Berkeley County Museum

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Local history museum in the lowcountry of South Carolina. M-Sat: 9am to 4pm

Four copies of a book titled 'Images of America: Goose Creek.' The cover is a sepia-toned photograph of a person standing on a dock.
22.10.85. Eight ivory chest pieces sit on a green background above a ruler. They are mostly rooks, with one knight and one larger piece.
Cover of a Rattlesnake Joe "price catalogue," 1972. MSS10.1.3. The cover is faded blue with red and black text. There is an image of a white man holding a large alligator.
Cucumber Catsup 3 large cucumbers (a little yellow) - peel them & rasp [grate] them. Put a half pint of vinegar, a tablespoon full of salt and a teaspoon full of black pepper. [Add] some chopped onion & celery or celery seed. [Recipe of] Mrs. A. L. Sinkler
A tea plant in the foreground and an indigo plant in the background. Both are green and thriving in the sunshine.
A graphic with an American flag on a blue background. The text reads: MEMORIAL DAY On May 1, 1865, in Charleston, the city's Black population held a parade to honor 257 dead Union soldiers. Some historians call this the first Memorial Day. An official day of remembrance dates back to 1868 and was originally known as Decoration Day.
A red, white, and blue quilt. The pattern is known as "Burgoyne Surrounded," displaying red squares encircled by blue lines.
A graphic for International Museum Day. The graphic has the ICOM logo and the theme for the year, which is "Museums Uniting a Divided World."
A 45-star American flag lays folded on a wooden table.
Woven throw blankets sit on three shelves. The blankets are green, blue, and red.
A Christmas ornament featuring the Museum is hanging on a tree. Text overlaid says, "Happy Holidays from the Berkeley County Museum."
An angled photograph of engraved bricks and yellow leaves.
An ad celebrating the Berkeley County Museum's finalist position in the Best of Berkeley County (South Carolina) awards.
A receipt dated May 17, 1907 from the Phoenix Furniture Company of King and Clifford Streets, Charleston, SC.
A cast-iron potato ricer on a green background.
The back and mirrored front of a US $2 bill sits above a 1976 US quarter.
A rusty chain lays across a green background.
A straight pin with a ceramic heart on one end. The heart is white with blue flowers. The pin is on a red background.
A black typewriter with ivory-colored keys. It sits on a brown desk.
A brick walkway with text: Buy a Brick in the BCM Path! For only $100, you can secure your place in local history by purchasing a brick at the Berkeley County Museum.
A brownish gray fossil sits on a brown background.
An ostrich egg on a green background.
An image that reads: "⚠️Caution! The Museum floors are being cleaned today and tomorrow (May 6 and May 7). The Museum is open but some areas are unavailable. If you are sensitive to smell, we recommend shortening your visit or visiting later this week." Beneath this is the Berkeley County Museum blue logo.
An image of some bricks with the Berkeley County Museum logo and text: Buy a Brick in the BCM Path! For only $100, you can secure your place in local history by purchasing a brick at the Berkeley County Museum.
A vintage sepia-toned photograph of several pine trees next to a gravel road. At the bottom of the photo is written "tall pines".
A yard sign with flowers and animals that reads "Kids Who Care." There are electricity trucks and a large tree in the background.
An image of fossils and fossil casts behind a quote: "I'll never forget this memory!"
A glass bottle on a green field. Etched on the bottle is "E.W. Hoyt & Co., Perfumers. Phila." 93.13.27.
A rusted metal Bunny-brand egg beater sits on a black table.
A screenshot of the Berkeley County Museum's catalog homepage. There are three fully visible categories: Bonneau; Cross; and Dolls, Toys, and Games. There are three more partially-visible categories.
A white woman with brown hair and glasses crouches in front of a cardboard box. She is surrounded by various boxes and containers. In her hand are prints of the Tuskegee Airmen.
The image displays an old coin featuring the profile of a man's head, surrounded by the text "GEORGIUS III REX," indicating it is a coin from the reign of George III. The coin is pierced near the bottom and stamped with a T on the profile. Above the coin, there is a scale laid horizontally, marked in centimeters and inches, with segments colored in alternating black and white sections. The background is a vibrant green.
An off-white crocheted lace wedding gown yoke. The yoke is on a headless mannequin. The chest of the mannequin is hidden by green tissue paper.
