Randolph resident in PBS film that is perfect for Thanksgiving

Plan now to watch an award-winning documentary featuring a long-time Randolph County resident being broadcast on PBS-TV at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23.  

Filmed in the Ken Burns-style and winner of the North Carolina Film Festival's "Best Feature Documentary" in 2022, "Beaufort Remembers" is the story of 20th century ‌ Beaufort in the voices of those who have lived between the 1920s and 1960s in the charming historic town on the coast.  

One of these distinctive voices is Beaufort native Billie Mace Durham, who is the third narrator during the opening credits as well as being featured in several on-camera interviews at the former Beaufort vacation home shared with her husband of 50 years, Asheboro native Carey Durham.  

Directed by community filmmaker Mark Albertin of Augusta, Georgia, this video project was conceived and produced by four Beaufort-loving friends - Judy Adams, Elizabeth Burke, Jo Ann Hoffman and Jeanette Holland - who felt the oral history of their "delightfully different" town must be recorded as they were losing so many of their older citizens; in fact, several of the very diverse cast have died since its 2019 filming.  

Historical and humorous, "Beaufort Remembers" will be a warm reminder why you love (and may miss) your own hometown and family during this holiday season, especially when you hear the film's nostalgic finale by Asheboro resident Durham, a retired assistant professor of Library and Information Services at UNC-Greensboro.