history passed down to her.

Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
801 Bladen St.
843-986-1102
www.bcbcc.org
The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce represents a diverse group of businesses that provide professional services including finance, real estate, marketing, law and health/medicine; entertainment, culture, retail, landscaping, construction, personal care, catering/food and art. On the first Friday of each month, the chamber sponsors a networking reception. It hosts a business expo in November.

Gullah-N-Geechie Mahn Tours
97 Perry Road
St. Helena Island
843-838-7516
www.gullahngeechietours.net
Guides introduce tour-goers to St. Helena and surrounding sea island where the Gullah lifestyle flourishes. You’ll also hear stories about contributions of the area’s African American blacks.

The Gullah Sentinel
2303 Boundary Street
843-982-0500
The Gullah Sentinel, founded in 1997, spotlights news and events about and for African Americans, and keeps readers informed about issues that affect them. Informative and entertaining.

Lybensons Gallery & Studio
221 Charles St.
843-525-9006
www.lybensons.com
Lybensons Gallery and Studio features Zimbabwe Shona Verdite Stone Sculpture, Gullah and Low Country folk art, African art, African-American art and cultural exhibits.

The Hallelujah Singers
Beaufort
843-524-6129
www.islc.net/singtome
The Hallelujah Singers are powerful ambassadors of Gullah culture, shared through songs and stories that date back to the 1600s.

Penn Center School Historic District and the York Baily Museum
16 Penn Center Circle W.
843-838-2474
www.penncenter.com

Red Piano Too Art Gallery
770 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena
843-939-2241
This gallery features unique and eclectic art work by Low Country artists.

Ron and Natalie Daise
Beaufort
www.gullahgullah.com
Well known for modeling effective and joyful parenting and for bringing Gullah culture to national and international television audiences through Nick Jr's Gullah Gullah Island, Ron and Natalie Daise are actors, singers, storytellers, entrepreneurs, craftspersons, songwriters, producers and publishers.

Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce
www.beaufortsc.org
1106 Carteret St.
Beaufort, SC 29902
843-986-5400

Bluffton

Heyward Historical Center
52 Boundary Street
843-757-6293
www.heywardhouse.org
Housed in one of Bluffton’s historical homes in old town Bluffton, the Heyward Historical Center offers programs on the history, architecture and culture of Bluffton.

Daufuskie Island

Daufuskie Island Historical and Cultural Tour
843-342-8687
A fascinating tour of the island’s winery, church, plantation and lighthouse through its rustic, dirt roads. You can take a self-guided tour of this route on a golf cart.

Silver Dew Pottery
Owned by longtime islanders Bob and Emily Burn, the shop feature’s Bob’s creations of intricately designed serving bowls, coffee mugs, platters and other pieces. Bob, the son of islander Billie Burn and a self taught potter, is full of island history that he shares with visitors to his shop. Stop by and watch him work at the Silver Dew, which he opened in 1996.

Billie Burn Museum
Formerly the Old Mt. Carmel Baptist Church located on S. Old Haig Point Road.  The museum showcases the history of Daufuskie Island.

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
1 Chamber Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
1-800-523-3373
www.hiltonheadisland.org

Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
843-842-ARTS
www.artscenter-hhi.org
A remarkable showcase of visual and performing arts. The center presents comedies, musicals and drama; gallery shows, cultural festivals and other events.

Coastal Discovery Museum – Honey Horn Plantation
New Location:  Honey Horn Plantation Hwy 278 and Cross Island Pkwy
843-689-6767
www.coastaldiscovery.org
Hands-on exploration about the history, wildlife and heritage of Hilton Head Island and coastal South Carolina. Tours, cruises and exhibits. Hwy. 278 at the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center.

De Gullah Creations
The Mall at Shelter Cove
843-686-5210
www.degullahcreations.com
De Gullah Creations is dedicated to preserving and promoting the native Gullah culture of Hilton Head. This shop/museum features unique handmade items, artwork, books, and other treasures.

El Shaddai
843-684-1110
El Shaddai presents traditional and contemporary gospel music.

Gullah Heritage Trail Tours
843-681-7066
Tour Hilton Head Island’s native (African American) communities with tour guides whose families have lived on the island for generations. They give a true insider’s view of the island. Step-on narrations and group lectures upon request.

Heritage Museum
The Courtyard Building, Suite 300
32 Office Park Road
843-686-6560
www.heritagelib.org
Promotes the study and preservation of history and genealogy of the South Carolina lowcountry. Among its collections are African American Post Civil War Family Land Certificates, Freedman’s Bank Records, Negro Capitation Tax Records, books and census records. This library has a large selection of African-American genealogy resources.

Louise Cohen-Storyteller
843-681-3254
Hilton Head Island native Louise Cohen entertains with Gullah stories and history.

The Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association
21 Cardinal Road, Ste. 105
843-689-9314
www.gullahcelebration.com
The Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association represents diverse, ethnically owned businesses on Hilton Head Island, providing them and the community assistance with community development, economic development and leadership. The organization also plans and hosts the annual, month-long Gullah Celebration.

CHURCHES

Beaufort | Bluffton | Daufuskie Island | Hilton Head Island

Beaufort Area

First African Baptist Church, 601 New Street, Beaufort
843-524-6886

Tabernacle Baptist Church, 911 Craven St., Beaufort
843-524-0376

Grace Chapel AME Church, 502 Charles Street, Beaufort
843 524-6091

Brick Baptist Church, 85 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., St. Helena Island
843-838-3033

St. Joseph Baptist Church. 36 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., St. Helena Island
843-838-4410

Orange Grove Baptist Church. Orange Grove Place, St. Helena Island
843-838-4128
Bluffton

Bible Missionary Baptist Church. Call for location of services.
843-815-5523

First Zion Baptist Church, 10 Robertson St.
843-757-3129

St. John Baptist Church, 103 Pritchard St.
843-757-4350

Daufuskie Island

First Union African Baptist Church, Old School Road.
843-341-9466
www.fuabchurch.org

Hilton Head Island

Central Oak Grove Baptist Church, 161 Mathews Drive
843-681-5784

First African Baptist Church, 70 Beach City Road
843-681-6427.

Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 328 Squire Pope Road
843-681-3678

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Spanish Wells Road
843-342-2800

The New Church of Christ, 85 Spanish Wells Road
843-681-8482

St. James Baptist Church, 209 Beach City Road
843-681-6446

Queen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 114 Beach City Road
843-681-3315.