We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us on March 1st at 1 PM as Certified Quilt Appraiser Brenda Grampsas answers questions about the care and storage of quilts. Grampsas will present methods of treating stains and laundering quilts that have worked for her and her clients for […]
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm will host a free hands-on workshop on indigo dyeing on March 2nd and March 10th at 10 AM. Participants will learn about the history of indigo in South Carolina and have the opportunity to design and dye their own handkerchief. Space is limited to 15 people, […]
The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with When Rice Was King. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this film tells the story of how rice became a major cash crop in South Carolina. The cultivation of rice in South Carolina began in the late 1600s. By the […]
The Horry County Museum will host a ‘Mini Trunk Show’ 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 3rd at […]
The public is invited to view a special Quilts of Valor display at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC. A variety of quilts made especially for local veterans by the Myrtle Beach Shorebirds and Conway Quilts of Valor groups will be on display in the Museum from […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Museum! Parents can sign children up for one of four 30 minute sessions between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited per session to help ensure social distancing. On March 5th, children will decorate quilt squares to be used for local […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 8th at 1 PM as local quilter Dot Kenney shares about Quilts of Valor and talks about quilts from her personal collection. Dot Kenney began sewing on a Singer trundle machine at the age of 10. She has […]
The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Hearts & Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society. This film presents a vital part of American history, the role played by women and their textiles in the nineteenth century’s great movements and events including the Civil War, the […]
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm will host a free hands-on workshop on indigo dyeing on March 2nd and March 10th at 10 AM. Participants will learn about the history of indigo in South Carolina and have the opportunity to design and dye their own handkerchief. Space is limited to 15 people, […]
The Horry County Museum will host a free workshop on Embroidery for Beginners Friday, March 11th at 10 AM. Participants will learn a few of the basic embroidery stitches and create a small piece to take home. Space is limited to 15 people, pre-registration is required. To sign up, contact Marian Calder […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for one of four half hour sessions starting at 9 AM. Group sizes will be limited per session to help ensure social distancing. On March 12th, children will learn about indigo and design and dye their […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 15th at 11 AM as local quilter Carolyn Brackat shares quilts from her personal collection. Carolyn is a mixed media quilt maker that creates art quilts and bed quilts. Her creations have a pivotal message with an African […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Countless quilt designs made by our ancestors are still being made today. Join us on March 15th at 1 PM as Brenda Grampsas presents quilts from her collection of antique and vintage quilts with modern examples of those same designs. Quilt designs […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Friday, Wednesday, March 16th at 11 AM as local quilter and textile artist Barbara Jones shares a trunk show with some of her unique creations. Topics will include being bold with prints and color, what to do with tiny scraps, […]
The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film biography tells the story of South Carolinian, Dr. Benjamin Mays. Benjamin Mays, from Epworth, South Carolina, saw the racism and forced segregation of life around him and decided […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Thursday, March 17th at 1 PM as local quilter Joan Wobbleton shares about Quilts of Valor and talks about quilts from her personal collection. Joan Wobbleton is a retired nurse practitioner who began quilting some 60 years ago when she […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Friday, March 18th at 1 PM for a presentation by local textile artist, Judy Lyons. Judy will describe the fascinating world of fabric dyeing and show the audience many techniques to achieve a variety of results. Some techniques include basic […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Museum! Parents can sign children up for one of four 30 minute sessions between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited per session to help ensure social distancing. On March 19th, children will decorate posters to be used in a parade […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 22nd at 11 AM as local quilter Kathleen Armel shares quilts from her personal collection. Kathleen has been married for 45 years, and has been piecing and quilting for 44 of those years! Her college roommate, Brenda, introduced […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Wednesday, March 23rd at 10 AM as local quilter Kay Rutherford shares a variety of rag quilts, long arm, and hand and machine embroidered quilts from her personal collection. She will also feature several quilts hand quilted by her mother. […]
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum. Join us Wednesday, March 23rd as local quilter Pam Whitaker shares quilts from her personal collection. The program will begin at 11:00 AM at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street, Conway SC. This event is free and open to […]
Brenda Grampsas, Certified Quilt Appraiser asks, “Don’t you just love all the cute items purchased and made for a new baby in your family or circle of friends?” One of the reasons baby showers are so fun is the wonderful gift items we all ooh and ah over. Baby & children’s quilts […]
Clean Water Act: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT HORRY COUNTY MUSEUM ON FRIDAY MARCH 25TH AT 1 PM – 2 PM Join us at the Horry County Museum or virtually for our keynote presentation, CWA: Past, Present, & Future, from Amy Armstrong. We will be hosting the presentation at the […]
Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Museum! Parents can sign children up for one of four 30 minute sessions between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited per session to help ensure social distancing. On March 26th, children will create thank you cards to give out to […]
The 2022 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with General William Westmoreland: The Man Behind the Four Stars. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film is the story of General Westmoreland, an Eagle Scout from Spartanburg County, who earned medals for bravery in World War II and became a […]
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 2nd children will learn about the different states of matter for water, and evaporation and […]
