Events

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Rodger Stroup on February 8th, on his book Meet Me at the Rocket: A History of the South Carolina State Fair.

In the early 1700s South Carolinians were gathering to exchange information about crops and livestock, and small rural fairs were held, enhanced by horse racing, raffles, and other diversions to draw in the populace. The State Agricultural Society of South Carolina was founded in 1839 and held its first annual fair and stock show in November of the following year. In 1869 the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina was founded to revive the fair and has presented a fair in every year except 1918. The South Carolina State Fair has a long and storied history from those early days to its current "meet me at the rocket" days. Those initial fair goers would have been astonished to see the rocket, a Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missile, greeting them as they arrived on the grounds. Join us as we explore South Carolina's agriculture and industry, its science and art and history through the State Fair.

The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Saving Sandy Island. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this film details the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from development. Home to endangered species and rare long leaf pine forests, Sandy Island is […]

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture on February 15th, on local plants and wildlife. Join us as retired CCU professor Stephen Berkowitz shares images and videos of local wildlife including birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and flowers that he has collected from natural areas throughout Horry County. Steve […]

Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum continues with lecture on local foods The monthly Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum will continue on February 18th at 1:00 PM with a lecture on the history behind some of our local foods. Join us to learn about dishes like chicken […]