Chambers Chatter

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Welcome to Chambers Chatter, where we celebrate the heart and history of Beaufort, South Carolina! In our series, Beaufort Legends, we bring you the voices and stories that have shaped our town’s past and continue to define its vibrant culture today. 🎥 New Episodes Every 2 Weeks 🌊 Celebrating the Heart of the Lowcountry

  1. May 21

    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

    13 min

  2. Apr 9

    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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

    22 min

  3. Mar 19

    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 250:13 Meet Rebecca Bruff & Trouble the Water0:35 Moving to Beaufort SC1:11 Discovering Robert Smalls1:54 Writing the Book2:32 Why Robert Smalls Matters3:47 Why His Story Was Hidden5:05 Research Process7:05 Who Was Robert Smalls8:52 Untold History9:28 Escape to Freedom10:55 Historical Fiction Approach12:31 Favorite Stories14:12 Family & Legacy15:23 Impact on Beaufort16:24 Penn Center Explained17:48 Beaufort History & Culture18:17 Life in the Lowcountry20:24 Future Projects20:54 About the Book22:20 Where to Buy22:58 Final Thoughts

    23 min

  4. Feb 26

    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

    35 min

  5. Feb 12

    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 WebbLocation: Beaufort, South Carolina (Factory Creek, Port Royal, Lady’s Island) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chapters 00:00 Welcome back to Episode 2300:02 Meet Charley Webb and Leith Webb00:40 Growing up on Factory Creek and first jobs01:54 Beaufort’s old economy: bases, farming, fishing, seafood docks02:31 Living on a boat at 14 and running it at 1503:36 Fripp Island nights and small-town Beaufort life04:35 Water Festival, shrimp boats, and river chaos05:22 Blue lights, sirens, and the court story07:30 Church pews, courting, and the gander goose prank09:31 “Jelly Brain,” bikes, and homemade shrimp boat adventures10:29 The Christmas boat, river limits, and sinking 13 times12:06 Breeze Theater, Tarzan melting, and Raisinets wars13:02 Segregated theater memories and changing times14:54 Desegregation, Beaufort Academy, and growing up local15:45 The old wooden bridge and river barge stories17:40 Shark fishing, scuba diving, and phone-line work19:19 Carrie Lee stories and Beaufort characters23:31 Lady’s Island hunting, stores, and penny candy memories27:32 “Snake Eyes,” Gullah language, and local dialect29:24 “Rice and peas is peas and rice”30:49 Nicknames and football on the green33:42 Offshore reef work, Fripp Island, and wrap up ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#BeaufortSC #FactoryCreek #ChambersChatter

    34 min

  6. Jan 22

    Chambers Chatter Ep. 22: Old Beaufort Stories, Sailing, Aviation, and Life in the Lowcountry

    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. 22 is a Beaufort SC podcast featuring a conversation with Ricky Pollitzer, sharing true stories about Beaufort SC history, Lowcountry life, and growing up in Beaufort, South Carolina.This Beaufort SC podcast explores what life was like in Old Beaufort, from sailing and boating to aviation and small-town life. If you love Beaufort SC podcasts, local history, and authentic Lowcountry storytelling, this episode of Chambers Chatter is for you.In this episode of the Chambers Chatter Beaufort podcast, we discuss:Beaufort SC history and family rootsGrowing up in Beaufort South CarolinaLife in the Lowcountry and coastal South CarolinaBeaufort sailing and boating storiesAviation stories and flying careersHow Beaufort SC has changed over the yearsThis episode of Chambers Chatter is a must-watch Beaufort SC podcast for anyone interested in Lowcountry history, Beaufort locals, and real stories from coastal South Carolina.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters:00:00 Welcome to Chambers Chatter Ep. 2200:11 Sponsors & introduction to Ricky Pollitzer00:36 Family history in Beaufort dating back to the 1800s01:10 Growing up in Burton, South Carolina02:30 Childhood memories, cotton fields, and country stores03:46 Moving to Beaufort and learning to sail04:31 Early Beaufort sailing clubs and yacht culture06:02 Life on The Point and growing up in Beaufort07:56 Walking Bay Street and small-town life08:56 Learning to fly and joining the Air Guard09:48 Flying for Eastern Airlines and aviation career11:11 Sailing to Central America with family12:29 How Beaufort has changed over the years14:10 Meeting his wife and family life16:18 Final reflections and closing thoughts━━━━━━━━━━━━━━👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more Beaufort stories, local history, and Lowcountry conversations.

