Events

Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited. On January 11th children will learn about the importance of homemade soap on the family farm. Participants will also have a chance to make their own melt and pour soap to take home!
For information about available times and to register, contact Marian Calder at 843-915-7861 or email calder.marian@horrycountysc.gov . Available sessions are 9, 9:30, 10 or 10:30, please specify which session you would like upon registering.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM and is located at 2279 Harris Short Cut Road, Conway, SC 29526.

The Horry County Museum presents a program about the history of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base by the Museum’s Technical Assistant, Tom Strebeck on Saturday, January 11th, at 1:00 PM. Strebeck will discuss the operations of Myrtle Beach Army Air Field during World War II, how units from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base served during the Cold War, and the redevelopment of the area after the Base closed in 1993.
Tom Strebeck grew up in North Louisiana and moved to South Carolina for graduate school in 2021. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University and a Master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. He has volunteered or interned at the North Louisiana Military Museum, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Old Sturbridge Village, and the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. He has worked as the Technical Assistant at the Horry County Museum since 2023.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.