Indigo dyeing workshop at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-03-21 10:00 UTC | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm will host a free hands-on workshop on indigo dyeing on March 21st at 10 AM. Participants will learn about the history of indigo in South Carolina and have the opportunity to design and dye their own handkerchief. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. To sign up, contact Marian Calder at 843-915-7861 or email calder.marian@horrycountysc.gov.
A workshop geared towards children will be available Saturday, March 16th at the Farm. Available sessions are 9, 9:30, 10 or 10:30, please specify which session you would like for your child upon registering.
The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is located at 2279 Harris Short Cut Road, Conway, SC 29526. For more information about the Farm, the Horry County Museum, or programming at both sites, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Featured Quilters Alice Kohl & Haydee Burgos
2024-03-22 10:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Stop by to hear from local quilters on a range of topics. In addition to the free programming, you’ll have a chance to win a door prize at every event! Join us Friday, March 22nd at 10 AM to view and hear the stories behind quilts made by Alice Kohl & Haydee Burgos.
Originally from New York, Kohl moved to Myrtle Beach in 2018 and joined the Conway Quilt Guild in 2021. She began quilting at 55 and before that had never sewn or been around a sewing machine. Since then, she has made many different kinds of quilts.
Haydee Burgos was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York at 13. She retired to Conway in 2020 and also joined the Conway Quilters in 2021. Even though she’s only been quilting for two years, she has fallen in love with the amazing world of quilting.
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, 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.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-03-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, March 23rd, 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. Children will learn how scrap fabric was used to make bed and floor rugs in the past. They’ll also start their own piece to take home.
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.

Conway Quilt Guild Quilts of Valor Ceremony
2024-03-23 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States

Dot Kenney: Get to Know Quilts of Valor
2024-03-26 11:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 26th at 11 AM as local quilters Dot Kenney and Joan Wobbleton share information about Quilts of Valor (QOV). Learn the history of QOV, how to become involved and the basics of constructing quilts; from selecting the fabric through completion. There will also be a demonstration on stars and the opportunity for single star quilts to be taken home and completed.
Dot Kenney began sewing on a Singer trundle machine at the age of 10. She has made wedding, prom, and christening dresses and has sewn all her own clothes and made clothing for family and friends. She first heard about Quilts of Valor in January 2020 at a charity knitting class. Prior to QOV, she had made one quilt, but now makes toppers and helps with local presentations.
Joan Wobbleton is a retired nurse practitioner who began quilting some 60 years ago when she watched her mother in law and her sisters sitting around a large wooden frame in her living room. They spent the day hand quilting and talking. Joan made one hand quilt almost 40 years ago and that was her last: “I found out a sewing machine was quicker and therefore I’ve made many quilts.” Joan and her husband Jim have been involved in the Quilts of Valor program since 2010 including starting the Myrtle Beach Shorebirds group.
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, 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.

Barbara Cowdright: Dresden Plate Quilts
2024-03-27 11:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Stop by to hear from local quilters on a variety of topics. In addition to the free programming, you’ll have a chance to win a door prize at every event! Join us Tuesday, March 27th at 11 AM as local quilter Barbara Cowdright shares the history and the unique construction of the Dresden Plate block and the final results of the Dresden Quilt. Quilts and tops made from a previous class taught by Barb will also be shown.
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, 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.

Soldier Stories: Valor in Vietnam
2024-03-27 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Soldier Stories: Valor in Vietnam. This locally produced film chronicles the common experiences of Americans in uniform during the Vietnam War through historic combat footage, period photography, and personal commentary by local Vietnam veterans and others.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 27th, 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.

Kathleen Armel: Small Quilts
2024-03-28 11:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
We’re celebrating textiles all month at the Horry County Museum. Join us for a program by Kathleen Armel on Thursday, March 28th at 11 AM. Kathleen will show off a collection of small wall and kitchen quilts.
Kathleen’s quilt journey mirrors all the moves she and her husband made while she was employed by JC Penney, and ending here in Conway, with Belk. Starting in West Virginia, and moving through Indiana/Kentucky, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Armel’s progress in quilting grew with every move, and each quilt made has a story. Kathleen considers herself a traditionalist, as she favors simple blocks and basic colors. At last count, Armel’s home has over 74 quilts in it! Almost every room has a quilt or more. Kathleen is also one of the founding members of the Conway Quilt Guild, which was started in 2013 by the late Kim Parker of Horry County Parks & Recreation Seniors Program. She is thrilled to see the group grow from 9 members to over 70 these past 9 years and feels that her piecing and quilting has grown even more with the sharing of knowledge this group shares!
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, 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.

