OUR STORIED ISLAND VIDEO SERIES

The Heritage Library is an active member of the Hilton Head Island Community and is proud to present our series featuring the stories of local Islanders and their love for Hilton Head. Please welcome our featured guest, J. Simon Fraser, Chairman of the Heritage Classic Foundation.




THE NAME PROJECT

The Heritage Library is known as a vital resource to historical research projects both academic and personal. But, one of our greatest joys is bringing families together.

For the The Name Project, the Heritage Library teamed up with Filmmaker Sean Scanlin to create a documentary series following families on their quest to trace their lineage with the help of the library. Please join us in watching U.S. Army Colonel LaMont Wells on his remarkable journey as he discovers his fascinating heritage and the power of his own family name.


WHO WE ARE

USA Today named The Heritage Library one of the top 10 places in the world to research your roots. The Heritage Library is a non-profit library offering research assistance on ancestry in addition to classes and tours focused on Hilton Head Island’s history from prehistory to the modern era.

The Heritage Library owns two historic sites, Ft. Mitchel in Hilton Head Plantation and the Historic Zion Cemetery & Baynard Mausoleum on the corner of William Hilton Parkway & Mathews Drive.

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The Library houses a wealth of historical information, old photographs, and maps of Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry. The library offers a modest daily fee and affordable annual membership options. 

The library is an affiliated library of the Family History Library operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Here you can view restricted records maintained by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  

Also, patrons of the Library have access to major online databases at ancestry.com, fold3.com (formerly footnote.com), americanancestors.org (formerly NEHGS), and HeritageQuest Online through the Library’s network.


FIND US

The Heritage Library Foundation

2 Corpus Christi, Suite 100

Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Monday - Friday, 10am to 3pm

Directions via Google Maps