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Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay, to be shown at the Horry County...

The Horry County Museum presents the film Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay. Directed and produced by George Wingard and Mark Albertin and released through the Savannah River Archaeological...

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The Wealth Of Nothing

William Van Auken Greene, a one-armed itinerant photographer, photographed over 2,000 people and places in Horry County, South Carolina during the 1930s and 1940s. He photographed barn fires, parents...

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2015 Horry County Museum Film Series Premiers Film on Declaration of...

The 2015 Horry County Museum Film Series continues on July 11th with the locally produced film Birth of a Nation: The Making of the Declaration of Independence. The film is free to the public, and will...

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Christopher Boyle to give presentation on Mansfield Plantation at Horry...

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture and book signing by Christopher Boyle on July 18, 2015. Mr. Boyle will be speaking about his book Mansfield Plantation: A Legacy on the...

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Dr. Eldred “Wink” Prince to give lecture on the history of tobacco...

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture by local author and historian Dr. Eldred “Wink” Prince on July 25, 2015. Dr. Prince will discuss the history of tobacco cultivation in...

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THE L.W. PAUL LIVING HISTORY FARM “ANNUAL TOBACCO HERITAGE DAY” AUGUST 1, 2015

The L.W. Paul Living History Farm will hold its annual Tobacco Heritage Day on Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Hand tying and stringing of tobacco and a variety of domestic...

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2016 Featured Quilter Kathleen Stuart

Like many of you, I started doing needlework at a very early age.  I taught myself to sew using a Singer treadle sewing machine, making clothing for my family. When I married, I continued to make my...

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John Fowler to give presentation at Horry County Museum on the history of...

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present John Fowler. Mr. Fowler will be giving a presentation on the history of roots and ethnic music in South Carolina on August 8, 2015. An interactive...

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Creating the Carolinas: A Boundary for North and South Carolina

An exhibit from the South Carolina Historical Society on display at the Horry County Museum Have you ever wondered how the borders of South Carolina were created? The story of South Carolina’s...

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Fessa John Hook to give presentation on the Shag dance at Horry County Museum

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture by ‘Fessa John Hook. ‘Fessa Hook will be speaking on the South Carolina State Dance, the Shag, on August 15, 2015. The program will...

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Donald Kirkpatrick to give lecture at Horry County Museum on Fossils of Pee...

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present a lecture by Donald Kirkpatrick. Mr. Kirkpatrick will be giving a presentation on Upper Cretaceous (Age of Dinosaurs) Fossil Vertebrates of the...

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Horry County Museum to show film about the history of Aynor, SC

The Horry County Museum will show a locally produced film by Nelson and Sam Thomas about the history of Aynor, South Carolina. Told through interviews and photographs, this 70 minute film tells the...

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Cooking demonstration and traditional music at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

Experience life on the “one horse family farm” in Horry County from 1900-1955. On August 29, 2015, demonstrations will include showing how fried chicken was prepared on the wood burning stove and three...

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Horry County Museum Director to speak on the history of Horry County

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present Walter Hill. Mr. Hill will give an introduction to the history of Horry County on September 12, 2015. Among the topics discussed will be the...

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Closed County Holidays

The Museum and Farm are closed on the following days: New Years is January 1, 2015 Martin Luther King Day is January 19, 2015 Good Friday is April 3, 2015 Memorial Day is May 25, 2015 Independence Day...

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Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay to be shown at the Horry County Museum

The Horry County Museum presents the film Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay. Directed and produced by George Wingard and Mark Albertin and released through the Savannah River Archaeological...

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Andrea DeMuth to speak on native animals of the Lowcountry at Horry County...

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Andrea DeMuth, Vice President and Curator of Zoological Collections at Brookgreen Gardens. Ms. DeMuth will discuss the types of...

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2015 Horry County Museum Film Series Premiers Film on Pearl Harbor on October...

The 2015 Horry County Museum Film Series continues on October 10th with the locally produced film Remember Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941. The film is free to the public, and will be presented at 1...

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Alan-Jon Zupan to speak about the history of North-South Carolina boundary

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Alan-Jon Zupan from the South Carolina Geodetic Survey. Mr. Zupan will discuss the history and re-establishment of the North...

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Storyteller Sandy Vermont to share ghost stories at Horry County Museum

The Horry County Museum and The AVX Foundation present Cap’n Sandy Vermont. On Halloween, local storyteller Cap’n. Sandy Vermont, will share ghost stories from the Lowcountry. The program begins at 1...

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