Upcountry History Museum

E-Learning for Kids - The Amazing Castle
2020-04-20 11:00 - 2020-04-27 17:00 (America/New_York)
Below are resources to help with your child’s e-learning, while also encouraging their imagination to travel back in time. Like most other places, our doors are closed for the time being, but we still want you to explore the fun history behind our changing exhibits, even if it means doing so from home…for now.

During Europe’s Middle Ages, castles were built for one primary purpose: protecting people and property. As you begin your journey into history, ask students to share what they think they know about medieval life, and record their responses on a chart.

Step #1: Research (of course)
The Castle Community
Explain that there existed inside the castle walls a complex community of people who worked, feasted, and played together. Take a look at this worksheet to see what exactly makes up a Medieval Castle. Encourage your child (or children…and peace be with you and upon you) to take a “crayon walk” through a medieval castle by coloring each numbered part as you discuss it. Then have them brainstorm what the structure reveals about how castle dwellers lived. For example, there was little privacy, the community was always prepared for war, animals were kept inside the walls, etc. What do they think it smelled like? Sounded like? Have students write a list of questions like these that they would most like to explore, then start researching the topics that intrigue them the most. Used books you may already have at home, online encyclopedias, museum websites or the Smithsonian Learning Lab. With parent supervision, maybe even find a fun and educational video like the one below!

Step #2 – Organizing our Research
Castle Facts Bulletin Board
As students learn additional details about the Middle Ages, display their research on a clever “Castle Facts” bulletin board. Draw a large stone-castle outline as a guide and graph the towers and walls into rectangles. Cut shapes to match out of construction paper, then keep these colored-paper “building stones” on hand so that each time a student discovers a new fact, he or she can add it to the wall. In no time your class will have built its own medieval castle! Share your “castles” with us by tagging us in your Facebook and Instagram posts or using #UpcountryMuseum.

Step #3 – Let’s make it relevant…
Castle Careers
If you were able to visit The Amazing Castle before we had to close our doors, then you’ll understand the interconnectedness of various roles in communities. Like, Percy the gardener helped Kipper the cook when he grew too many vegetables. Then, Kipper needed to rely on Synge the blacksmith to help mend the hole in his copper pot so he could continue cooking meals for castle community. Now, let’s dig a little deeper and compare it to what we see in our world, our community, today. During the Middle Ages, each job in a castle community filled a specific need. But before a young person could get a job, he or she completed an apprenticeship—rigorous training by an expert in the field. As children research the period, have them list some different medieval jobs and the training required to do them. Talk about how the jobs compare with some modern occupations. Then take a vote to find out for which jobs your kids would most like to have apprenticed. Plot the results on a castle-shaped graph.

Step #4 – Get CRAFTY!
Castle Keeps
A noble family lived in a castle keep. Talk with your kids about why they think this structure was so named, then have them build their own. For each, you’ll need an empty square tissue box and two paper towel tubes. Guide them to first cut the tops off their boxes, then cover the sides with construction paper, leaving a few inches of paper extending past the tops of the boxes. To make towers, cover tubes with paper and glue to the sides of the boxes. Add colored-paper doors and windows, and personalized flags on craft-stick poles. Kids then can make crenellations in their keeps by cutting notches on the top of the walls and towers. Do a little research in the symbolism of animals and colors to make your child’s castle keep even more personal!

Step #4 – Homework…wait…extra credit
Page-to-Knight Time Lines
Of all medieval professions, knighthood was one of the most important, as knights defended the castle household. Have students create time lines to illustrate the long and involved process of becoming a knight in medieval times. Typically, a boy of seven moved to a relative’s castle and became a page. At 15, he became a squire. He would be dubbed a knight around his 21st birthday. If your kid is especially interested in knights, have them research each stage in this process for the time line. What would a boy learn in each stage? What would that boy being learning at your child’s age?

Netflix for Kids
2020-04-29 18:00 - 22:00
Based on the series of the best-selling children’s books, The Who Was Show on Netflix brings some of the most famous names in history to life!

Meet the family on the couch, grab a bowl of popcorn and learn about well-known figures like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Susan B. Anthony to Genghis Khan, Queen Elizabeth and Julius Caesar.

Upcountry History
2020-04-29 19:00 - 22:00
Learn about the people of the Upcountry through these online resources and lessons.
Share your experiences on social media by using #UpcountryMuseum.

E-Learning for Kids - Medieval Times
2020-05-08 21:00 - 23:30
Learn about Medieval Times @ Home
With our doors temporarily closed, you unfortunately cannot visit and explore our changing exhibit, The Amazing Castle. However, you CAN still learn about medieval times with these activities based on the Magic Tree House book, The Knight at Dawn.

Share your fun on social media and tag us by using #UpcountryMuseum.

ACTIVITY #1
In Chapter 1, Jack tells Annie, “I’m just writing the facts. The stuff we know for sure.” Use this lesson to explore the differences between facts and opinions.

ACTIVITY #2
Some words (like wind, lead, tear, close, and read) have multiple pronunciations—and multiple meanings—even though they are spelled exactly the same! Use the lesson “Can You Wind the Wind?” to use context clues to figure out the pronunciation and meaning of these words in different sentences.

