Horry County Museum

Watermelon Day at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-08-24 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Visitors of all ages are invited to join us Saturday, August 24th from 9 AM-12 PM at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm as we celebrate one of our favorite summertime treats, the watermelon! Stop by for a slice of watermelon grown at the farm, bring the kids by for fun activities, and stop by the house for a cooking demo on the wood burning stove.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is open Tuesday-Saturday 9 AM-4 PM and teaches the history of the Horry County farm family from 1900-1955. The farm is free and open to the public and is located at the corner of Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, SC. For more information, call the L. W. Paul Living History Farm at 843-915-5321 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.
For a full list of programs and events at the Horry County Museum and L.W. Paul Living History Farm, visit www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Over Here: The Homefront During World War I
2024-08-21 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Over Here: The Homefront During World War I. This film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, examines why African-Americans supported the war effort and how they were disappointed by the response to their efforts; women’s roles and how the war played a part in the women’s movement; military camps and what they meant for South Carolina cities; and how the influenza epidemic in 1918 impacted the state.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 21st, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Ukes By the Sea to perform at the Horry County Museum
2024-08-17 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a free concert by the local group Ukes By the Sea on Saturday, August 17th, at 1:00 PM. Ukes By The Sea is a light-hearted ukulele band based in Myrtle Beach, SC. Members of the band range in age from 11 to 93. Their mission is to share joy through happy music. The group performs a mixture of toe-tapping, uplifting popular songs from the 1960s through today. More information about Ukes By the Sea can be found at Facebook.com@ukes.by.the.sea.2024
The concert will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, S.C. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. For more information about our programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The Battle of Camden, part of the Carolina Stories Series from ETV
2024-08-14 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with The Battle of Camden, part of the Carolina Stories Series from ETV. In this film, Revolutionary War re-enactors help tell the story of this crucial event in American history, one of the worst American battle defeats in the Revolution. From new guerilla tactics employed by American militia to the actions of an over-confident king, the tragic events that transpired on August 16, 1780 became the catalyst that led to the birth of a nation.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 14th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

The End of the Road Bluegrass Band to perform at the Horry County Museum
2024-08-10 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a free traditional bluegrass concert by The End of the Road Bluegrass Band on Saturday, August 10th, at 1:00 PM. The End of the Road Bluegrass Band is a regional band based out of Conway, South Carolina. Formed in 2001, the band plays traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music. They have performed in several venues and churches, including a monthly concert series held by the Rivertown Bluegrass Society and the Southeastern Bluegrass Association of SC. The band also performed at the first annual Sea Mountain Fiddlers Convention and Bluegrass Festival where they shared the stage with such bands as Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, Carolina Blue, and The Virginia Luthiers. Band members include Joe Hudson on guitar/vocals, Ron Mew on mandolin/vocals, Blake Marlowe on banjo/vocals, Dean Hudson on Bass/vocals, and Stephanie Sullivan on fiddle.
The concert will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, S.C. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. For more information about our programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

