Experience life on the one horse family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us for Wash Day on Tuesday, September 24th from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM to see how clothes would have been washed using a scrub board and wash pot. From 11 AM-12 PM […]
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 25th 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 Hard to Say Goodbye: The Official Documentary of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion. For almost 100 years the Myrtle Beach Pavilion played a beloved role in Myrtle Beach history. From its origins as a meeting place and dance hall to the arrival of famed general manager Earl Husted and its expansion into a world famous amusement park, this official documentary, commissioned by park owner Burroughs & Chapin Company and accomplished in union with Myrtle Beach’s award-winning Stages Video Productions, captures the magic and memories that made the Myrtle Beach Amusement Park a family favorite for generations.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 25th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
Junior Curators continues at the Horry County Museum on Saturday, September 28th 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 local snakes. Parents must remain with children. To participate, sign up with Marion Haynes at haynesm@horrycounty.org or call 843-915-7861.
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 28th from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM to learn about the different animals on the farm and their various roles. In this program, Wayne will demonstrate harnessing a mule. […]
The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a program by local author and historian Christopher Boyle on Saturday, September 28th, on his book Mansfield Plantation: A Legacy on the Black River. “Mansfield Plantation was the ancestral home of the Man-Taylor-Lance-Parker family for over one hundred and fifty years. A hundred […]
The 2019 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolinians in WWII: A World War. This episode concludes the war in Europe. Veterans recount their memories of VE Day and POW Lou Fowler recounts his daring escape from a German prison camp. The episode then returns to the Pacific, starting […]
Experience life on the “one horse farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us on October 3rd from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM for a cooking demonstration on the wood burning stove. In October, farmers would have caught saltwater fish in nets and preserved them […]
