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Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, Main Street Children’s Museum, McCelvey Center, and Museum of York County.
Featured Event
Living History Saturday: Juneteenth
June 13 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
at Historic Brattonsville
Join us for this Living History Saturday as we focus on Emancipation, the end of slavery in South Carolina, and the significance of Juneteenth as a national holiday.
On-going Activities:
• Historic cooking demonstration, featuring traditional Juneteenth recipes
• 25th Ohio Volunteers military demonstration. These were the Federal soldiers who occupied York County at the end of the Civil War and enforced emancipation.
• Quilting demonstration and “Make Your Own Quilt Square” hands-on activity
• Traditional banjo music with local musician Stephen Hardy
Timed Activities:
• Animal feeding (10:30 a.m.)
• “Juneteenth: The Hope of Emancipation” site tour (11 a.m. & 2 p.m.)
• Traditional cooking demonstration (Noon)
• Banjo music demonstration (1p.m.)
• 25th Ohio presentation and children’s militia drill (3 p.m.)
Upcoming Events
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June
Citizen Science Photo Contest: Insects
Send us your photos to citizenscience@chmuseums.org for a chance to win! This month’s Citizen Science Photo Contest theme is insects.
9
June
Time Travel Tuesday
Tune in on the second Tuesday of each month to Historic Brattonsville’s Facebook page, as well as Culture & Heritage Museums’ YouTube channel, or TikTok to learn more about Historic Brattonsville and the history of the Carolina Piedmont.
9
June
Carolina Skygazers Meeting
The Carolina Skygazers Astronomy Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month, except December, at 7:30 pm. We would love to have you join us! The Museum doors open at 7 pm. Exhibits and all other spaces except for meeting areas are closed.
10
June
Wonderfully Weird Wednesdays: Swimming with Aquatic Blood-Feeders
Join us to learn about these little known but very important part of our ecosystems, the aquatic blood-feeders. Leeches, lampreys, and other creatures have unique adaptations that help to balance our natural world. Explore all this and more while also having fun with games and crafts.
11
June
Messy Maestros
Join us all summer as we make a mess! During the month of June, we will be focusing our crafts on famous artists. Be inspired by the art of Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Vincent van Gogh, and Georgia O’Keefe! Each week we will create our own art inspired by these artists using paint and other materials. The activity today will be splatter painting in the style of Jackson Pollock.
13
June
Juneteenth
Join us for this Living History Saturday as we focus on Emancipation, the end of slavery in South Carolina, and the significance of Juneteenth as a national holiday.
13
June
Sally’s Night
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Join us to celebrate this “astronomical” achievement with games, activities, and an astronaut craft!
13
June
DIY with Dad
Come celebrate Father’s Day at Main Street Children’s Museum by crafting a picture frame with you and your little one. After, come get a photo taken and put into the picture frame. Let’s create good memories and a treasure to remember it by.
13
June
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Fangs at the Lugosi: a Vampire Murder Mystery
We are celebrating the opening of our new bloodsuckers exhibit at the Lugosi Museum of Natural History with a vampire-themed party! Come dressed as your favorite blood-sucking protagonists, and prepare for a night of mystery and mayhem. Wait – disaster has struck! Our head museum educator is dead! Why does it look like a vampire bit them? Is there an actual vampire among us, or a very clever killer? With the Langella Police Department delayed for a few hours, it’s up to you to crack the case before the party ends – or the killer strikes again! Can you uncover the truth before it’s too late? Only time will tell!
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250th Celebrations at Historic Brattonsville
For Immediate Release:June 2, 2026 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museums www.chmuseums.org 803.909.7244 omitchell@chmuseums.org 250th Celebrations at Historic Brattonsville McCONNELLS, S.C. – Historic Brattonsville has a full…
Celebrating Freedom, Culture, and Community
For Immediate Release:May 26, 2026 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museums www.chmuseums.org 803.909.7244 omitchell@chmuseums.org Celebrating Freedom, Culture, and Community McCONNELLS, S.C. – Celebrate Juneteenth as a national…
Sink Your Teeth Into This Summer Exhibit!
or Immediate Release: May 12, 2026 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museums www.chmuseums.org 803.792.2572 omitchell@chmuseums.org Sink Your Teeth Into This Summer Exhibit! Opening June 6 with Invasion of the Bloodsuckers Family Day ROCK…
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