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Christmas Candlelight Tours

Dec. 11, 12, & 13 | 3 – 9 p.m. | Pre-registration Strongly Encouraged

Wee Wednesday

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Nov. 4 & 18

Letter of the Week

Nov. 5, 12, & 19 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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 Campus, 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

Featured Event

Father Christmas at our annual Christmas Candlelight Tours

Christmas Candlelight Tours

Dec. 11, 12, & 13 | 3 –  9 p.m.
at Historic Brattonsville

Pre-registration Strongly Encouraged
$15 for Adults, Seniors, & Youth (4-17); Free for Members and Children 3 & Under

Join us for an evening of traditional Christmas festivities that highlight one of the most precious elements of the holiday season: the power of story. The Brattonsville community is rich in story from its earliest days, and we will venture through eighty years of history to experience the humorous, the notable, and the beloved.

Members are invited to an Exclusive Christmas Candlelight Tour night on Friday, Dec. 11.

Upcoming Events

/ Main Street Children's Museum
Wee Wednesday
Main Street Children's Museum
Join us as we sing songs, play instruments, enjoy a felt-play, read a story, and make a craft. Each week has a different story and craft, centered on a monthly theme. November’s theme is “Happy…
Wed, November 4, 2026,  11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
/ Main Street Children's Museum
Letter of the Week
Main Street Children's Museum
We love to learn. Join us each Thursday to learn your letters through letter songs and practice identifying things that start with this week’s letter. Afterwards, make sure to search the museum for the missing…
Thu, November 5, 2026,  11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
/ Museum of York County
Polar Bears: Lords of the Ice
Museum of York County
Join us to celebrate Polar Bear Week! Learn all about these majestic animals and their struggles in the harshest environments on Earth as well as the migration of Polar Bears in the North.
Sat, November 7, 2026,  11:00 AM – 02:00 PM

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McCelvey Updates

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

Colonel William Bratton House

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

Homestead House

Check out our latest preservation efforts.

News + Press

the fruits of a fall harvest

Fall Family Fun

For Immediate Release:September 16, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.792.2572 omitchell@chmuseums.org Fall Family Fun YORK COUNTY, S.C. – Fall is just around the corner and so are a variety of fun…

Dorothy on Nature Trail for Wizard of Oz Science Saturday

There’s No Place Like the Museum for Wizard of Oz Science Saturday

For Immediate Release:August 26, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.792.2572 omitchell@chmuseums.org There’s No Place Like the Museum for Wizard of Oz Science Saturday ROCK HILL, S.C. – Follow the road…

Black and white descendants of Brattonsville

By the Sweat of Our Brows: Beyond the Fields

For Immediate Release:August 19, 2025 Contact:Olivia MitchellMarketing ManagerCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7244 omitchell@chmuseums.org By the Sweat of Our Brows: Beyond the Fields McCONNELLS, S.C. – Honoring the lives, labor, and legacy…

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Excellent place! My son loves it, very clean, organized and with a fantastic staff. Don’t waste time and money, become a member now because you will definitely want to come back.

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