Horry County Museum

Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger as Eliza Lucas Pinckney
2025-05-03 13:00 UTC | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program by historic reenactor Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger on Eliza Lucas Pinckney on Saturday, May 3rd, at 1:00 PM. Eliza Lucas Pinckney lives on in the history the experimentation and fruition of her many self-described “schemes.” This program follows Eliza through her life-long innovation both botanical and personal – and always for South Carolina. Eliza was very musical, so her life must be shared with a bit of live music too!
Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger is the author of Ghosts of Georgetown, Georgetown Mysteries & Legends and two mysteries – Waterline and soon-to-be-published South Island Road. She loves portraying Eliza Lucas Pinckney and following in Eliza’s many “schemes.” Her most recent is the latest in a series of ‘Tea With Eliza Lucas Pinckney’ at Hampton Plantation. Huntsinger lives in Georgetown with her husband Lee. Her walking tour, Ghosts of Georgetown Lantern Tours, is in Georgetown’s waterfront Historic District. She also conducts a ghost tour and historic house tours at Hopswee Plantation.
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.

Men of Honor: Freddie Stowers & Alvin York
2025-05-07 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 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 while 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, Alvin York went from being a conscientious objector to war hero when he captured more than one hundred German prisoners of war in combat.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 7th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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
2025-05-10 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 10th, 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 meet the Marsh Tacky, South Carolina’s official Heritage Horse. Colin Drew with the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association will share information about this endangered horse breed and its importance in South Carolina’s history.
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.

Sawgrass to Perform Bluegrass Concert at the Horry County Museum
2025-05-10 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a free traditional bluegrass concert by Sawgrass on Saturday, May 10th, at 1:00 PM. A tribute to local luthier, the late Jennings Chestnut will also take place before the performance.
Sawgrass was formed in 1998 by founding member Jody Harrison, whose vision and passion shaped the band’s distinctive sound. The current lineup features Rich Viso, affectionately known as “Dr. Banjo,” who has been with the band for 15 years, and the multi-talented Corey Merchant, who plays bass and serves as the band’s sound and audio engineer.
In 2024, the band welcomed Corey Anderson, whose exceptional vocals bring a dynamic new element to the group. Anderson’s voice is a true hidden gem, adding rich depth and emotion to Sawgrass’s performances. Also joining the band is Jenni Lyn Gardner, a Grammy-nominated musician with a distinguished international touring career and a deep history of music diplomacy. Jenni Lyn brings a wealth of experience, passion, and authenticity to Sawgrass.
Over the years, Sawgrass has become a fixture in the bluegrass community. Their monthly residency at Chanti’s Pizza, a beloved local venue in downtown Conway, deepens their ties to the local music scene. With their energy, originality, and commitment to bluegrass, Sawgrass remains a prominent and respected presence in the region’s musical landscape.
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.

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
2025-05-14 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 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 14th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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
2025-05-17 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 17th, 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 make seed balls. These special seed packages can be thrown anywhere and are packed with seeds that will help attract pollinators.
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.

The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective
2025-05-17 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program on the Vietnam War by Coastal Carolina University History Professor John Navin on Saturday, May 17th, at 1:00 PM. Dr. Navin will discuss circumstances and events that led to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He will describe political conditions, military strategies and major combat operations, the experience of soldiers and civilians, the role of the media, the rise of a powerful anti-war movement, the politics of withdrawal, and the war’s legacy. Veterans are especially invited to participate and to contribute to the discussion.
John J. Navin is a professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, where he teaches American history. He holds a master’s degree in American studies from Boston College and a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University. Dr. Navin is the author of The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670-1720 (University of South Carolina Press, 2020).
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.

