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Chambers Chatter Ep. 27 - Orange Grove Plantation Beaufort SC | Historic Lowcountry Estate

A huge thank you to Chambers Helms Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Lowcountry for sponsoring this episode! If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in the Beaufort area, they’re a team you can trust. With strong local knowledge and a client-first approach, they’re there to guide you every step of the way.📞 Call them at (843) 252-1274🌐 Visit their website: realestatebeaufortsc.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chambers Chatter Ep. 27 - Orange Grove Plantation Beaufort SC | Historic Lowcountry EstateIn this episode of Chambers Chatter, we visit the historic Orange Grove Plantation in Beaufort, SC on St. Helena Island to uncover the incredible history behind one of the Lowcountry’s most fascinating estates.Ashley Rhodes shares the story of Orange Grove Plantation, its restoration, conservation easement, family history, and the future of this historic Beaufort property as a wedding and event venue in the South Carolina Lowcountry.This episode explores:Orange Grove Plantation Beaufort SCHistoric homes in Beaufort South CarolinaSt. Helena Island historyLowcountry plantation historyConservation easements in South CarolinaHistoric property restorationBeaufort SC wedding venuesLowcountry real estate and preservationIf you love Beaufort history, South Carolina history, historic plantations, Lowcountry living, and hidden stories from the South Carolina coast, this episode is for you.Subscribe for more Beaufort SC stories, Lowcountry history, real estate conversations, local business spotlights, and Chambers Chatter podcast episodes.#OrangeGrovePlantation #BeaufortSC #StHelenaIsland #Lowcountry #HistoricHomes #SouthCarolina #ChambersChatter #PlantationHistory #LowcountryLiving #HistoricRestoration━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters:0:00 Welcome to Chambers Chatter Ep. 270:29 Inside Orange Grove Plantation0:55 Ashley Rhodes’ Connection to Orange Grove1:52 Discovering Family History at Orange Grove Plantation3:14 The History of Orange Grove Plantation Beaufort SC4:05 The 1927 Historic Home on St. Helena Island5:08 Restoring the Historic Beaufort Estate6:11 Chambers Helms Group Sponsor Segment6:51 Bringing Orange Grove Back to Life7:08 Conservation Easement & Preservation7:53 Exploring the 850-Acre Property8:48 Family History & Lowcountry Conservation9:14 Career Changes That Led to Orange Grove10:11 Weddings at Orange Grove Plantation10:51 Planning the 100-Year Celebration11:03 Hidden Discoveries During Restoration11:59 Salvaging Historic Architectural Pieces12:53 Favorite Features of the Home13:06 Final Thoughts

Chambers Chatter Ep. 26 - Beaufort South Carolina History | Old Beaufort Stories

A huge thank you to Chambers Helms Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Lowcountry for sponsoring this episode! If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in the Beaufort area, they’re a team you can trust. With strong local knowledge and a client-first approach, they’re there to guide you every step of the way.📞 Call them at (843) 252-1274🌐 Visit their website: realestatebeaufortsc.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chambers Chatter Ep. 26 - Beaufort South Carolina history, Old Beaufort stories, and Lowcountry history with Walter “Spanky” Lubkin.In this episode of Chambers Chatter, we explore Beaufort South Carolina history through real stories of Old Beaufort and Lowcountry life.This episode covers:• Beaufort South Carolina history• Old Beaufort stories• Lowcountry history• Beaufort seafood industry• Pritchards Island historyIf you are interested in Beaufort South Carolina history, Old Beaufort, and Lowcountry history, this episode is for you.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Walter “Spanky” Lubkin00:30 How “Spanky” got his name01:48 Growing up in Old Beaufort03:31 First streetlight in Beaufort06:10 Life without air conditioning06:21 Seafood business & Blue Channel08:18 Growth of Beaufort industry09:35 Hidden history of Bay Point hotel11:35 Life on the river & early days12:35 Pritchards Island stories15:29 Living off the land & wild trips18:42 Boating before modern engines20:52 Advice for future generations━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Chambers Chatter Ep. 25 - Robert Smalls Beaufort SC | Trouble the Water Rebecca Bruff Interview

A huge thank you to Chambers Helms Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Lowcountry for sponsoring this episode! If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in the Beaufort area, they’re a team you can trust. With strong local knowledge and a client-first approach, they’ll guide you every step of the way. 📞 (843) 252-1274 🌐 realestatebeaufortsc.com Chambers Chatter Ep. 25 – Robert Smalls Beaufort SC Story | Rebecca Bruff Interview In this episode of Chambers Chatter, Laura Chambers Babalis and Shae Chambers Helms sit down with Rebecca Bruff, author of Trouble the Water, to explore the powerful and often untold story of Robert Smalls in Beaufort, South Carolina. This conversation dives into Beaufort’s rich history, the legacy of Robert Smalls, and the inspiration behind bringing his story to life through historical fiction. What we cover: • The story of Robert Smalls and his Civil War escape • Why his story isn’t widely taught • The inspiration behind Trouble the Water • Beaufort’s history and Lowcountry culture • The role of historical fiction in preserving history If you’re interested in Beaufort, Lowcountry living, or South Carolina history, this episode is for you. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to Episode 25 0:13 Meet Rebecca Bruff & Trouble the Water 0:35 Moving to Beaufort SC 1:11 Discovering Robert Smalls 1:54 Writing the Book 2:32 Why Robert Smalls Matters 3:47 Why His Story Was Hidden 5:05 Research Process 7:05 Who Was Robert Smalls 8:52 Untold History 9:28 Escape to Freedom 10:55 Historical Fiction Approach 12:31 Favorite Stories 14:12 Family & Legacy 15:23 Impact on Beaufort 16:24 Penn Center Explained 17:48 Beaufort History & Culture 18:17 Life in the Lowcountry 20:24 Future Projects 20:54 About the Book 22:20 Where to Buy 22:58 Final Thoughts

