Events

Due to the uncertainty of the forecast and conditions related to Hurricane Dorian, the Horry County Museum and the L.W. Paul Living History Farm have cancelled their scheduled programs for the week of September 3rd through September 7th.

Cancellations include:

The Museum Matinee: South Carolinians in WWII, the Cooking Demonstration at the Farm, Jr. Farmers, Farm Harvest Day, and Lee Brockington: Women of the Waccamaw.

Experience life on the “one horse farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us on September 11th from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM for a program on gardening where visitors can learn about growing a garden using heirloom varieties of vegetables and only organic fertilizers. […]

The 2019 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolinians in WWII: Liberation.  This episode follows our veterans past the Battle of the Bulge and through the Siegfried Line as they battle their way into Germany to discover the horror of concentration camps. Combining first-person accounts of the holocaust survivors […]

Junior Curators continues at the Horry County Museum on Saturday, September 14th 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 different types of Native American dwellings, including local Wattle and Daub structures. Parents must remain with children. To participate, sign up with Marion Haynes at haynesm@horrycounty.org or call 843-915-7861.

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a program by local author Lesta Sue Hardee, on Saturday, September 14th on her book, Legendary Locals of Myrtle Beach.
Simeon B. Chapin was an entrepreneur and visionary who, along with Franklin G. Burroughs, helped create the foundation of what is Myrtle Beach today. B.B. Benfield built and opened the area’s first movie theater, and Lawrence Boulier was a landscape artist and founder of the Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild. Earl Husted brought the first amusement park rides to this area, and Anthony James left after high school to make a name for himself as the first widely known actor from the Myrtle Beach area. Some of these names may be unfamiliar, but each of these legendary locals, in his or her own way, has helped make Myrtle Beach the historical hometown and vacationers’ paradise that it is today.

The monthly Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum will continue on September 17th at 1:00 PM with the program, “What’s in a Name?”. Join us as we explore the stories behind the sometimes unusual names of familiar and unfamiliar places in Horry County. The Active Adult Series is held the third Tuesday of each month and is perfect for new residents to the area, or lifetime locals who want to learn more about the place that they call home.
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street, Conway SC. This series is free and open to the public, seating will be available. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs and events at the Museum, visit www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The 2019 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Backstage Pass.  This hour long film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, goes behind the scenes of some of the biggest shows in Myrtle Beach, giving a glimpse into the theatrical production process at places such as Legends in Concert, The Carolina Opry, The Palace Theatre, the Alabama Theatre and Medieval Times.

The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 18th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.