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Student Programs

We welcome the opportunity to work with students at the Beaufort Historic Site. Tours usually last approximately an hour, but we can work to meet your scheduling needs.

We will mail a confirmation form that must be signed and returned to the BHA as soon as possible. School groups need to pre-schedule their visit and can choose from the following:

The Beaufort Historic Site includes several historic buildings to choose from to create a customized Buildings Tour.

Leffers Cottage: A primitive home built by a Beaufort schoolmaster in 1778. See how his family would have lived, especially interesting are artifacts relating to daily household chores of cooking, spinning, sewing and candle making.

Old Jail: Built with brick walls 28 inches thick, this jail was constructed in 1829 and served as the county jail until 1954. Students observe that the jailer lived in the same building as the prisoners and hear stories about crime and punishment in early Beaufort.

Apothecary Shop: This shop was built in 1859 and has a small doctor’s office in the back room and an apothecary in the front room. It was used by a local doctor until 1936. Equipped with medical instruments, books, hundreds of pharmaceutical artifacts, and even live leeches, it illustrates early medical practices.

County Courthouse of 1796: This award winning and newly restored one-room courthouse of 1796 captivates the imagination as it depicts the simplicity of the early legal system. There is a separate Courthouse Drama program available for older students.

Schoolmaster’s Cottage: See the one-room house where Beaufort’s schoolmaster, Mr. Leffers, lived. Students see the tools colonial teachers and students would have used.

Colonial and Victorian Games: Students have the opportunity to actually experience the games played by children long ago. Some of these include Game of Graces, Quoits, Ring Taw, hoops, stilts and many more.

Old Burying Ground: Knowledgeable docents offer tours appropriate for students through this special cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bus Tour: Ride aboard the vintage English Double-Decker Bus through Beaufort’s Historic neighborhoods. A narrator recounts the town’s history and folklore. Every student has the opportunity to ride on the second level with a stop mid-way through the tour.

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