Events

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by J. Grahame Long on January 4th, on his book Lost Charleston.

Even in a city as conscious of history as Charleston, South Carolina, not everything has survived. Natural disasters, wars and other calamities claimed many treasures. Only a few preserved bits of one of the city’s grandest mansions survive at Dock Street Theatre. An old Quaker graveyard still rests in peace but does so under a downtown parking garage. The famous corner of Meeting and Broad Streets was once the area’s busiest marketplace. The Grace Memorial Bridge spanned the Cooper River for more than seventy years. Join us as author J. Grahame Long details the history of these and more lost locations in the Holy City.

Experience life on the family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us January 8th 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 organic fertilizers. In this program, Farm staff will prepare the garden by plowing with mules and laying out compost.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is open Tuesday-Saturday 9 AM-4 PM and teaches the history of the Horry County farm family. The farm is free and open to the public and is located at the corner of Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, SC. For more information, call the L. W. Paul Living History Farm at 843-915-5321 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. For a full list of programs and events at the Horry County Museum and L.W. Paul Living History Farm, visit www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series begins with a documentary by South Carolina ETV on inductees from the Colonial Era into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. Established in 1973, The South Carolina Hall of Fame, located in Myrtle Beach, inducts one deceased and one contemporary honoree each year. It is by law the “official” Hall of Fame for South Carolina. There are nearly 100 members of the South Carolina Hall of Fame, each of whom has made outstanding contributions to South Carolina’s heritage, history, and progress.

Junior Curators continues at the Horry County Museum on Saturday, January 11th 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 owls and will have the opportunity to dissect Barn Owl pellets. Adults must remain with children. To participate, sign up with Marion Calder at haynesm@horrycounty.org or call 843-915-7861.

The public is invited to view a special Quilts of Valor display and presentation at the Horry County Museum. Quilts made especially for local veterans will be on display at the Museum December 17th through January 10th. A presentation of the quilts to veterans will take place January 11th in the Museum’s auditorium at 1:00 pm at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526.

The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) is to cover all service members and veterans, touched by war, with a comforting and healing quilt. In 2003, Catherine Roberts, the founder of the QOVF, had a son deployed to Iraq. She struggled with how to stay busy and keep her mind busy while he was in harm’s way. One night, she had a dream where she saw a man sitting on the side of a bed, shaking. In her dream, a quilt was placed around his shoulders and he seemed to be comforted. As a nurse and quilter, Roberts then decided she would make and send quilts to Kandahar. Each stretcher that had a wounded veteran got a red, white and blue quilt placed on their stretcher. After six years, the foundation decided to award a quilt to any veteran who served during wartime era, from WWII to present. Since 2003, the foundation, now a national organization, has awarded 216,471 quilts.

The monthly Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum will continue on January 21st at 1:00 PM with a program on Southeastern Native Americans. Join us to learn about the history and culture of the earliest residents of Horry County. The Active Adult Series is held the third Tuesday of each month and is perfect for new residents to the area, or lifetime locals who want to learn more about the place that they call home.