Experience life on the one horse family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! It’s laundry time yet again at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! Stop by on October 27th from 9 AM until 12 PM to see how clothes would have been cleaned before the use of modern washing machines.
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 hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org.
For a full list of programs and events at the Horry County Museum and L.W. Paul Living History Farm, visit www.horrycountymuseum.org.
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Experience life on the one horse family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! It’s laundry time yet again at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! Stop by on September 29th from 9 AM until 12 PM to see how clothes would have been cleaned before […] |
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The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with General William Westmoreland: The Man Behind the Four Stars. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this 30-minute film is the story of General Westmoreland, an Eagle Scout from Spartanburg County, who earned medals for bravery in World War II and […] |
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Visitors of all ages are invited to join us Saturday, Oct 3rd from 9 AM-12 PM at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm as we celebrate one of our favorite treats, the peanut. Stop by to try boiled peanuts grown at the farm and help harvest them. Bring the kids for a game of hopscotch and a chance to make their own birdfeeder using peanut butter! |
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The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolina Ghosts & Legends Vol. I. This 30 minute film tracks the legends and lore from South Carolina’s past in a haunting journey from the Old Exchange Dungeon in Charleston to the Abbeville Opera House in the Upstate. Search for the Lands’ End Ghost that walks the Carolina coast and maybe the most famous of all, the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp. |
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Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half-hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited to 5 children per session to help ensure social distancing. On October 10th children will learn the role honey bees play in food […] Join us on October 10th as Horry County Museum Curator Hillary Winburn discusses the impact of the Spanish Flu of 1918 on Horry County. |
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The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Transforming the Grand Strand: Hurricane Hazel. |
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Join us for free 30 minute Saturday activities at the Farm! Parents can sign children up for a half-hour session between 9 AM-11 AM. Group sizes will be limited to 5 children per session to help ensure social distancing. On October 17th children will learn about the different types of wildlife in […] |
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The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolina Ghosts & Legends Vol. II. This 30 minute film takes a spine-tingling look at the Palmetto State’s ghosts, legends, and other chilling mysteries. From the scenic Upstate to the moss-canopied streets of the Coast, ETV goes on hair-raising jaunts through cemeteries, a college bell tower, a haunted railroad, and other fascinating sites, uncovering the stories that have captivated listeners for decades. |
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Visitors of all ages are invited to join us Saturday, Oct 24th from 9 AM-12 PM at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm to learn about one of our favorite fall foods, the sweet potato! Visit the farm house for cooking demonstrations, get your hands dirty helping harvest this year’s sweet potato crop, and enjoy outdoor children’s games in the farm yard. |
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The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with South Carolina Ghosts & Legends Vol. III. This 30 minute film explores two famous ghosts with roots on Pawley’s Island, “The Gray Man” and “Alice of the Hermitage.” The program also investigates “Bubba the Ghost” at the South Carolina State Museum and the ghosts of the University of South Carolina’s Longstreet Theatre. The Carolina Stories crew travels to Charleston to unearth tales of buried treasure and other legendary pirate stories. |
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We’re talking corn at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! Visitors of all ages are invited to join us Saturday, October 31st from 9 AM until 12 PM to learn all about how corn was grown and used in our farm communities. Visitors can try their hand at shucking and shelling corn, see the gristmill in action and learn about the different ways that corn would be cooked in the farmhouse. Bring the kids by to make toys out of corn cobs and corn husks too! We’ll be having a costume contest at 11:30, so parents, have your kids dressed like a farmer and be ready to tell us what their favorite crop grown in Horry County is and why! |