Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center

05/29/2026

May 29 is . Visit the fossil exhibit at the Museum (it's the first exhibit after you leave the lobby!) to see these alligator scutes and more.

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05/28/2026

in 1781, the British Quartermaster General in Charleston said that people who "furnished horses at Monck's Corner" could request repayment for their animals. This announcement was published in 'The Royal Gazette,' which was run by the Wells family of Berkeley County.

05/27/2026

NOW AVAILABLE in the gift shop!

English Hurteau (photographer) and Billy Baldwin (writer) take you on a beautiful journey through the Lowcountry.

Softbound, $30.

05/26/2026

A reminder that we're currently holding our spring brick drive! Preserve your legacy or that of a loved one, and support the Museum at the same time.

🧱The details:
•Bricks cost $100 for the first brick and $80 for each subsequent brick.
•Engraving is limited to 20 characters, including spaces.
•Bricks are engraved in batches, so there will likely a wait between your order and when the brick is ready to view. These bricks will be engraved before the end of June.

The order form can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/bcmbrick
Please email the completed form to info .org or bring it to the Museum.

05/25/2026

The Berkeley County Museum is closed today. We will reopen with regular hours tomorrow, May 26.

Did you know? The first Memorial Day was held here in the Lowcountry. After the end of Confederate control of Charleston, Union dead buried in mass graves were reinterred in a cemetery. On May 1, 1865, roughly 10,000 Charlestonians, mostly Black, held a parade and memorial ceremony for these war dead.

05/24/2026

There's truly a "national day" for everything, isn't there!? Today is . This asparagus buncher was used in the Bonneau area in the early 20th century.

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05/23/2026

From the Director's Desk:

Happy Saturday, y'all! Today marks my 7th anniversary at the Berkeley County Museum. (Technically I started in April 2019, but May 23 is the day I was officially on my own.) Thank you to the Museum Board, my coworker and volunteers, my colleagues in local history and tourism, and, most importantly, YOU: the Museum supporters and community members who love our history as much as I do.

In the last 7 years, I've seen the Museum grow by leaps and bounds. From 2019's Pirate Festival to 2022's opening of Fort Fair Lawn to this past February's Revolutionary Berkeley Day, I've seen the community come out to our events and support us again and again. One of my favorite exhibits has been "Lowcountry Mourning in the Progressive Era," and judging by the compliments we received on it, y'all love it too! (Maybe it'll make a reappearance this fall....) I also love our state-of-the-art Revolutionary War kiosk, especially when I get to share the Revolutionary history of the neighborhoods of local students.

Again, thank you. Here's to 7 years and then 7 more!

-Chelsy

05/22/2026

We're proud to partner with Chief Collins and Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians to share indigenous history and modern culture.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD)—A Lowcountry leader is being honored for her commitment to service and community impact. Lisa Collins, chief of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, has been recogni…

05/21/2026

249 years ago (May 21, 1777), several companies of the "Berkeley County Regiment" paraded in Moncks Corner. Companies also paraded that month in Dorchester and at Fogartie's Ferry (Cainhoy). These gatherings were part of an overall review of military strength in the area.

05/20/2026

Thanks to our fearless volunteer Salley for helping uninstall the Indigenous Art exhibit and rearrange some fossils!