February 2017

February 24, 2017

Bing Chambers to speak on South Carolina Confederate Soldiers

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture by Herbert “Bing” Chambers. Mr. Chambers will be speaking on South Carolina Confederate soldiers, the subject of his book And Were the Glory of Their Times, on March 11th. Drawing from 18 years of research, Mr. Chambers will share stories about […]
February 16, 2017

Wash Day at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the ‘one horse family farm’ in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. On February 28th, a clothes washing demonstration will take place from 9 AM until 3 PM. Visitors will see how clothes from the early 20th century were washed, ironed and starched using […]
February 16, 2017

Cooking demonstration at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the “one horse farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. On Thursday, March 2nd, staff will show how shad fish, including the roe, was cleaned and fried. White shad is a fish the runs, or migrates, from saltwater into freshwater during certain times […]
February 9, 2017

Traditional Music at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Enjoy a traditional music demonstration on February 18th at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. Music will begin at 1:00 PM and end at 3:30 PM and is free and open to the public. The L. W. Paul Living History Farm is open Tuesday-Saturday 9 AM-4 PM and teaches the history of […]
February 9, 2017

Dr. Jenna Hill to speak at the Horry County Museum

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Dr. Jenna Hill on Saturday, February 18th, on icebergs along the South Carolina and Florida coast. As the ice sheets across North America melted following the last ice age, huge icebergs calved off into the sea, drifting in ocean currents […]