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Gullah Geechee Land & Cultural Preservation Project News & Updates

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January 6, 2022

Updates

Status of Gullah Geechee Top Priority Project Recommendations
May 2022
Status of Gullah Geechee Top Priority Project Recommendations
January 2022

Status of Gullah Geechee Top Priority Project Recommendations
October 2021
Status Update for Gullah Geechee Top Priority Project Recommendations
August 2021

News Releases

Mitchelville Road Property Purchase Map with parcel outlined

Hilton Head Island, in Collaboration with Beaufort County, Acquires 26 acres of Historic Property

Purchase Funded Through the Beaufort County Green Space Sales Tax Program

October 18, 2024
Celebrating Black History Month- Caesar Wright Jr photo beside post office

Black History Month Spotlight: North End Post Office Renamed as the Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building

February 28, 2023
Celebrating Black History Month with Gullah Geechee Task Force Members

Black History Month Spotlight: Gullah Geechee Land & Cultural Preservation Task Force

February 22, 2023
Krishana Jackson Perry Photo in front of bushes

Krishana Jackson Perry Joins Town as Principal Planner for Historic Neighborhood Preservation

February 13, 2023
Welcome to Stoney Historic Gullah Neighborhood Sign

Town Council Approves Creation of the Gullah Geechee Historic Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation

October 5, 2022
Stoney Historic Gullah Neighborhood Sign

Town Approves Formation of Historic Stoney Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation

February 25, 2022
Lowcounty sunset view with large tree in the for ground - Heirs' Property Seminars

Heirs’ Property Workshops Scheduled to Help Families With Complex Property Issues

February 11, 2022
Community Education Program on Family Compounds & Family Subdivisions

Town to Host Community Education Program About Family Compounds & Family Subdivisions

October 15, 2021
Sheryse DuBose holding brochure for new Permitting and Design Studio

Town Launches Historic Neighborhoods Permitting and Design Studio

October 14, 2021
Welcome to Squire Pope Historic Gullah Neighborhood Roadway Sign

Town to Host Community Education Program About Family Compounds & Family Subdivisions

September 24, 2021
Heirs Property Family Research Project Text with Marsh View Background

Town of Hilton Head Island, Heritage Library and University of South Carolina Beaufort Launch Heirs’ Property Family Research Project

August 12, 2021
Historic Neighborhood Sign Loco

Town Council Adopts Land Use Recommendations Benefitting the Island’s Gullah Geechee Neighborhoods

July 21, 2021
Office of Cultural Affairs Hilton Head Island Log

Town’s Office of Cultural Affairs Installs Gullah Cultural Preservation Murals

June 10, 2021

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