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Hearts & Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Hearts & Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society. This film presents a vital part of American history, the role played by women and their textiles in the nineteenth century’s great movements and events including the Civil War, the abolition of slavery, westward expansion, the suffrage and temperance movements. The film explores the astonishing lives and accomplishments of ordinary, often anonymous women as well as chronicling the lives of extraordinary individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard and Abigail Scott Duniway
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 5th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Felting Workshop at the Horry County Museum

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway

The Horry County Museum will host free workshops on Felting for Beginners, by Jill Messier. Participants will learn the basics of felting and will make a small snowman to take home. Workshops will take place on Wednesday, March 5th at 2:00 PM., and Wednesday, March 26th at 2:00 PM. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. To sign up, contact Marian Calder at 843-915-7861 or email calder.marian@horrycountysc.gov with the date of the workshop that you would like to attend.
The Horry County Museum is located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information about programming at the Museum, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.