The monthly Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum will continue on December 17th at 1:00 PM. Join us for a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Horry County Museum’s collection and the historic Burroughs School. The Active Adult Series is held the third Tuesday of each month and is perfect […]
The 2019 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series concludes with Men of Honor: Freddie Stowers & Alvin York. This film follows the stories of two Medal of Honor recipients from World War I, Freddie Stowers, and Alvin York. Stowers, a native of South Carolina, was a corporal and squad leader who was […]
Experience life on the one-horse family farm from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Junior Farmers is a free, family friendly program open to children ages 5-10 and focuses on the traditions of an early 1900s farm family. Join us on December 21st from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM to learn about […]
Enjoy a traditional Christmas music demonstration at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm on Saturday, December 21st. For this month’s demonstration, visitors are invited to sing along and enjoy traditional Christmas carols with Farm Site Manager Wayne Skipper. The program will last from 1:00 PM until 3:30 PM and is free and […]
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, December 31st from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM to see how clothes would have been washed using a scrub board and wash pot. From 11:00 until 1:00, […]
Experience life on the family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us on January 2nd from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM to learn about the New Year’s Day meal of collard greens and hoppin’ johns, also known as ‘Dollars and Pennies’. A traditional New Year’s meal on many farms would have been collard greens, dried peas, hog jowls, and peas cooked in rice. Many people still carry on this tradition to represent green (paper) money and brown money (pennies) that they hope to have more of during the upcoming year. Join us to see how this meal would have been prepared on the wood burning stove.
Experience life on the one-horse family farm from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Junior Farmers is a free, family friendly program open to children ages 5-10 and focuses on the traditions of an early 1900s farm family. Join us on January 4th from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM to learn about the dairy cow and how to make butter. Maximum of 15 children, parents must remain with children. To participate, pre-register with Marion Haynes at haynesm@horrycounty.org or 843-915-7861.
