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History Brought to Life at Children’s Day on the Farm
For Immediate Release:April 8, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7244 omitchell@chmuseums.org History Brought to Life at Children’s Day on the Farm McCONNELLS, S.C. – A beloved springtime event,...
Ancestral Burial Ground to be reconsecrated by the Brattonsville Descendant Community
Media Alert For Immediate Release: Feb. 18, 2025 Media Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org Ancestral Burial Ground to be reconsecrated by...
Homestead House, Historic Brattonsville
Harriet Rainey Bratton (1795-1874) took over the operation of the Bratton plantation after the death of her husband, Dr. John Simpson Bratton, Sr., in 1843. She resided in the Homestead House until her death in 1874. Today, the Culture & Heritage Museums’...
Public Welcomed to Reconsecrated Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground Opening
For Immediate Release:Mar. 18, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7244 omitchell@chmuseums.org Public Welcomed to Reconsecrated Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground Opening McCONNELLS, S.C. – One of the...
Historic Brattonsville celebrates Women’s History Month
For Immediate Release:February 11, 2025 Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org Historic Brattonsville celebrates Women’s History Month Living History...
Brattonsville Female Seminary, Historic Brattonsville
In early 1840, Catherine Ladd (1808-1899) opened the Brattonsville Female Seminary inside the renovated ancestral home of the Brattons of Brattonsville. Today, the preservation team of Culture & Heritage Museums is working to restore the house to its appearance...
Spring Fun at Main Street Children’s Museum
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing Manager Culture & Heritage Museums www.chmuseums.org 803.909.7244omitchell@chmuseums.org Fun spring-time programs for the wee ones at Main Street Children’s Museum ROCK HILL, S.C....
Harry Potter Science Saturday at Museum of York County
For Immediate Release:Jan. 14, 2025 Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org Unveiling the magic of the real, natural world at Museum of York County’s “Harry Potter Science...
McCelvey Center
The York Graded School, now known as the McCelvey Center, was expanded in 1922 and served as a school for the people of York into the 1980s. Under the stewardship of the Culture & Heritage Museums, the former school building is used to store Culture & Heritage...