Donald Kirkpatrick to give lecture on Fossils of the Pee Dee Region

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

The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Donald Kirkpatrick at 1:00 PM on July 25th on vertebrate fossils of the Upper Cretaceous (Age of Dinosaurs) Period in the Pee Dee. Featuring fossils from his own collection, Mr. Kirkpatrick will discuss what areas he looks for fossils in, and the types that […]

Gathering Tobacco at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the ‘one horse family farm’ from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region. During the late summer, leaves would be gathered and taken to the barn to be […]

Gathering Tobacco at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the ‘one horse family farm’ from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region. During the late summer, leaves would be gathered and taken to the barn to be […]

Gathering Tobacco at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the ‘one horse family farm’ from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region. During the late summer, leaves would be gathered and taken to the barn to be […]

Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series: The Last Auction

The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series picks back up with The Last Auction, part of the Carolina Stories Series from ETV.  For more than 100 years Mullins was the major tobacco market for South Carolina. Since 1997, the tobacco allotment has been cut in half, textile manufacturers have moved away […]

Outdoor Children’s Activities at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Join us for free 30-minute activities at the Farm August 12th-August 14th! 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 Wednesday, children will learn how to predict upcoming weather by creating […]

Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series: The Battle of Camden

The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with The Battle of Camden, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV. In this film, Revolutionary War re-enactors help tell the story of this crucial event in American history, one of the worst American battle defeats in the Revolution. From new guerilla […]