Evelyn Snider Exhibit

Evelyn Snider, a native of Conway born on August 23, 1907, led a life deeply rooted in education, community, and service. A graduate of Burroughs High School, she went on to dedicate more than 30 years as a teacher at Conway High School. She was also an active member of......More

Evelyn Snider, a native of Conway born on August 23, 1907, led a life deeply rooted in education, community, and service. A graduate of Burroughs High School, she went on to dedicate more than 30 years as a teacher at Conway High School. She was also an active member of First Baptist Church of Conway and an honorary founding member of Coastal Carolina University, among many other accomplishments. Discover her legacy through the personal items entrusted to our archives.

Thompson Heritage and Research Library 1008 Fifth Ave. Conway, SC 29526

SC A to Z

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with SC A to Z. 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 h......More

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with SC A to Z. 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, July 22nd, 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].

Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway

Conway Rotary Club Meeting

Conway Rotary Club Regular weekly meeting  https://www.facebook.com/ConwaySCRotary/  

The Cypress Inn 16 Elm Street Conway SC 29526

“Eric Emerson: The History of the South Carolina’s State Flag”

The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Eric Emerson on Saturday, July 25th at 1 PM, on the history of the South Carolina state flag. This year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, but it also marks the origins of South Carolina's state flag. Alth......More

The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Eric Emerson on Saturday, July 25th at 1 PM, on the history of the South Carolina state flag. This year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, but it also marks the origins of South Carolina's state flag. Although our state has had a number of flags, only two have been approved by the General Assembly. The second of these was created by A.S. Salley, the first Secretary of the South Carolina History Commission (now known as the South Carolina Department of Archives & History), with help from Clemson College and a little-known friend in Charleston. In this lecture, Dr. Emerson will recount the Revolutionary War origins of our flag and explain how Salley convinced the General Assembly to task him with re-creating the state's first official flag. His design would be the forerunner of today’s banner, the nation’s second most popular state flag. Dr. Emerson is the sixth director of the South Carolina Department of Archives & History (SCDAH). He also serves as State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and State Archivist. He received his Bachelors of Arts in History from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte and his masters and doctorate in History from the University of Alabama. Prior to coming to SCDAH in 2009, he served as the executive director of the Charleston Library Society and the South Carolina Historical Society. 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.

McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway SC.

Conway Kiwanis Club

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  ......More

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  https://link.edgepilot.com/s/12dfe437/nUZ92s6XcUuHFn0pYkHWGg?u=https://www.facebook.com/ConwayKiwanisClub/  

Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park

Pirates of the Carolinas

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Pirates of the Carolinas. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this hour-long film digs up the true tales of treachery and villainy that occurred off the coasts of North and South Carolina duri......More

The 2026 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Pirates of the Carolinas. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this hour-long film digs up the true tales of treachery and villainy that occurred off the coasts of North and South Carolina during the Golden Age of Piracy. The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 29th, 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].

Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.

Conway Rotary Club Meeting

Conway Rotary Club Regular weekly meeting  https://www.facebook.com/ConwaySCRotary/  

The Cypress Inn 16 Elm Street Conway SC 29526

Tobacco Heritage Day at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm

See history come to life at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! The Farm will host its annual Tobacco Heritage Day on Saturday, August 1st from 9 AM-Noon. For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region and provided an......More

See history come to life at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm! The Farm will host its annual Tobacco Heritage Day on Saturday, August 1st from 9 AM-Noon. For much of the 20th century, tobacco was the main cash crop for Horry County and the Pee Dee Region and provided an income for many farm families in the area. During the late summer, leaves were gathered and taken to the barn to be strung and cured. This process required participation from all family members, down to young children, whose job would be to hand the tobacco leaves to a stringer. Demonstrations will include gathering, hand tying and stringing tobacco, cooking on the wood burning stove, and a variety of other farm activities. The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is located at the corner of Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, SC. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the L.W. Paul Living History Farm at 843-915-5321 or email the Horry County Museum at [email protected]. For a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.

L.W. Paul Living History Farm is located at the corner of Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, SC

Conway Kiwanis Club

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  ......More

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  https://link.edgepilot.com/s/12dfe437/nUZ92s6XcUuHFn0pYkHWGg?u=https://www.facebook.com/ConwayKiwanisClub/  

Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park

8/5/26 Coffee Connections

Join us Wednesday, August 5 at 8:30 a.m. for our next Coffee Connections event right here at the Chamber of Commerce! Take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen existing relationships, build new connections, and grow your network in a welcoming environment.   ......More

Join us Wednesday, August 5 at 8:30 a.m. for our next Coffee Connections event right here at the Chamber of Commerce! Take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen existing relationships, build new connections, and grow your network in a welcoming environment.    Start your morning with great coffee, meaningful conversations, and valuable insights.

203 Main Street, Conway SC 29526

Pilot Club Meeting

Inductees from the Colonial Era into the South Carolina Hall of Fame

The 2026 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 de......More

The 2026 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, August 5th, 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].

Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway.

Conway Rotary Club Meeting

Conway Rotary Club Regular weekly meeting  https://www.facebook.com/ConwaySCRotary/  

The Cypress Inn 16 Elm Street Conway SC 29526

“The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781”

“The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781” The Horry County Museum presents a program by Steven Smith on his new book The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781 on Saturday, August 8th at 1:00 PM. In his book, Smith relates the history of four critical weeks fro......More

“The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781” The Horry County Museum presents a program by Steven Smith on his new book The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781 on Saturday, August 8th at 1:00 PM. In his book, Smith relates the history of four critical weeks from April 12 until May 12, 1781, in which the tide of the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War turned in favor of the Americans. The book focuses on General Francis Marion’s and Colonel Henry Lee’s capture of two key British forts, Fort Watson and Fort Motte, coordinating with Nathanael Greene in retaking the South Carolina backcountry. These posts defended the supply line between Charleston and the British-occupied villages of Camden and Ninety Six. Once the two forts were lost, the British had to abandon the backcountry and were confined to Charleston and ultimately abandoned the city in December 1782. Steven D. Smith, is a Research Professor, Emeritus at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. He is the former Director of the Institute, and has over 40 years’ experience in historical archaeology, largely focused on military sites of the American Revolution in the South. He has conducted excavations associated with Francis Marion and American Revolutionary War battlefields including the siege of Fort Motte, Parker’s Ferry, Black Mingo, Snow’s Island, Camden, the siege of Ninety Six, and the battle of Williamson’s Plantation. He is the author or co-author of six books, including, Partisans, Guerillas, and Irregulars: Historical Archaeology of Asymmetric Warfare, 2019, University of Alabama Press, and Francis Marion and the Snow’s Island Community, United Writers Press, 2021. His latest book, coauthored with Colonel Kevin Dougherty, is entitled Leading Like the Swamp Fox: The Leadership Lessons of Francis Marion, and The Battles of Fort Watson and Fort Motte, 1781. The program is free to the public and 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 [email protected]. For more information about our programs, visit the museum website www.horrycountymuseum.org.

The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum's McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, S.C.

Conway Kiwanis Club

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  ......More

Conway Kiwanis Club Meeting 1009 17th Ave, Conway, SC, United States, 29526 The Club meets every Tuesday at 12 pm at the Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park. For More Info:  https://link.edgepilot.com/s/12dfe437/nUZ92s6XcUuHFn0pYkHWGg?u=https://www.facebook.com/ConwayKiwanisClub/  

Mary Thompson Center on the backside of the Collins Park