Diane Moro: Vintage Quilts
2024-03-28 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us March 28th at 1:00 PM for a presentation by local quilter Diane Moro as she shares the stories behind vintage quilts from her personal collection.
Diane grew up on a farm and ranch in Northwest Kansas and was surrounded by people who quilted. She made her first quilt at the age of seven and still has it today. Among the many quilts in her collection is a state quilt that was made in the 1930s, before all 50 states had even been added to the Union!
The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, 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.

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The Snowbird Cherokees
2024-04-03 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with The Snowbird Cherokees. Deep in the mountains of western North Carolina is the isolated Cherokee community of Snowbird. The ancestors of these Native Americans managed to flee U.S. soldiers in 1838 when the Cherokee Nation was forced to march the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma. This film explores the daily lives and culture of the present-day Cherokees, while looking into the fascinating history and culture of these Native Americans.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 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.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-04-06 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, April 6th, 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, children will learn about local Native American tools and pottery. They’ll also make and decorate a small clay pot to take home!
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.

Chief Harold Hatcher to speak on the Waccamaw Indian People
2024-04-06 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Chief Harold Hatcher on the Waccamaw Indian People on Saturday, April 6th, at 1:00 PM. This presentation will focus on the history of the Waccamaw Indian People from ancient times to today, including their presence around the time of the Revolutionary War and in the Dimery Settlement.
Harold D. Hatcher, the eighth of nine children, was born to Ms. Kathleen C. (Altman) and Mr. Claude L. Hatcher, on May 27, 1949. Hatcher joined the United States Army at the age of eighteen and remained in the military for the following 20 years. During his military career he served over eleven years with the elite 82nd Airborne Division, including combat in the Republic of Vietnam. Among his over 21 medals and awards is a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star of Valor, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Basic Airborne Wings and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He retired from the Army in 1988 at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Third Class, educated in the field of Automotive Technology and Logistics.
Hatcher was elected as the Chief of the Waccamaw Indian Tribe in 1992 and has served for over 25 years in that position. Chief Hatcher raised two sons: Dalton, who serves on the Waccamaw Tribal Council, and Doug, who serves as the tribe’s Web Master and computer consultant. He is also very proud of his daughter, Carol who is a supervisor at Verizon. The Chief’s wife, Susan Hayes-Hatcher also serves on the Tribal Council.
In 2014, the Chief was elected for his fourth term as the Chairman of the South Carolina Indian Affairs Commission and has served in that position now for over twelve years. During his tenure as the chairman several changes to state laws were realized. These laws include regulations, criteria, and procedure for a Native entity to obtain official recognition in the state, and laws that returned to Native Chiefs and religious leaders the right to perform marriages for their own people, and the right to use game animal parts on traditional Native arts and crafts in the state. Chief Hatcher also chaired the National Coalition for Indian Equality, which consisted of over 400 Native Groups and Tribes across the country. In 1994, Chief Hatcher briefed then President William (Bill) Clinton on the plight of non-federal Indians in this country and achieved some relief in federal laws that separate non-federal Indians from other citizens of the United States. State wide, he was worked closely with every Governor of South Carolina since Honorable Carol Campbell and had been recognized by a state legislative proclamation for his work on the Native American recognition project that resulted in Native American Recognition in the state of South Carolina.
Chief Hatcher is featured in three South Carolina School Social Studies text books, At Home in South Carolina, Let’s Learn about South Carolina and South Carolina, and three state educational guides including Those Who Remain, Indians of South Carolina and Strangers in Their Own Land. Additionally, Hatcher is a primary character in the novels, Fool Me Once, The Buckskin General and How it Was.
Hatcher is sought as a speaker on Native Issues across the county and has shared a stage with presidential candidates Ross Perot, John McCain, Howard Dean and others. Hatcher was the keynote speaker for the Traveling Wall, the Vietnam Veteran Memorial when it was brought to Myrtle Beach in 2007, and was the keynote speaker for the Verizon workers conference at the Smithsonian Institute for the Native American, in Washington, DC, in 2002. On the 23rd Day of February 2018, Hatcher was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award and shares that award with names such as Jimmy Carter, John Glenn, Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey and Condoleezza Rice. Hatcher was honored by the South Carolina National Guard in their first ever Cultural Unity Day, a tradition he hopes will continue. On the 30th of June 2019 Hatcher was selected and honored during the South Carolina 2019 Celebration of Freedom. Joining him there were Governor McMaster, Lt. Governor Evette, State Attorney General Wilson, MG McCarthy, the State Adjutant
General and his staff, LG General Beagle, the Commanding General of Fort Jackson and others. Hatcher marks this as one of the greatest honors of his career.
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. The view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Gullah Roots
2024-04-10 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Gullah Roots. This film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, explores South Carolina’s ties with West Africa, educating viewers about Gullah heritage, including spiritual, musical and artistic traditions. A sequel to SCETV’s 1990 documentary Family Across the Sea, this film was produced by Betsy Newman and Xavier Blake, and directed, written and edited by Newman. The film aims to raise awareness about the Gullah Geechee community and its ties to West Africa. It also examines the challenges many in that community face today and the progress they have made since the first homecoming to Sierra Leone over 30 years ago.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 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.

