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RESEARCH COLLECTIONS
OF THE SUSIE CARSON RESEARCH ROOM
An online service of the Southport Historical Society
The work of the historian is not the work of the critic or the moralist; it is the work of the sleuth and the storyteller, the philosopher and the scientist, the keeper of tales, the sayer of sooth, the teller of truth. - Jill Lepore
Welcome to our online research collections. No matter whether you are making a nostalgic visit, doing your homework, or writing your next book; we hope you find the SCRR useful, as well as easy to use. If you have a question or need assistance or if you would like to provide your assistance to the Society, please send an email to us at SCRR2015@gmail.com.
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"Bit of History" - From 1999 to 2007, Southport historian Susie Carson wrote a weekly "Bit of History" column for the Brunswick County edition of the StarNews.
"The Way It Was" - State Port Pilot photo columns provide readers with a magic carpet ride through Southport's history.
Brunswick County Historical Society Newsletters (1961 - 2005)
Chronology of Brunswick County Communities (Dates vary by community)
Chronology of Southport (Smithville), Volumes 1 to 5 (1520 to 1990)
Correspondence Local collections from WW I and WW II.
Oral Histories Interviews of Southport residents from the UNCW Randall Library
People Files A mixture of documents, newspaper clippings, family genealogy tables and handwritten notes.
Photo Collections Hundreds of photos of Southport people, landmarks, maritime scenes and businesses.
Reference books and other books available at the SCRR. LIST
Reports, Documents, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, etc. drawn from the files of the Susie Carson Research Room.
Robert Ruark Collection - Photos, articles, correspondence and related documents about the life of journalist/novelist Robert C. Ruark Jr.
State Port Pilot Newspapers From 1935 to 1976 and 1977 - 1999
Subject Files - Covering 170+ topics in Southport's history. Files contain a mixture of documents, newspaper clippings, family genealogy tables and handwritten notes.
Video Collection - Over 200 recent videos documenting Souhport's history are available on our YouTube channel.
Walking/Driving Tours - Tours of Southport - download free PocketSights app to your mobile device
Whittlers Bench Newsletter - Southport Historical Society newsletters from 1976 to the present.
Woodbine Garden Club - Archives.