Chambers Chatter: Ep. 24 – Gullah Geechee History Explained | Dr. Buzzard of St. Helena Island

A huge thank you to Chambers Helms Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Lowcountry for sponsoring this episode! If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in the Beaufort area, they’re a team you can trust. With strong local knowledge and a client-first approach, they’re there to guide you every step of the way.📞 Call them at (843) 252-1274🌐 Visit their website: realestatebeaufortsc.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━What is Gullah Geechee history in South Carolina? In this episode of Chambers Chatter, we explore Gullah Geechee history, St. Helena Island history, and the story of Dr. Buzzard, a legendary root doctor of the South Carolina Lowcountry.Laura Chambers Babalis and Shae Chambers Helms sit down with Andy Tate to discuss Dr. Buzzard (Stefan Robinson), who was born in 1860 on St. Helena Island and became one of the most well-known figures in Gullah Geechee culture and Lowcountry history.In this episode:• Gullah Geechee culture in South Carolina• St. Helena Island history• Root doctor traditions and herbal healing• Hoodoo and conjure in the Lowcountry• The mystery surrounding Dr. Buzzard• Preserving Gullah Geechee heritageDr. Buzzard remains a fascinating part of Beaufort County history and Gullah Geechee history in South Carolina.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters:00:00 Welcome to Episode 2400:09 Introducing Andy Tate00:27 How Andy discovered Dr. Buzzard01:22 Who Was Dr. Buzzard?02:45 Gullah Geechee history on St. Helena Island04:48 Dr. Buzzard as a historical figure06:58 The mystery behind his reputation09:09 Quick overview of Dr. Buzzard10:34 Why people visited the root doctor12:20 Rootwork and herbal healing explained14:13 The FDR connection16:03 Shaman, secrecy, and Lowcountry folklore19:20 How Gullah Geechee culture has changed20:14 Andy’s mission to preserve history27:35 The object from the beach30:47 Low Country Root Works podcast33:43 What to expect from Dr. Buzzard episodes34:51 Final thoughts━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Subscribe for more Beaufort, Lowcountry, and South Carolina history conversations.#BeaufortSC #GullahGeechee #LowcountryHistory #StHelenaIsland #SouthCarolinaHistory

Chambers Chatter Ep. 23: Factory Creek Stories, Water Festival, and Old Beaufort Life

A huge thank you to Chambers Helms Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Lowcountry for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in the Beaufort area, they’re a team you can trust. 📞 (843) 252-1274 🌐 realestatebeaufortsc.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chambers Chatter Ep. 23: Factory Creek Stories, Water Festival, and Old Beaufort Life Laura Chambers Babalis and Shae Chambers Helms sit down with Charley Webb and Leith Webb to share what it was really like growing up in Beaufort. From Factory Creek and shrimp boats to the Water Festival, the Breeze Theater, local characters, and Gullah culture, this episode is packed with unforgettable Lowcountry stories. Guests: Charley Webb and Leith Webb Location: Beaufort, South Carolina (Factory Creek, Port Royal, Lady’s Island) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chapters 00:00 Welcome back to Episode 23 00:02 Meet Charley Webb and Leith Webb 00:40 Growing up on Factory Creek and first jobs 01:54 Beaufort’s old economy: bases, farming, fishing, seafood docks 02:31 Living on a boat at 14 and running it at 15 03:36 Fripp Island nights and small-town Beaufort life 04:35 Water Festival, shrimp boats, and river chaos 05:22 Blue lights, sirens, and the court story 07:30 Church pews, courting, and the gander goose prank 09:31 “Jelly Brain,” bikes, and homemade shrimp boat adventures 10:29 The Christmas boat, river limits, and sinking 13 times 12:06 Breeze Theater, Tarzan melting, and Raisinets wars 13:02 Segregated theater memories and changing times 14:54 Desegregation, Beaufort Academy, and growing up local 15:45 The old wooden bridge and river barge stories 17:40 Shark fishing, scuba diving, and phone-line work 19:19 Carrie Lee stories and Beaufort characters 23:31 Lady’s Island hunting, stores, and penny candy memories 27:32 “Snake Eyes,” Gullah language, and local dialect 29:24 “Rice and peas is peas and rice” 30:49 Nicknames and football on the green 33:42 Offshore reef work, Fripp Island, and wrap up ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #BeaufortSC #FactoryCreek #ChambersChatter