Spring Planting Day at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-04-13 09:00 - 12:00 | 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, April 13th from 9 AM-12 PM at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm for our annual Spring Planting Day. Stop by to learn about the different types of plants that would have been important to the farm family and how they would have prepared their spring garden. We’ll have a variety of demonstrations throughout the Farm including cooking, planting, activities for children, and more!
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.

Gumption, Grit & Glory: The Battle of Kings Mountain
2024-04-17 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Gumption, Grit & Glory: The Battle of Kings Mountain. Shot on site at Kings Mountain National Historic Park, this locally produced documentary tells how the ‘Over-Mountain Men’, a group of Scots-Irish volunteers from the backcountry of the Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee, helped to change the course of the American Revolution.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 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.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-04-20 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, April 20th, 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, children will learn about the prehistoric animals that lived in Horry County and participate in a mini fossil dig.
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.

Sheila Ingle: Revolutionary War Herione Jane Black Thomas
2024-04-20 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum and the Theodosia Burr Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution present a series on Unique Voices from the Revolutionary War in South Carolina. Join us for a lecture by Sheila Ingle on Saturday, April 20th at 1 PM. Ingle will present the story of Revolutionary War heroine Jane Black Thomas who traveled 60 miles on horseback in the dead of night through forests and rivers in 1780 to inform the patriots of an impending attack by British forces.
Sheila Ingle is an award winning author of several fictionalized biographies of Revolutionary War era women, including Kate Barry, Martha Bratton, Elizabeth Hutchinson and Eliza Pinckney. For over thirty years she taught secondary English, writing and drama classes in Spartanburg County Schools. She also worked as an adjunct instructor at University of South Carolina Upstate where she taught freshman composition and literature, language arts for the elementary teacher, and world literature. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented Sheila with the Historic Preservation Award for “preserving the history of a South Carolina Heroine, Kate Barry, with her children’s book for all ages.” She is a member of the NSDAR, Daughters of the American Colonists, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, and the Magna Carta Dames and Barons.
This lecture is made possible by a grant from The South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission. For more information about Revolutionary War events and programs throughout South Carolina during the 250th celebration, visit https://southcarolina250.com/.
This event is free and open 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. For more information about Horry County Museum programs for 2024, visit the museum’s website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