Soldier Stories: Valor in Vietnam
2025-05-21 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 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, May 21st, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

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2025 Memorial Day Tribute
2025-05-26 14:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Veterans of the American Armed Forces, active-duty military, and the general public are invited to the 2025 Memorial Day Tribute at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 26th in McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum in Conway. The event is sponsored by Goldfinch Funeral Home, the Horry County Museum, HTC, and the United Bank Center for Military & Veteran Studies at Coastal Carolina University.
“Veterans Day honors our military veterans, Armed Forces Day honors active-duty military, and Memorial Day honors those Americans in uniform who sacrificed their lives for our country,” said Walter Hill, who is director of the Horry County Museum. “The annual Memorial Day Tribute is an event that enables all of us to take a moment and gratefully reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.”
The 2025 Memorial Day Tribute at McCown Auditorium is designed to honor Americans in uniform of all ages who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country, and will include a moment of silence, presentation of the national colors by a color guard, live patriotic music, and recognition of veterans by service branch and era. It also includes the screening of a new and locally produced documentary film: The Golden Boys: Heroism & Heartbreak in World War II America, which chronicles the story of the Norton twins of Horry County, who sacrificed their lives as bomber pilots in Europe during World War II.
“The story of “Hoagie’ and ‘Whack’ – the Norton twins — is remarkable and very inspiring,” said Rod Gragg, who is the film’s producer. “It is a fitting reminder of the sacrifices made by American military personnel for our country, and underscores the truth of the honored saying – ‘Freedom is not free.’”
“We invite the general public to join veterans and active-duty military at the 2025 Memorial Day Tribute,” said Meghan Hayden, the president of Goldfinch Funeral Home. “It’s a meaningful way for us to remember those in uniform who gave all on our behalf, and it gives us an appropriate opportunity to express our gratitude to our veterans and active-duty military for their service.”
Seating at the 2025 Memorial Day Tribute will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. McCown Auditorium and the Horry County Museum are located at 805 Main Street in Conway. Admission to the event is free of charge.

The Golden Boys: Heroism & Heartbreak in World War II America, which chronicles the story of twin brothers from Horry County during World War II, will be presented at the 2025 Memorial Day Tribute on Monday, May 26 at 2 p.m. in McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum in Conway. The free event will also feature recognition of local veterans, patriotic music, and presentation of the colors. (Photo courtesy of the Horry County Museum)

Back to the Battlefield: Remembering D-Day
2025-05-28 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Back to the Battlefield: Remembering D-Day. This locally produced film follows the late Mike Fitch of Conway, an 89 year-old D-Day veteran, as he returned to Omaha Beach in France for the first time since landing as an American combat soldier on June 6, 1944. Attached to the 116th Regimental Combat Team on D-Day, Fitch landed in the second wave of American troops on Charlie Sector, which was one of “Bloody Omaha’s” deadliest landing sites.
Shot on location in France, Back to the Battlefield leads the viewer through the beaches, battlefields, hedgerows and villages of modern Normandy. Enhanced by historic newsreel footage, the one-hour documentary chronicles the dramatic story of D-Day as retold on-the-scene by Fitch, a World War II combat veteran whose vivid memories give viewers a unique you-are-there exposure to the world-changing events of D-Day.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 28th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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
2025-05-31 09:00 - 11:00 | L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Short Cut Rd, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
Join us Saturday, May 31st, 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.

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with D-Day Remembered
2025-06-04 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
This locally produced documentary profiles the events of “Operation Overlord,” the Allied invasion of German-occupied France, which began on “D-Day” June 6, 1944. The joint military operation involved more than 150,000 Allied troops, almost 5,000 ships and landing craft, 13,000 aircraft, 3,500 airborne gliders, and more than 2-million tons of equipment.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 4th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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
2025-06-07 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, June 7th 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, 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.

