Book Signing: Cheryl Oliver’s Ghosts of the Hunley

Join us for an exciting signing and conversation about the Hunley with author Cheryl Oliver, and grab a copy of her newest work, Ghosts of the Hunley!

This book is the first of a series related to the men of the H.L. Hunley Submarine, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. In this book it covers the life story of Horace Lawson Hunley, and the first people in his life that made a difference in his plan to build a submarine.

Some of them are as follows: His friend Robert Ruffin Barrow who helped finance the submarine. Hunley’s friend and co-worker Francis Hanson Hatch. The first commander John Scott of his fishboat submarines Pioneer. Others have written of the submarine.

This series is about the men involved in making the sub a reality, whether by financing, building, designing, seeking, advising, approving, writing letters, or diary entries. Each book in the series includes crew members of the submarine and all of those who had a hand in making the H.L. Hunley become a reality.

Cheryl Oliver was born in Arlington, Virginia and grew up where local news was National news. She graduated from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Cheryl is a speaker, historian, genealogist; and  a member of the DAR, UDC, Descendants of Jamestown, Virginia, and applied to  Colonial Dames. Her first ancestor came over to Virginia in 1608. Other ancestors came in 1617, some settled in Virginia and some in the Carolinas, and branched out to all the other southern states.

Cheryl has lived in South Carolina for well over 12 years. She lives in Summerville where she enjoys being in warm weather and activities with Tim. Cheryl enjoys gardening, visiting historical sights and nature. She is a professional genealogist and a member of the National Genealogical Society. She is a member of the UDC and participates in UDC activities. She has been involved with the SCV, and participates in the Magnolia Cemetery Ghost Walks, the H.L. Hunley Memorial Services, Confederate Memorial Services throughout the south, several parades in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. She enjoys attending and participating in reenactments and has been a speaker at many SCV camps and other groups throughout the south. Her books have become popular, and her greatest joy is educating and sharing history.