Events

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Fielding Freed on Saturday, November 3rd, 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 some of the gear used and carried by soldiers and Marines during the Vietnam War. Understanding some of the physical demands of jungle warfare starts with the equipment carried by our troops. Historian Fielding Freed will show and discuss original examples including rations, field gear, headgear, uniforms, and the all-important back pack radio used during Vietnam. Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend.

The 2018 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Men of Honor: Freddie Stowers & Alvin York.

This film follows the stories of two Medal of Honor recipients from World War I, Freddie Stowers, and Alvin York. Stowers, a native of South Carolina, was a corporal and squad leader who was killed in action wile leading an assault that helped to break the German line in northern France. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1991, and became the first African-American soldier to receive the award in World War I. Also a corporal in the US Army, York went from being a conscientious objector to war hero when he captured more than one hundred German prisoners of war in combat.

War Birds is a documentary film about three American pilots who flew with the Royal Air Force during World War I. The film chronicles the exploits of John Grider, Elliott White Springs, and Larry Callahan, all known as the “Three Musketeers”. War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator was originally published after World War I and became a bestseller. It was assumed that the diary was written and kept by Grider, the only member of the trio to be killed in action. However, it was later discovered in 1959 that Springs, who later became president of Spring Cotton Mills, Inc. and founder of Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC, wrote and published the work in memory of his friend and other pilots who had died in the war.

Experience life on the one horse family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. A large part of farm life in the first half of the twentieth century was old-fashioned syrup making. Cooking down the raw juice into sweet cane syrup became a celebration and gathering for the community. Join us to relive that celebration at the L. W. Paul Living History Farm Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm as staff and volunteers will be making syrup. Traditional demonstrations will take place throughout the day including grinding corn into grits and meal, blacksmithing, cooking on a wood stove, butter making and more.

The monthly Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum will continue on November 20th at 1:00 PM with a program on Southeastern Native Americans. Join us to learn about the historyand culture of the earliest residents of Horry County. The Active Adult Series is held the third Tuesday of each month and is perfect for new residents to the area, or lifetime locals who want to learn more about the place that they call home.

This locally produced documentary tells the story of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, whose arrival in America in 1620 shaped the founding of the nation. Shot on location in the Pilgrim country of Great Britain and in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, it traces the extraordinary story of the Pilgrims from their troubles in 17th century England through their escape to Holland and their dramatic voyage to America.