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with SC A to Z
2025-06-11 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
This film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, takes a light-hearted look at favorite places and homegrown things, spanning the alphabet to showcase all that South Carolina is and has to offer. From the ACE Basin and the Arthur Ravenel Bridge to the Yorktown aircraft carrier and Zentrum (BMW’s visitor’s center), South Carolina A to Z is a vivid look at the unique offerings of South Carolina. Cameras spotlight the familiar (Brookgreen Gardens, Palmetto trees) to the not-so-familiar (Edgefield pottery, locally-grown rice, UFO Welcome Center) for a glimpse of what makes our state so special.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 11th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Alan Todd to speak on Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project
2025-06-14 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a program by Alan Todd, Executive Director of Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project, on Saturday, June 14th, at 1:00 PM. Horry County is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, which has led to unprecedented construction and demolition. As older structures are rapidly demolished and cleared for new construction, the local area’s inherently valuable used building materials, structural histories, and expert trade skills are unnecessarily lost to the landfill. In contrast, the economic model of deconstruction provides a ready solution to this unnecessary waste and loss. Deconstruction is the careful disassembly of structures, an alternative to traditional demolition. In this process, building materials can be salvaged and reused, histories researched and archived, and traditional skills revived for future generations. Alan Todd will discuss the process of establishing a deconstruction industry in our area and the environmental and economic benefits it brings.
Alan Todd is Executive Director of Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project, a nonprofit organization that focuses on building material reuse and trades preservation. A professor at Coastal Carolina University and trained archaeologist, Alan’s life’s work culminates in saving old-growth lumber from landfills, archiving the histories of family homes, and reviving traditional building crafts through education and community development.
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.