South Carolina ETV on inductees from the Revolutionary War Era into the South Carolina Hall of Fame
2024-04-24 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with a documentary by South Carolina ETV on inductees from the Revolutionary War Era into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. Established in 1973, The South Carolina Hall of Fame, located in Myrtle Beach, inducts one deceased and one contemporary honoree each year. It is by law the “official” Hall of Fame for South Carolina. There are nearly 100 members of the South Carolina Hall of Fame, each of whom has made outstanding contributions to South Carolina’s heritage, history, and progress.
Biographies of Revolutionary War Era inductees include William Moultrie, Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, Peter Horry, William Jasper, Pierce Butler, Charles Pinckney, C.C. Pinckney, and John Rutledge.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 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.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, April 27th, 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, children will learn about local insects, including honey bees. They’ll also get to sample different types of honey and see how the variety of plants that bees pollinate can change the honey that they make.
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.

Ben Burroughs to speak on the Revolutionary War in Horry County
2024-04-27 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join Ben Burroughs, the Director of the Horry County Archives Center at Coastal Carolina University, on Saturday, April 27th, as he speaks on some of the Revolutionary War events that took place within the borders of what is now Horry County. He will also discuss the planning for the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War in the County.
After the program, there will be a 5 minute break and then the Spring Business Meeting for the Horry County Historical Society membership will take place. Members of the HCHS are encouraged to stay and guests are welcome.
Ben is the director of the Horry County Archives Center, established at Coastal Carolina University by the Horry County Higher Education Commission in 2006. The center focuses on researching the history of Horry County and surrounding counties, including the history of Coastal Carolina University. The center works with local history-minded groups to find significant historical material, preserve it and make it accessible to the public via digitization.
The program will begin at 1:00 pm in the 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 hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

When Rice Was King. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV
2024-05-01 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with When Rice Was King. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this film tells the story of how rice became a major cash crop in South Carolina. The cultivation of rice in South Carolina began in the late 1600s. By the time of the American Revolution, it had created the largest concentration of wealth in the American colonies. The knowledge and labor of slaves from Africa’s Windward Coast were major factors in the making of this wealth. However, South Carolina’s rice culture experienced heavy tolls due to the Civil War, emancipation and hurricanes. The economic and social impact of the state’s rice culture created a legacy that remains today.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 1st, 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.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-05-04 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 4th, 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, children will learn about the importance of the barn owl to the farm family. We’ll also dissect real barn owl pellets to learn what these local birds of prey like to eat!
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.

David Henry Lucas to Speak on The Rice Kings Series
2024-05-04 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture and book signing by David Henry Lucas on his series The Rice Kings on Saturday, May 4th, at 1:00 PM. The series chronicles the history of the Lucas family over 300 years, starting with Jonathan Lucas in 1754. Books will also be available to purchase after the program.
David Henry Lucas was born in Greensboro, N.C., and grew up in the small farming town of Bishopville, S.C. In the fall of 1965, Mr. Lucas attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship. He majored in International Studies and received a B.A. degree in January 1970. After a short period in the United States Marine Corp, he was given a medical discharge and returned to Columbia, South Carolina to pursue a career in business. Mr. Lucas later moved to the Isle of Palms working in development. Having written a book chronicling the history of his US Supreme Court fight to protect private property rights in the 90’s, Mr. Lucas decided to embark on a new profession. In 2012, he began work on a memoir relating the story of his time as a student athlete at the University of South Carolina.
As a follow-up project, he has taken on the challenge of romanticizing the history of his forbears, starting in the year 1754. The first novel is entitled “The Rice Kings, Book One, The Beginning” which chronicles the early life and training of Jonathan Lucas, a fourth great grandfather. “The Rice Kings, Book Two. Charleston,” brings the story to America where Jonathan invented the rice mill. This invention allowed the South Carolina Lowcountry to become incredibly wealthy and produced a golden era for the region. These two books are the first in a series of historical novels that are intended to relate the saga of the rise and fall of the Old South. Time permitting; the series will describe the aftermath of the War Between the States through the eyes of the people who experienced it. Finally, the story of the slow economic recovery of the South, beginning with the life of his grandfather, H. S. Lucas, born in 1888, and expanding the history of the Lucas Family throughout the 20th Century.
Mr. Lucas is married to the former Martha Black from Bamberg, South Carolina. They have three children and six grandchildren. David and his wife reside in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston, to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
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. The view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
2024-05-08 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator. This film tells the story of 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.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 8th, 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.