SCETV documentary, Juke Joints and Honkytonk Legends
2024-08-07 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the SCETV documentary, Juke Joints and Honkytonk Legends.
Their “Gaillard Auditoriums” are large, non-descript rooms with wooden tables, metal chairs, and a bar. Their “Bi-Lo Center ushers and doormen” are friends and family who double as roadies. Yet, for the love of the music, the performers and fans leave their 9 to 5 jobs to venture down the back roads of small southern communities to remote watering holes for down home blues, country and western, and bluegrass entertainment. This film is an excursion into a larger than life culture with roots that trace back to traditional African and folk music. It explores this nonconformist genre and the people who seek to preserve it.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 7th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Tobacco Heritage Day at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-08-03 09:00 - 12:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
See history come to life at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! The Farm will host its annual Tobacco Heritage Day on Saturday, August 3rd from 9 AM-Noon. For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region and provided an income for many farm families in the area. During the late summer, leaves were gathered and taken to the barn to be strung and cured. This process required participation from all family members, down to young children, whose job would be to hand the tobacco leaves to a stringer. Demonstrations will include gathering, hand tying and stringing tobacco, cooking on the wood burning stove, and a variety of other farm activities.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is located at the corner of Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, SC. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the L.W. Paul Living History Farm at 843-915-5321 or email the Horry County Museum at hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. For a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Charlie’s Place
2024-07-31 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the SCETV documentary, Charlie’s Place. This 30 minute film tells the story of an African American nightclub owned by Charlie Fitzgerald in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Despite the fact that much of the South was segregated during the time, both blacks and whites were welcomed into the club. This drew unwanted attention from groups like the KKK, who attacked Charlie’s Place in August of 1950.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 31st, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Dusty Owens to Speak on the Revolutionary War Battle of Blue Savannah
2024-07-27 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum and the Horry County Historical Society present a program by Dusty Owens on the Battle of Blue Savannah on Saturday, July 27th, at 1:00 PM.
Dusty Owens is a native of Florence County. He graduated from Francis Marion University and served for twenty years in the United States Army. Formerly the head of the Florence County Emergency Management Department, he currently serves as a Methodist Minister. Owens has had a lifelong interest in history. He is especially interested in the Revolutionary War and Francis Marion as both he and his wife have ancestors who fought under Marion. His research on the Battle of Blue Savannah includes reading all of the pensioner’s accounts of the running battle that took place between present day Marion & Horry Counties. He will also share information from other historians and his own thoughts on the battle.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Courage in Korea: A Soldier’s Story
2024-07-24 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Courage in Korea: A Soldier’s Story. The documentary presents the little-known story of the Korean War through the experiences of the late Sergeant Paul Thompkins, a Korean War veteran from Conway, South Carolina. Thompkins, who became a local pastor after the war, was engaged in combat in Korea with the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, was captured when U.S. lines were overrun by the Chinese army, and spent more than two-and-a-half years as a prisoner-of-war in North Korea’s Communist prison camps.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 24th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Doug & The Doc to Perform at the Horry County Museum
2024-07-20 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us for a performance by Doug & The Doc at the Horry County Museum on Saturday, July 20th, at 1:00 PM. The duo will perform a blend of musical styles featuring swing, gypsy jazz, Latin, and originals – you might even hear a country or rock tune in this mix! With guitar, bass, and vocals, Doug and Shelia perform in their own, unique style.
Doug Fankhauser, an experienced guitarist and local teacher, has performed for festivals, restaurants, private parties, and on cruise ships. He utilizes the warm, smooth sound of a nylon-stringed guitar to offer versatility in his arrangements of cover tunes as well as his original music.
“Doug and the Doc” was formed when Doug suggested to his wife, Shelia, that he give her a bass guitar lesson. Shelia, a family physician, grew up playing piano and always had a love and passion for music. The lesson clicked and now “Doug and the Doc” perform with guitar, bass, and vocals. Doug and Shelia live in Murrells Inlet with their golden doodle, Lilly, who fortunately likes music too!
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Hard to Say Goodbye: The Official Documentary of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
2024-07-17 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Hard to Say Goodbye: The Official Documentary of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion. For almost 100 years the Myrtle Beach Pavilion played a beloved role in Myrtle Beach history. From its origins as a meeting place and dance hall to the arrival of famed general manager Earl Husted and its expansion into a world famous amusement park, this official documentary, commissioned by park owner Burroughs & Chapin Company and accomplished in union with Myrtle Beach’s award-winning Stages Video Productions, captures the magic and memories that made the Myrtle Beach Amusement Park a family favorite for generations.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 17th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

The South Carolina Dispensary System and the Bottles it Left Behind
2024-07-13 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program by Michael Lewis on the South Carolina Dispensary System on Saturday, July 13th, at 1:00 PM.
South Carolina’s state-run liquor dispensary system lasted from 1893-1907. The first of its kind in North America, the South Carolina Dispensary promised a middle of the road solution to liquor policy, allowing people to drink but eliminating the side effects of gambling, drunkenness and prostitution associated with saloons. Lewis tells the political rise and demise of the dispensary through the lens of how it played out in the town of North Augusta. Initially the town’s location across the river from Augusta Georgia (a dry city) created a financial windfall. Within a few years the political corruption associated with the dispensary led voters to adopt prohibition.
Michael Lewis is a professor of Sociology at Christopher Newport University in Newport News Virginia. He studies historical changes in alcohol regulation in the United States with a particular focus on state regulatory systems. In addition to “The Coming of Southern Prohibition” he is the coeditor of “Prohibition’s Greatest Myths: The Distilled Truth about America’s Anti-Alcohol Crusade.”
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Incident at Mars Bluff
2024-07-10 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Incident at Mars Bluff. This 30 minute film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, explores how the world’s most technologically advanced air power came to drop a three-ton nuclear device on a small town in South Carolina. Interviews with the surviving members of the Gregg family will reveal how the incident affected them then and to this day. Additional interviews with surviving crewmembers, Air Force personnel, Mars Bluff residents and Cold War historians will shed light on the incident and provide local, national and international perspectives to the world’s first nuclear blunder.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 10th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Against All Odds: The Jim Dozier Story
2024-07-06 13:00 - 17:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum will host a showing of the film Against All Odds: The Jim Dozier Story on Saturday, July 6th at 1 PM. Produced by The United Bank Center for Military and Veteran Studies, this film tells the story of Horry County native, and Medal of Honor recipient, Jim Dozier.
Dozier, a Galivants Ferry native, was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in battle in World War I in France, becoming the first resident of Horry County to receive the nation’s highest military honor. The film is produced by Rod Gragg, an author, historian and educator at Coastal Carolina University.
The program will be held in the McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway SC. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Closed for July 4th
2024-07-04 | SC

