Cooking Demonstration

L.W. Paul Living History Farm 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway

Experience life on the family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Join us on March 5th from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM to learn about traditional foods on the family farm. Fried shad were a common dish for many farm families during cold winter months. Families would also can the fish to be used later on for making patties or stew. Join us for this month’s cooking demonstration to see shad being canned using a pressure canning pot.
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.

Jerre Reese: Mini Trunk Show

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway

The Horry County Museum and the L.W. Paul Living History Farm will host two ‘Mini Trunk Shows’ by local quilter Jerre Reese. Join us to view just a few of her miniature quilts and learn how she makes them. Jerre’s talk will be held at the Horry County Museum (805 Main Street, Conway, SC) on Thursday, March 5th at 1 pm and at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm, (2279 Harris Short Cut Road, Conway, SC) Thursday, March 19th at 1 pm.

For those with questions about an antique quilt in their personal collection, Jerre will be available after each program, starting at 2:30 pm, to give an approximate date and pattern name of the quilt, and offer tips on caring for and storing, or displaying, it.