After Action Season Two Screening & Community Discussion at the Horry County Museum
2024-05-09 18:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
South Carolina ETV, the ETV Endowment and the Horry County Museum invite you to celebrate the upcoming broadcast premiere of Season Two of After Action, a timely and important series filmed right here in South Carolina by SCETV and broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. The screening will take place in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium on Thursday, May 9th at 6:00 PM.
After Action unpacks the veteran experience as our service men and women re-enter civilian life. We’ll gather to watch a producer’s cut of a new episode, “Gold Star Service,” and then meet series host Stacy Pearsall and two Season Two veterans for a frank and lively discussion with an opportunity for Q&A. Join us to honor and acknowledge the unfiltered – and often untold – stories of our military personnel with this very special platform for vital dialogue about the unique issues they face.
This event is free, but registration is required. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-action-screening-and-community-discussion-tickets-881295768367 .
Hosted by Air Force combat veteran Stacy Pearsall, After Action‘s new season showcases the experiences of 21 diverse veterans from across the country and their candid conversations about what life is like before, during and after action. Season Two explores topics like military parenting challenges, faith, toxic exposure and LGBTQ+ service issues. As After Action seeks to demystify the military experience, this new season continues to provide a platform for dialogue among family members and amplifies the voices of those who serve. By preserving these deeply personal military stories, After Action builds a bridge of understanding between civilians and our service members and veterans.
After Action Season Two premieres on SCETV on Monday, May 6th at 9 PM.
The museum’s military exhibits and memorabilia will be open for viewing before the screening. 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. The view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Free Children’s Program at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm
2024-05-11 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 11th, 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, children will learn about bats and the important role they play in our environment.
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.

Col. Thomas ‘Buddy’ Styers to speak on the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
2024-05-11 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Col. Thomas ‘Buddy’ Styers on Saturday, May 11th, at 1:00 PM. Col. Styers will speak on the life of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1954-2024.
Colonel Styers serves as the Executive Director of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority that was established by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1994 to oversee the redevelopment and reuse of the closed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Authority and directs the economic development of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He developed and executed the Authority’s long and short range goals and objectives to create diversified employment opportunities and to enhance the local tax base. He also represented the Authority with the general public and the media and maintained close liaison with local, state, and federal governmental agencies.
Colonel Styers was the driving force behind the successful development of The Market Common on the former base. The development of these 121 acres has greatly increased the tax value to South Carolina, Horry County and Myrtle Beach and has created a large number of jobs on the former base.
Colonel Styers has served in numerous volunteer positions in the community, including Past President of the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club, past member of the Erskine College Alumni Association Board of Directors, past member of the Presbyterian College Board of Visitors, past Vice Chairman of the Partners Economic Development Corporation and member of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) Customer Advisory Council.
On March 25, 2024, Colonel Styers was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Henry McMaster in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service, and contribution on a national and statewide scale. His 30 years of service to the Horry County/Myrtle Beach community in redeveloping the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and integrating it into the City of Myrtle Beach is exceptional. The Order of the Palmetto is the highest award South Carolina can award to a citizen for service to the State.
Colonel Styers served in the United States Air Force for 26 years retiring in September 1992 in the rank of Colonel. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Device and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Colonel Styers and his wife, Penny, live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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. The view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

Uncommon Folk
2024-05-15 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 film Uncommon Folk.
There are some artists that fall outside of the definition of fine art. Sometimes referred to as folk, outsider, visionary or memory artists, most are driven to create something that has a special meaning to them. Some use objects from their own backyard, or illustrate personal visions or cultural history, while others use art to cope with life. Some are celebrated locally, while the work of others goes unseen until their deaths. One thing they have in common is that they are destined to leave their impression on this world through their work. This film takes a look at some of South Carolina’s unique self-taught artists including Maxi McConnell Eades, Reverend Johnnie Simmons, L.C. Carson, Sam Doyle, Ernest Lee, and Margaret Robbins.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 15th, 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.

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.
