Events

Junior Curators continues at the Horry County Museum on Saturday, November 23rd, from 9 AM-10 AM. This free, family friendly, program is open to children ages 5 and older and will teach children the history and natural history of Horry County through hands on activities. In this session, children will learn about the Native Americans who lived here, the types of tools they used, and will make a small coil pot to take home. Adults must remain with children. To participate, pre-register with Marion Haynes at haynesm@horrycounty.org or call 843-915-7861

Experience life on the family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us on November 23rd from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM to learn about the different animals on the farm and their various roles. Visitors can help feed the animals from 9-9:30 by shelling corn and using it to feed the chickens.

While mules in other regions usually needed shoes to protect their hooves, the animals who worked the sandy soils of Horry County often did not need them. Typically, the farmer would have trimmed and cleaned his mule’s hooves himself. Join us for this month’s demonstration to see how a mule’s hooves would have been cared for.

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture by Donald Kirkpatrick at 1:00 PM on November 23rd on vertebrate fossils of the Upper Cretaceous (Age of Dinosaurs) Period in the Pee Dee. Featuring fossils from his own collection, Mr. Kirkpatrick will discuss what areas he looks for fossils in, […]