Swamp Fox: Francis Marion & the American Revolution
2024-07-03 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the locally produced film Swamp Fox: Francis Marion & the American Revolution. Produced and narrated by historian Rod Gragg, this film follows the life of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion from his birth in 1732 near Monck’s Corner, SC to his experiences as a sailor, and service in the French and Indian War, where he learned the ambush fighting techniques that would frustrate the British in the Revolutionary War and earn him the nickname ‘Swamp Fox’.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 3rd, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

A True Likeness. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV
2024-06-26 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with A True Likeness. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film tells the story of Richard Samuel Roberts, a little-known African American photographer from South Carolina whose posthumous discovery transcended stereotypes and brought to light a significant legacy. Heralded as one of the south’s most accomplished photographers of the 1920’s and 1930’s, Roberts was a self-taught artist who was determined to become a master portrait maker, with every image a true likeness of the subject. But for more than 40 years after his death his work remained lost to all but his family and friends.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 26th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Carin Bloom: This Will Not Be Believed When It Is First Reported…
2024-06-22 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program on the Battle of Sullivan’s Island from the British perspective by Carin Bloom on Saturday, June 22nd, at 1:00 PM.
The Continental Army’s victory over the might of the British Royal Navy on June 28, 1776 – forever now enshrined as Carolina Day – had all the dramatic makings of a feature-length film. Hear the story of this disastrous defeat from a British Royal Navy sailor who saw the action first-hand. From failed piloting in the harbor (was it inexperience or intentional grounding?), to Army reinforcements that never landed, to horrific destruction aboard the ships of the line – including injuries both serious and downright comical – there should never have been a question about the superiority of the British fighting force…and yet somehow, 430-odd Continental soldiers held fast in their palmetto-logged fortress. Come hear the comedy of errors that never should have been; a riveting episode that left no stain on the bravery and intrepid enterprise of His Majesty’s Royal Navy, though their loss was complete.
Carin Bloom is a public historian with undergraduate and graduate degrees in historic sites archaeology – particularly sites of the American Revolution. Her passion over the past two decades has been sharing the hidden histories of the Colonial era with interested audiences through conventional and unconventional programs. Bringing diverse narratives to light that have been long ignored is a particular focus of hers, and her portrayal as a sailor in the British Royal Navy is no exception. Carin is the Education Manager for Middleton Place Foundation in Charleston, SC, where she puts her passion to work every day for K-12 visitors, as well as in planning and executing interpretive programming for learners of all ages and historical interests.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Closed June 19th for Juneteenth
2024-06-19 | SC
Closed June 19th for Juneteenth.

