For Immediate Release:
September 16, 2025
Contact:
Olivia Mitchell
Marketing Manager
Culture & Heritage Museums
www.chmuseums.org
803.792.2572
Fall Family Fun
YORK COUNTY, S.C. – Fall is just around the corner and so are a variety of fun family events throughout Culture & Heritage Museum sites.
Science gets a spooky twist at Spooky Saturdays at Museum of York County in Rock Hill. Every Saturday throughout October promises creepy, crawly, and curious fun from bats and scary insects to mythical monsters and their real-life counterparts to poisonous plants. Spooky Saturday drop-in programs run from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The museum is open for additional visitation and activities from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Harvest on the Homestead at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells showcases harvest time recipes, traditions, and techniques that early South Carolinians used to prepare for the coming winter months. Each day includes a live feeding of heritage breed barnyard animals at 10:30 a.m. and a guided site tour at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 features pumpkin stuffed apples and apple rolls, Oct. 18 is all about harvesting and weaving cotton, including indigo dyeing, and a 19th century cotton tour at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Oct. 25 focuses on historic pumpkin recipes, from pumpkin pudding and potato pumpkins to winter food preserving.
The changing of the seasons historically also brought about another big change. “Plowshares into Swords”, marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in this area, will be highlighted on Oct. 11. Hear about the crucial roles the New Acquisition Militia and the Third South Carolina Regiment played, discover the reasons for choosing the Loyalist or the Patriot side, and take a guided tour, including “1775: Times Began to be Troublesome” with Historian Zachary Lemhouse at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
As the harvest abundance leads into cooking season, Living History Saturdays in November at Historic Brattonsville focus on highlighting unique recipes from historic cookbooks during the culinary “Cook It ‘Til It’s Done” series. Historic Brattonsville events run from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Museum of York County is located at 4621 Mt. Gallant Rd., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732 and Historic Brattonsville is at 1444 Brattonsville Rd., McConnells, S.C. 29726. General Admission tickets for both sites can be purchased online at chmuseums.org or at the door. Adults are $12, seniors are $10, youth are $8, members and children 3 and younger are free.
IMAGES:
- Spooky Saturdays science with a twist
- A bountiful harvest
- Cooking over an open hearth
Images courtesy of Culture & Heritage Museums. Contact omitchell@chmuseums.org for high resolution images.
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About Culture & Heritage Museums:
Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums throughout York County, SC that includes Museum of York County and Main Street Children’s Museum in Rock Hill; Historic Brattonsville in McConnells; and the McCelvey Center Campus in York, which includes the Lowry Family Theater, the Historical Center of York County, and the Southern Revolutionary War Institute. Culture & Heritage Museums is a Smithsonian Affiliate and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Learn more at chmuseums.org.
Museum Membership:
Become a Culture & Heritage Museums member and enjoy one year of exclusive benefits including free general admission to all CHM museum sites: Historic Brattonsville, Museum of York County and Main Street Children’s Museum. Membership helps support the work of preserving and communicating the cultural and natural history of the Carolina Piedmont. Consider becoming a CHM member and/or give the gift of CHM membership. Details at chmuseums.org/membership.