The 2020 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. A […]
The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Forgotten Founder: Charles Pinckney. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this film is a historical visualization of the biography of Charles Pinckney, whose life serves as the basis for much of where and how we live today. Through the use […]
Since their discovery along the Scuppernong River in North Carolina, Scuppernongs, and other varieties of muscadine grapes, have been popular ingredients in wines, pies, jams, and jellies throughout many Southern kitchens. To learn more about this unique native fruit, join us on September 12th for a program by Museum Director Walter Hill. […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half-hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited to 5 children per session to help ensure social distancing. On September 12th we’ll discuss a few of the different types of snakes […]
The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Simeon Brooks Chapin: A Man of Action. A successful businessman, Chapin was involved in each of the communities in which he lived, including Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His philanthropy provided for schools, churches, libraries, hospitals, and YMCAs. He showed his care of […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half-hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited to 5 children per session to help ensure social distancing. On September 19th we’ll talk about the differences between our local muscadine grapes […]
Experience life on the family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join museum staff Saturday, September 19th in the Farmhouse kitchen for a cooking demonstration all about cooking with grapes. From 9 AM until 12 PM, staff will prepare grape jam and grape hull pie […]
The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Hurricane Hugo: Storm of the Century. Hurricane Hugo made landfall north of Charleston sometime around midnight September 22, 1989. A category 4 storm, Hugo caused significant damage along the South Carolina coast. The Grand Strand saw 12 foot high walls of water […]
