Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

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

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 help ensure social distancing. On April 30th kids will learn how to make homemade ink using berries, and have the chance […]

Patrick McCawley: “To Preserve us from Utter Ruine”: The Revolution of 1719

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, United States

  The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a program by Patrick McCawley on The Revolution of 1719 in South Carolina on Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 PM. This lecture will explore the largely forgotten bloodless Revolution of 1719 in Charles Town and its lasting impact on South Carolina history. […]

South Carolinians in WWII: A Time to Fight

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, United States

The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolinians in WWII: A Time to Fight.  This documentary series is a collective remembrance of World War II, taken from personal stories of South Carolina veterans. Beginning with Pearl Harbor, the films weave together first person accounts of the first stages […]

Jr. Program-Ice Cream in a Bag

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

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm 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 help ensure social distancing. On May 7th children are invited to […]

Eric Crawford: Gullah Spirituals

McCown Auditorium 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, United States

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by musicologist Eric Crawford on May 7th on his book, Gullah Spirituals: The Sound of Freedom & Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Join us to learn the history of Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to […]

South Carolinians in WWII: A New Front

Horry County Museum 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, United States

The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolinians in WWII: A New Front.  The second episode of the series follows veterans living in South Carolina through the mountains of Italy, into the fields of England and onto the beaches of Normandy. Also featured are South Carolina doctors and […]

Jr. Program-Animal Tracks

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

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm 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 help ensure social distancing. On May 14th children will learn about […]

Shape Note: The Roots of American Song

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

The public is invited to the L.W. Paul Living History Farm at 1pm on May 14th to experience the sound of American shape-note singing. This traditional form of music has been sung in churches and “singing schools” since the early 1800s and has strong roots in the American South. Join staff member Abigail […]