Horry County Museum

05/31/2026

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Uncommon Courage: The D-Day Battle of Graignes. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the little known battle of Graignes described as the “Alamo of D-Day”. When the D-Day invasion of France began on June 6, 1944, approximately 180 American paratroopers were accidentally dropped far from their drop zone, and landed outside the small village of Graignes in Normandy, right in the path of a major German counterattack. Assisted by French villagers, the American paratroopers at Graignes made a courageous stand against a force of German S.S. troops that was ten time their size.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 3rd, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2026. 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 [email protected].

05/30/2026

After the rise of the boll weevil made cotton crops unstable, flue-cured to***co became the main cash crop of Horry County. This presentation focuses on the impact of the auction system and the ways in which farmers and buyers attempted to push the prices in their favor. Join us on June 6th at 1 pm to learn more about the impact of flue-cured to***co with Horry County Museum Curator Abigail Geedy.
Abby was born and raised in south-central Pennsylvania and moved to South Carolina for college in 2012. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Anthropology and a Graduate Certificate of Museum Management from the University of South Carolina. She began volunteering in museums in 2011 and worked in curation at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology for 5 years before joining the Horry County Museum as a Technical Assistant in 2020. She then moved into the role of Curator in 2022. She has previously worked as an intern or volunteer at the York County Heritage Trust in York, PA, the Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg, PA and McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC.
The program will be held in the McCown Auditorium 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 [email protected]. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

Cabbage can be grown in spring and fall in our sandy soil and does well. We’ve used up the last of our spring cabbage in this meal, seasoning it with onion and garlic as well as some of our sugar-salt cured ham from our winter Smokehouse Day. Today we would consider this a ‘one pot meal’ but historically, being able to cook food in one pot was just as important as today – especially when you have to pump water, haul it inside and heat it up to clean any extra dishes.
A hearty meal of boiled ham and cabbage could be made even heartier by adding cornmeal dumplings. Here’s our recipe if you want to try this dish at home:

Boiled Ham and Cabbage
One head of cabbage, well washed
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 sweet onion, diced fine
1-1.5 lbs salted ham
4 cups water
Pepper, seasonings to taste
Directions:
In a deep pot, brown meat.
Add onions and cook until tender.
Add garlic, cook one minute.
Add diced cabbage and water. Cook until very soft.

Cornmeal Dumplings
1.5 cups finely ground cornmeal
¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
Water as needed
Directions:
Mix flour, cornmeal, salt in a bowl. Slowly add water until you can form a dough.
Drop dumplings into cabbage pot and cook for 10 minutes.
Stir dumplings and cook an additional 10 minutes.

05/26/2026

As we continue to honor Memorial Day, stop by the Horry County Museum to see the names of Revolutionary War soldiers from Horry County in our exhibit on the first floor. Then head upstairs to see the wall of names of WWI and WWII soldiers from Horry County.

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from the Horry County Museum and L.W. Paul Living History Farm! Stop by the Museum this week to learn more about Horry County’s involvement in the Revolutionary War and the names of soldiers from the area who served.

05/24/2026

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with the SCETV film Backstage Pass. This hour long film goes behind the scenes of some of the biggest shows in Myrtle Beach, giving a glimpse into the theatrical production process at places such as Legends in Concert, The Carolina Opry, The Palace Theatre, the Alabama Theatre and Medieval Times.
The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 27th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.
The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2026. 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 [email protected].