A blonde white woman wearing a red shirt stands in front of a bookshelf. She has glasses on her head and is smiling.
A newspaper clipping that reads: ANN HAWES, BEGS Leave to acquaint her Friends in Town and Country, that the has removed from the Bay to a House in the Market-Square, at the Sign of the BACCHUS, and as she is provided with the best of LIQUORS, and proposes giving good Attendance, will be much obliged to her former Friends and Acquaintance, as well as others, for a Continuance of their Custom, which will be greatfully acknowledged, by Their humble Stervant, ANN HAWES. N. B. She likewise keeps CAVEACHED FISH, COLLARD, POTTED, and ALAMODE BEEF, to supply Gentlemen and their Families, in or out of the House; and best PICKLED OYSTERS.
The image shows a vintage doll lying on a green background with a measuring ruler placed below it for scale. The doll has long brunette hair, closed eyes, and is dressed in an off-white, antique ruffled dress with black shoes that have black ribbons as ties. This doll was first a childhood possession of Mamie Keys Norris Burts (1883-1974) of Anderson and Rock Hill. 98.22.1
Two sea-green augmented reality binoculars are set on a gray stand. There are trees in the background and the sun is shining.
A close-up photograph of a wooden grave marker. The marker is split most of the way through but is held together. There is blue paint on the marker. It reads: LUCIA Died Jan 11th 1862 Aged 58 years A good and faith[ful] servant.
A pair of rusty sheep shears
An open calendar page for the week of February 24, 1964. It is covered in handwriting.
A lit display case with three yellowed documents inside.
A digital kiosk stands in the Berkeley County Museum. The floor is wooden and the walls are off-white. There are paintings and historical information panels on the walls.
A straight pin with an enamel heart on one end. The heart is white and painted with delicate blue flowers.
A Google Maps street view image of the home of Dr. Walter Evans. It is a large white farmhouse-style building with a wrap-around porch and lots of windows. The paved driveway is blocked by a metal gate and a brick fence.
A large wooden bowl sits on a wooden floor. The bowl is well-used and worn on the inside.
A screenshot of a magazine page that reads: "Plain and brocaded satin evening gowns, such as were described in the BAZAR last autumn as being the newest fashions in Paris, are now among the smartest examples of the dressmaker's art. The lines are so extremely graceful, the beauty of the material so noticeable, and the almost severe styles in which they are made, all tend to render them quite the most noticeable fashions that have been--"
A long, black, satin evening gown on a mannequin. The mannequin stands in front of a door, and on the wall is a framed portrait of an older white woman wearing pearls. Black satin evening gown, ca. 1909, 25.1.1. Part of the Gaillard, Simons, Dovell collection.
About a dozen people, mostly Black, sit in what appears to be a church. In the center of the photo is an older Black woman, Eugenia Broughton, who is drawing blood from a small Black girl. Another woman looks on.
A plexiglass container on a red tabletop. The container holds hundreds of oxidized musket balls.
A clear glass soda bottle sits on a red cloth. The bottle is broken at the top and dirty. On the front of the bottle is the silhouette of a woman with her arms above her head, beneath the words Like-Me.
A blue infographic with the Berkeley County Museum logo. It reads: "closing at 3pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025 due to winter weather. Closed Wednesday. Thursday hours to be determined. Stay tuned!"
Martin Luther King, Jr., a black man in a suit, stands at a podium on the left side of the frame. He speaks to a large seated crowd.
A gray metal still and bucket sit on a wooden floor
An image of the Berkeley County Museum behind a quote: "It's so good i didn't even notice i'm hungry."
An illustration of three white women wearing elaborate vintage hats adorned with feathers and intricate details.
Two off-white leather gloves sit on a piece of tissue paper. The fingertips of the gloves are dirty with wear.
A wooden two-wheeled cart faces to the right. It sits inside of a building with wooden floors and white and blue painted walls.
A brown earthenware owl effigy. The eyes are large and circular, and the nose is part of the same line as the top of the head.
A map of the USA. All of the states are light blue except Hawaii, Wyoming, and Kansas, which are gray.
A quilt is held against a wall. The quilt has a red background and eight identical white squares. Inside of the white squares are blue stars.