Enjoy a day of planting and plowing on a one horse family farm, Saturday, April 1st from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. The L. W. Paul Living History Farm is gearing up the mule to set tobacco and plant corn for the summer. Join the Farm staff as they re-create old days on the family farm. Traditional farm tools and techniques are used to work and demonstrate. The public is invited to try their hand at setting tobacco with hand setters and cultivating crops. A variety of activities and crafts will be available for all ages. Demonstrations planned for the day include setting tobacco plants, planting a spring garden, wood working, grinding grits and meal, blacksmithing, cooking on a wood stove, butter making, and children’s games. Food, snacks and gifts are available for purchase in the visitor’s center. Re-create the past years between 1900-1955 and embrace an Horry County, one horse family farm lifestyle. Find a memory of your own, or make a new one with the family.
The L. W. Paul Living History Farm is located at 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, Conway, SC 29526.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the L.W. Paul Living History Farm at (843) 365-3596, e-mail hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org, or call the Horry
County Museum at (843) 915-5320. For a full listing of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.