Join us Saturday, October 21st for a free 30 minute activity at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited. In this session, children will learn how archaeologists study people in the past. Participants will ‘dig’ through a box […]
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Grahame Long on October 21st at 1 PM on the material culture of death in the Carolina Lowcountry. Mourning—sudden or not—was something with which the Charleston community continually dealt throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result, an array of funerary and mourning […]
The 2023 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolina Ghosts & Legends Vol. III. This 30 minute film explores two famous ghosts with roots on Pawley’s Island, “The Gray Man” and “Alice of the Hermitage.” The program also investigates “Bubba the Ghost” at the South Carolina State Museum and […]
We’re talking corn at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! Visitors of all ages are invited to join us Saturday, October 28th from 9 AM until 12 PM to learn all about how corn was grown and used in our farm communities. Visitors can try their hand at shelling corn and learn […]
The 2023 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with They Were Here: Ice Age Humans in South Carolina. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film tells the story of a time when our climate was cooler and the plants and animals were much different than today. […]
The public is invited to view a special Quilts of Valor presentation at the Horry County Museum. Quilts made especially for local veterans will be presented by Quilts of Valor members from the Conway Quilt Guild on Saturday, November 4th at 1 PM. The quilts to be awarded will be on display […]
The 2023 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Soldier Stories: Valor in Vietnam. This locally produced film chronicles the common experiences of Americans in uniform during the Vietnam War through historic combat footage, period photography, and personal commentary by local Vietnam veterans and others. The film is free to the […]