Violin Duo to Perform at the Horry County Museum
2024-06-15 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum will host a free concert, part of Varna International’s Muzika! 2024 series, on Saturday, June 15th at 1:00 PM. The public is invited to enjoy Baroque to the Future featuring Levon Ambartsumian, violin & Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva on violin and viola.
Kalin and Sharon Tchonev started Varna International over twenty years ago with the goal to bring high quality choral training to Bulgarian school teachers. Their company has since grown into a globally recognized festival organizer that specializes in large-scale performances and music training academies for conductors, singers, and instrumentalists throughout Europe, Israel, and the United States. Varna International’s annual event, Muzika! will take place throughout South Carolina June 1st-30th. For more information about performances across the state, visit www.varnainternational.com.
The concert will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. Admission is free and open to the public, no reservations or tickets are required. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. For more information about our programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The Mapping of Kosciuszko’s Tunnel. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV
2024-06-12 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with The Mapping of Kosciuszko’s Tunnel. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film highlights the story of the Kosciuszko tunnel and the technology behind the 3D mapping and preservation efforts concerning the little known tunnel that is a part of the Ninety Six National Historic Site in Ninety Six, South Carolina. The Mapping of Kosciuszko’s Tunnel project is collaboration between SCETV, The University of South Florida (USF), The Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies (AIST) and the National Park Service.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 12th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Mark Bara: Snake Identification
2024-06-08 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program on snake identification by Mark Bara on Saturday, June 8th, at 1:00 PM. Bara will discuss the different snakes found in South Carolina and how to identify them.
Mark Bara is a professionally trained wildlife biologist with Wildlife Society certification. He has a BS in Agriculture from Cornell University, and after serving 3 ½ years of shipboard duty as a USCG officer, he used his GI Bill benefits to obtain a Master’s degree in Wildlife Science at the University of Georgia. He was employed for 33 years by SCDNR, retiring as a Regional Coordinator for a nine county area in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. He has worked with hundreds of landowners and hunting clubs, assisting them with habitat improvement and harvest strategies. Among numerous other duties, he was responsible for programs on several public wildlife management areas and heritage preserves, wild turkey restoration, and assisting farmers with USDA cost share programs for soil conservation and wildlife habitat improvements. During the early to mid-1970s, he also conducted alligator research during which time he captured 1,000 alligators.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Uncommon Courage: The D-Day Battle of Graignes
2024-06-05 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Uncommon Courage: The D-Day Battle of Graignes. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the little known battle of Graignes described as the “Alamo of D-Day”. When the D-Day invasion of France began on June 6, 1944, approximately 180 American paratroopers were accidentally dropped far from their drop zone, and landed outside the small village of Graignes in Normandy, right in the path of a major German counterattack. Assisted by French villagers, the American paratroopers at Graignes made a courageous stand against a force of German S.S. troops that was ten time their size.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 5th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Shark Tooth Charles to Speak at the Horry County Museum
2024-06-01 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program all about shark’s teeth by Charles Shelton on Saturday, June 1st, at 1:00 PM.
“Shark Tooth Charles” has been hunting for shark’s teeth for close to 40 years. It’s his passion and he loves to give his time to educate, inspire, and enlighten others about the world of shark teeth hunting. In this program you’ll learn about shark teeth, shark jaws, and most importantly how to hunt for shark’s teeth. You’ll also learn about what can be found locally on our beaches. We hope that you walk away ready to hunt some teeth!
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Pirates of the Carolinas. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV
2024-05-29 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Pirates of the Carolinas. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this hour long film digs up the true tales of treachery and villainy that occurred off the coasts of North and South Carolina during the Golden Age of Piracy.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 29th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

Closed May 25th for Memorial Day
2024-05-25 | SC
Closed May 25th for Memorial Day.

We Have a Story to Tell: 350 Years of the South Carolina National Guard.
2024-05-22 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with We Have a Story to Tell: 350 Years of the South Carolina National Guard. Part of the Carolina Stories series by South Carolina ETV, this film features a partnership between the SC Military Museum and the SC Military History Foundation to tell the stories of the SC Army National Guard and the SC Air National Guard. The Guard’s history is long and rich, dating back to 1670, and its service to the United States and to South Carolina is enduring. See how the Guard has served both at home and abroad throughout its history.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 22nd, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.

The Major of St. Lo
2024-05-18 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum will host a showing of the film The Major of St. Lo on Saturday, May 18th at 1 PM. Produced by SCETV and the United Bank Center for Military and Veteran Studies, this film tells the story of Major Thomas D. Howie and the heroism he displayed as he led his men into battle in Normandy, France.
A native of Abbeville, South Carolina, Howie attended college at the Citadel in Charleston, SC. After graduating in 1929, he taught English and coached sports at Staunton Military Academy in Virginia. While in Staunton, he also joined the Virginia National Guard and entered active duty in February of 1941. He was promoted to Captain in 1942 and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day June 6, 1944. In July he was assigned to command the 3rd Battalion and personally led the attack against German forces outside of St. Lo where his heroism earned him the nickname “The Major of St. Lo”.
The program will be held in the McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway SC. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-05-18 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 18th, for a free 30 minute activity at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited. In this session, we’ll celebrate the warmer weather with a fun, and tasty, science experiment by making ice cream in a bag.
For information about available times and to register, contact Marian Calder at 843-915-7861 or email calder.marian@horrycountysc.gov . Available sessions are 9, 9:30, 10 or 10:30, please specify which session you would like upon registering.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM and is located at 2279 Harris Short Cut Road, Conway, SC 29526.
