Trustees honor Grace Cordial after 27 years managing Beaufort District Collection

Trustees honored Grace Cordial for 27 years and six months of service managing the Beaufort District Collection (BDC), which covers Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties. Director Amanda Dickman said Cordial "created that collection from scratch" and called her work an "invaluable resource for researchers, historians, genealogists, and anyone wanting to understand the history of this special place."

Grace Cordial spoke briefly and told the board, "It was a good run," then joked about the freedom retirement brings. Dickman announced that Cassie, who has worked with the collection for several years and was mentored by Cordial, is now the manager of the BDC. Trustees thanked Cordial for her stewardship and noted the continuity Cassie brings to the role.

The board invited trustees and the public to celebrate the collection and to attend the Beaufort picture book room ribbon-cutting and Bluey/Bingo family event scheduled for the coming weekend.