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By the Sweat of Our Brows

Sep. 12 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Fossil Fanatics Family Day

Sep. 19 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Homeschool Series: Earth Exploration

Sep. 16, Oct. 14, & Nov. 18 | Pre-registration Required

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Welcome to CHM

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.

Historic Brattonsville

Historic Brattonsville

Main Street Children's Museum

Main Street Children's Museum

McCelvey Center

McCelvey Center

Museum of York County

Museum of York County

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Reenactors firing muskets at the Battle of Huck's defeat

Fossil Fanatics Family Day

Sep. 19 | 10 a.m. –  4 p.m.
at Museum of York County

Pre-registration Strongly Encouraged | $15 Adults, Seniors, & Youth; Free for Members and Children 3 and younger

Dive into the fantastic world of fossils as you browse Museum of York County’s vast collection! Find out how fossils are formed and what fossils tell us about past organisms. Make a fossil print or put together a fun Pangea map.  Charleston Fossil Adventures will be here from Noon to 4 p.m. with a display of South Carolina fossils and will give a presentation at 1 p.m. Join us for a fun day full of activities and fossil education as you learn more about these important relics of the past.

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Upcoming Events

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Citizen Science Photo Contest: Herpetology
Participants contribute images of organisms by emailing citizenscience@chmuseums.org. This month’s theme is Herpetology; the study of amphibians and reptiles. Please include the name of the photographer and place where the photo was taken. The best…
Sat, August 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026
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Worlds of Ice
Museum of York County
Ice is often seen as a cold substance with no life, but in fact many of the most promising bodies in the Universe for life as we know it are made mostly of ice. Join…
Sat, August 29, 2026,  10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
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Wild Wonders
Museum of York County
Instead of a Saturday morning cartoon, tune in to learn about a plant or animal from the Carolinas and beyond.  Join us on Facebook, Culture &Heritage Museums’ YouTube Channel, or TikTok on the last Saturday…
Sat, August 29, 2026
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McCelvey Updates

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

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Colonel William Bratton House

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

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Homestead House

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

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News + Press

Unearth the Past at Fossil Fanatics Family Day

Unearth the Past at Fossil Fanatics Family Day

Aug 25, 2026

For Immediate Release:August 25, 2026 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.792.2572 omitchell@chmuseums.org Unearth the Past at Fossil Fanatics Family Day ROCK HILL, S.C. – Budding paleontologists and curious…

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