Susie Carson Research Room (SCRR)
The "Susie Carson Research Room" honors Southport's most venerable historian and one of the founders of the Southport Historical Society. The SCRR houses her vast collection of subject files, photos and publications, that she used to capture Southport's history. Susie Carson authored/co-authored three books about Southport. Carson's books, plus a number of other books by local authors, are available at the Southport Historical Society's online bookstore LINK.
Joshua’s Dream – The Story of Old Southport – A Town with Two Names LINK
By Susan S. Carson*
The most comprehensive published history of Smithville/Southport.
$10.00 retail
$ 9.00 members
Lelia Jane, A Very Gentle Lady – A Half Century of Life in Old Southport LINK
By Susie Carson* and Larry Maisel
This charming book began as a family memoir project and developed into a short history of the town’s lifestyle between 1922 and 1972.
$ 9.00 retail
$ 8.00 members
Joshua’s Legacy – Dream Makers of Old Southport LINK
Edited by Susan S. Carson and Jon C. Lewis
Compilation of stories about the people who built the town we now know as Southport.
$10.00 retail
$ 9.00 members
Permission to view these materials is not an authorization to publish them. For more information go to the Copyright and Use Permission INFO