March 2017
March 28, 2017
The Horry County Museum and the Horry County Historical Society present a lecture by Karen Stokes on Saturday, April 8th, on Ann Pamela Cunningham: The South Carolinian who saved Mt. Vernon. The founder of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, Ann Pamela Cunningham, created the organization responsible for saving and restoring the home […]
March 28, 2017
Full Steam Ahead and Easy 105.9/100.7 continue the Museum Movie Classics Series at the Horry County Museum with the classic film, The Odd Couple. When fussy Felix becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his best friend, messy Oscar. Felix drives Oscar crazy with his […]
March 23, 2017
The Horry County Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the new exhibit, Then and Now: The Transformation of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The exhibit opens March 31, 2017. This Exhibit is dedicated to the rich history and special memories of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The Base […]
March 15, 2017
Experience life on the “one horse farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. On Thursday, April 6th, staff will demonstrate how seasonal dishes such as tomatoes and rice, collard green soup with a hambone, and ‘hogs head cheese’ were prepared. Demonstrations will last from 11:00 AM […]
March 15, 2017
Experience life on the ‘one horse family farm’ in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. On March 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 […]
March 13, 2017
The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Dr. Dan Abel on Saturday, March 25th, on sharks of coastal South Carolina. Sensationalized media coverage of the 2015 US Atlantic coast shark attacks and bites led many to conclude that shark abundance had increased. In this presentation, Dr. Abel […]
March 7, 2017
Enjoy a traditional music demonstration on March 18th at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. This month’s demonstration will focus on the acoustic guitar. Learn how this instrument has evolved, how it is tuned, and some of the different styles of how it is played. Music will begin at 1:00 PM and […]