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with When Rice Was King
2025-06-18 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
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 those enslaved 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, June 18th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Quilts of Valor at the Horry County Museum
2025-06-21 11:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The public is invited to view a special Quilts of Valor presentation at the Horry County Museum. Quilts made especially for local veterans will be presented by the Conway Quilt Guild Quilts of Valor Group on Saturday, June 21st at 11 AM.
The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) is to cover all service members and veterans, touched by war, with a comforting and healing quilt. Since 2003, the foundation, now a national organization, has awarded over 400,000 quilts to veterans throughout the country. The Conway Quilt Guild has been recognized as one of the newest QOV groups, seeking to expand recognition to veterans in the northern and western parts of Horry County. To nominate a veteran for a Quilt of Valor, visit www.qovf.org. For more information about the Conway Quilt Guild, email conwayquilters@yahoo.com.
This program is free and open to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium, located at 805 Main Street in Conway, SC. To view a full list of programs at the Horry County Museum, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Uncommon Folk
2025-06-25 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
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, June 25th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Conway City Hall – 200 Years of History
2025-06-28 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, June 28th, as he discusses the history of Conway’s City Hall. This lecture will feature the building’s origins and evolution over the past 200 years, along with some interesting anecdotes associated with the building.
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 hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the locally produced film, Birth of a Nation: The Making of the Declaration of Independence
2025-07-02 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the locally produced film, Birth of a Nation: The Making of the Declaration of Independence. Produced and narrated by historian Rod Gragg, this film chronicles the creation of one of the most important documents in American history.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 2nd, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Beach Break: A History of Surfing in South Carolina
2025-07-09 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Beach Break: A History of Surfing in South Carolina, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV. Relive the life and times of South Carolina surfers as they share their amazing stories of salty days in the Atlantic. Take a look at the industry that has developed from the sport of surfing: the surf shop. What began with surfboards, a bar of wax and maybe some cheese sandwiches has evolved into a radical, fiercely competitive, new game that includes high-tech, brand-name clothing, cutting-edge videos and locally made custom surfboards.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 9th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Horry County Museum Fossil and Shell Show July 12, 2025
2025-07-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a free, family friendly, event to learn about the variety of fossils and shells that can be found throughout South Carolina! Join us from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, July 12, 2025 for a variety of exhibitors, presentations, and hands on activities. Presentations will be given by Jim Knight, retired Natural History Curator of the South Carolina State Museum, and Frank Morning, Mid-State Geological Research Team. Exhibitors include: Burnt & Sandy Boat Charters, EdVenture Children’s Museum Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Shell Club, Jared Shuler, Mid-State Geological Research Team, Myrtle Beach & Huntington Beach State Parks, Myrtle Beach Shark Tooth Adventures, North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum, Palmetto Fossils, Ripley’s Aquarium, and the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History.
This event will be held at the Horry County Museum 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 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel
2025-07-16 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30 minute film biography tells the story of South Carolinian, Dr. Benjamin Mays.
Benjamin Mays, from Epworth, South Carolina, saw the racism and forced segregation of life around him and decided to challenge it with education and religion. Against the advice of his father, Mays pursued a formal education and rose to the top of his class, becoming Dean of Religion at Howard University, and later earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago. He became president of Morehouse College in 1940, and his influence on civil rights and education for the next three decades reached far and wide. He met with Mahatma Gandhi, led Atlanta’s desegregation effort, and convinced Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell to (secretly) sponsor students. He was mentor and spiritual father to Martin Luther King, Jr., who credited him as his inspiration for entering the ministry. King selected Mays to give his eulogy in the event of his death, a task Mays fulfilled. Interviewees include Andrew Young, Hank Aaron, Mays’ great niece Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, and Dr. Robert Franklin.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 16th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Joseph McGill, Jr. to present The Slave Dwelling Project
2025-07-19 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
For the past 15 years, Joe McGill has been sleeping in former slave dwellings throughout the United States. His adventures are now chronicled in the book Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery. Join us at the Horry County Museum at 1 PM on Saturday, July 19th as McGill discusses why this simple act is still being requested by historic sites of enslavement.
Joseph McGill, Jr., is the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project. By arranging for people to sleep in extant slave dwellings, this project has brought much needed attention to these often-neglected structures that are vitally important to the American built environment. He has conducted over 250 overnights in approximately 150 different sites in 25 states and the District of Columbia. He has interacted with the descendants of both the enslaved communities and of the enslavers associated with antebellum historic sites. He speaks with school children and college students, with historical societies, community groups, and members of the public.
Since 2016, McGill has expanded the Slave Dwelling Project to offer a program of living history called “Inalienable Rights: Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved.” The Project has conducted 7 conferences since 2013. Mr. McGill was a field officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, working to revitalize the Sweet Auburn commercial district in Atlanta, GA and to develop a management plan for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
Mr. McGill served as the Executive Director of the African American Museum located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is also the former Director of History and Culture at Penn Center, St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Penn School was the first school built during the Civil War for the education of recently freed slaves.
Mr. McGill appears in the book Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz. He is also a member of the South Carolina Humanities Council Speakers Bureau.
This event will be held at the Horry County Museum 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 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with a documentary by South Carolina ETV on inductees from the Colonial Era into the South Carolina Hall of Fame
2025-07-23 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with a documentary by South Carolina ETV on inductees from the Colonial 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 Colonial Era inductees include King Hagler, Eliza Pinckney, Henry Laurens, Thomas Lynch, Sr., William Henry Drayton, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton, and Edward Rutledge.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 23rd, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.

Rick Simmons to Present Hidden History of the Grand Strand
2025-07-26 13:00 | Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, Conway, SC, 29526, United States
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Dr. Rick Simmons on the often overlooked stories from the Grand Strand’s history on Saturday, July 26th at 1 PM. Join us as Dr. Simmons shares the Hidden History of the Grand Strand. From shipwrecks and forgotten landmarks to stories of German U Boats along the coast, this talk presents a unique look at the area, its history and the legends that captivate visitors to this day.
Dr. Rick Simmons was previously the George K. Anding Endowed Professor and Director of Honors at Louisiana Tech University. Author of more than 130 published works including eight books, his books about local history include Defending South Carolina’s Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River and Hidden History of the Grand Strand. He currently lives in Pawleys Island, SC, with his wife Sue, and teaches at the Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences.
This event will be held at the Horry County Museum 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 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Between the Waters
2025-07-30 13:00
The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Between the Waters. This 30 minute film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, shares the history of Hobcaw Barony, named after a Native American word meaning ‘between the waters’. Join us to learn the Native American and African American history of Hobcaw as well as the history of environmental conservation that continues at the site.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 30th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2025. 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.
