April 2017

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Fielding Freed on Saturday, May 6th, on grunt gear of the Vietnam War. A grunt once said that with all the gear on his back he felt like a turtle and moved about as quickly. This hands-on program will show […]

Experience life on the “one horse farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. On small farms that grew most of their own food, it was a special treat to have new potatoes cooked with garden peas in May. Enough potatoes and peas for “a mess” was […]

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Dr. Jim Luken on Saturday, April 22nd, on the Venus flytrap. The Venus flytrap is known worldwide as a carnivorous plant catching prey with unique snap traps. However, few people know that the Venus flytrap is native to Horry County […]

The Horry County Museum continues its Documentary Matinee Series for 2017, featuring films from the museum’s collection. The films, which last from 30 minutes to an hour, will be shown on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM and will continue throughout the year. April films include Waves of Change: The Story of Myrtle Beach, […]