    17 min

  7. Jan 8

    Chambers Chatter Ep. 21: Alan Patterson on Beaufort History, Building, and Operation Jackpot

    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. 21: Alan Patterson on Beaufort History, Building, and Operation Jackpot is a wild, local Beaufort SC story. In this episode of Chambers Chatter, Laura Chambers Babalis and Shae Chambers Helms interview Alan Patterson of Alan Patterson Builders about growing up in Beaufort South Carolina, old Beaufort memories, construction roots in the Lowcountry, and the real-life story behind Operation Jackpot.If you love Beaufort SC, Lowcountry history, and conversations with the people who helped shape the community, this one is for you.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters0:00 Chambers Chatter Ep. 21 begins0:05 Alan Patterson Builders and growing up in Beaufort SC2:09 Construction family history in Beaufort South Carolina5:45 Early real estate stories in the Lowcountry11:54 Starting Alan Patterson Builders12:26 Operation Jackpot and rebuilding life17:10 On the run stories22:31 The moment he got caught40:08 Back to Beaufort and local traditions41:19 Final thoughts━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#ChambersChatter #BeaufortSC #BeaufortSouthCarolina #Lowcountry #LowcountryHistory #AlanPatterson #AlanPattersonBuilders #OperationJackpot #BeaufortPodcast #SouthCarolinaPodcastSearch terms: Chambers Chatter Ep 21, Chambers Chatter Episode 21, Alan Patterson Beaufort, Alan Patterson Builders Beaufort SC, Beaufort history podcast, Beaufort SC podcast, Lowcountry podcast, Pigeon Point Beaufort, Bay Street Beaufort

    42 min

  8. 12/23/2025

    Chambers Chatter Ep. 20: Aimar Twins, Beaufort SC, Ladies Island & Twin Talk

    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. 📞 (843) 252-1274🌐 realestatebeaufortsc.com Chambers Chatter Ep. 20 This episode explores Old Beaufort, Ladies Island, and Lowcountry history with the Aimar twins, Sandra and Sharon Aimar. We capture rare, firsthand stories of growing up in Beaufort, South Carolina before modern development. Hosted by Laura Chambers Babalis and Shae Chambers Helms, the Aimar twins share unforgettable memories of dolphins and whales in Beaufort waters, swimming across Factory Creek, early life on Ladies Island, the founding of Beaufort Academy, and their family’s deep roots in Lowcountry pharmacy and community life. The conversation also reflects on how Beaufort SC has changed over time, touching on Oyster Factory Creek, Hunting Island, Boundary Street nightlife, Gullah culture, and the evolution of volunteerism in the Lowcountry. The episode wraps with the origin story of Twin Talk, the twins’ popular social media series. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Aimar twins00:10 Sponsor message00:38 First babies born in Savannah in 196201:34 Dolphin encounters in Beaufort waters03:19 Pilot whales near Beaufort05:12 Growing up on Ladies Island06:11 Country life with ponies and chickens07:53 Factory Creek memories and river swims10:12 The founding of Beaufort Academy12:06 Oyster Factory Creek history14:18 Aimar family pharmacy legacy17:00 Family connection to Cookie19:17 Development and volunteerism in Beaufort21:10 Hunting Island erosion and lighthouse history22:18 Boundary Street nightlife and Studio 54 stories25:04 Gullah culture and community memories27:17 The Mustang story and Sunset Boulevard28:36 How Twin Talk began 💬 Help us share more Beaufort storiesKnow someone we should interview next? Comment or message us on social media. Your suggestions help keep this series alive. KeywordsChambers Chatter, Chambers Chatter Ep 20, Aimar Twins, Sandra Aimar, Sharon Aimar, Twin Talk, Beaufort SC, Beaufort South Carolina, Old Beaufort, Ladies Island, Lowcountry, Lowcountry History, Beaufort Podcast, Beaufort SC Podcast, Factory Creek, Oyster Factory Creek, Hunting Island, Beaufort Academy, Boundary Street Beaufort, Gullah Culture

    30 min
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Welcome to Chambers Chatter, where we celebrate the heart and history of Beaufort, South Carolina! In our series, Beaufort Legends, we bring you the voices and stories that have shaped our town’s past and continue to define its vibrant culture today. 🎥 New Episodes Every 2 Weeks 🌊 Celebrating the Heart of the Lowcountry

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    Chambers Chatter
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
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