"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 Southport (Smithville) from 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 Collection hundreds of photos of Southport people, landmarks, maritime scenes and businesses.

Reference books available at the SCRR.

Reports/Articles - 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 April 24, 1935 to May 8, 1991

Subject files covering 170+ topics in Southport's history. Files contain a mixture of documents, newspaper clippings, family genealogy tables and handwritten notes.

Whittlers Bench Southport Historical Society newsletters from 1976 to the present

Southport Woman's Club Collection Southport Woman's Club materials and photographs from 1909 to 1960

Video Collection Visit the Society's YouTube Channel where you will find over 150 videos presentations of Southport's history.

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