ACTIVITY #3
Several topics from this book lend themselves to a study of measurement. If you own a scale and sidewalk chalk, try out these two activities at home!

ACTIVITY #4

ACTIVITY #5

E-Learning for Kids - Underground Railroad
2020-05-08 22:30 - 23:30
Below are resources to help with your child’s e-learning, while also encouraging their imagination to travel back in time. Like most other places, our doors are closed for the time being, but we still want you to explore the history behind our current changing exhibit, Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad, even if it means doing so from home…for now.

Trace the collective footsteps of men, women and children as they journey towards freedom, following the Underground Railroad.

Project #1 – History of the Underground Railroad

This fantastic interactive from Scholastic will allow your child to travel back to 1860 and follow a young slave as he flees a Kentucky plantation for Canada along the Underground Railroad. The interactive slideshow (with audio) lets families read a short article at each stop. They can click on accompanying images to read pop-ups with more information.
To help incorporate South Carolina Social Studies standards, we encourage you to complete the “Growing Up in Slavery” activity listed on part one of the journey to escape from slavery. The activity tells the story of Fannie Moore, who was born a slave in South Carolina in 1849. She told her story in 1937 at the age of 88. Below are direct links to the activity and the accompanying worksheet:

Project #2 – Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom

Harriet Tubman led more than 300 people from slavery to freedom in the mid-1800s. Born a slave in Maryland, Tubman escaped captivity at the age of 25. She returned to the South 19 times to help other slaves flee to the North. She has become the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.
Use this web scavenger hunt (below) from Scholastic to learn more about her remarkable life. Record your answers as you go.

Describe Harriet Tubman’s childhood. What was one of her jobs as a child? How did she get a scar on her head?
Find out about Harriet Tubman’s early life in the America’s Story activity from the Library of Congress.

Describe Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery. When did she flee? Where did she go? What made her go back?
Learn about Tubman’s daring run to freedom in this article from Biography.

What were some of the reasons Harriet Tubman’s rescues were so successful? How did she discourage slaves who wanted to turn back?
Discover Tubman’s strategies at the Africans in America website from PBS.

How did Harriet Tubman help the Union during the Civil War?
Discover the many roles Harriet Tubman played during the Civil War in this National Geographic story. *SC social studies standards*

After the Civil War, how did Harriet Tubman continue to fight for justice and help those in need?
At the website for the National Women’s Hall of Fame, you can learn how Tubman continued her work after the war.

Read the August 29, 1868 letter to Tubman from her friend, the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. What does he say is the main difference between the two of them?
Read Douglass’s letter of encouragement to his fellow abolitionist, Tubman, and learn about their relationship in this article from The New York Times.

The History of Mother's Day
2020-05-11 22:00 - 23:30
“To My Mother” by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Scottish poet evokes childhood memories in this four-line ode to Mom. It appeared in “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” a collection of 65 poems by Stevenson first published in 1885 under the title “Penny Whistles.”

You too, my mother, read my rhymes
For love of unforgotten times,
And you may chance to hear once more
The little feet along the floor.

The Upcountry History Museum extends its appreciation to mothers across the Upstate and around the globe. Thank you for playing a key role in building and maintaining connections across generations. You are the “kinkeepers” in families and take the lead in passing down family stories, life lessons, and traditions. Honoring this role of mothers is part of the story behind Mother’s Day – but not all of it.

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held spring festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea, Cybele, and Magna Mater, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”

Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return home to their “mother church” – the main church in the vicinity of their home – for a special service.

Over time Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother’s Day in the 1930s and 1940s.

The origin of Mother’s Day as celebrated in the United Sates dates to the 19th century. In the years before the Civil War, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia helped start “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children.

These clubs later became a unifying voice in a region of the country still divided over the Civil War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mother’s Friendship Day,” where mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.

Another precursor to Mother’s Day came from the abolitionist, suffragette and author of the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” a call to action that asked mothers to unite in promoting world peace.

The official Mother’s Day holiday began in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.

After gaining financial backing from Philadelphia department store owner John Wannamaker, in May 1908, she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia. That same day thousands of people attended a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia.

Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis – who remained unmarried and childless her whole life – resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood.

By 1914, Jarvis’ persistence paid off, on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, declaring it “as a public expression of love and reverence for the mother’s of our country.” And the rest, as they say, is history.

Although we should always be grateful for how much the maternal figure in our life does for us, Mother’s Day is the day to really show your appreciation. Whether its your mom, your grandma, an aunt, or someone else, honoring and remembering that person might look a bit different on May 10, 2020 in the wake of the pandemic crisis, luckily there are creative ways to share Mother’s Day greetings and festivities.

We hope that you will share your Mother’s Day 2020 social distancing creativity with the Museum by adding your messages, stories, photos and acts of kindness to the Upcountry History Museum’s COVID-19 Collective Memory initiative by linking to the site www.upcountryremembers.org.

Games for the Family
2020-05-14 20:00 - 22:00
Go through your home or take a walk in your neighborhood to see if you can find objects that match each color on the scavenger hunt!

For more games, click the link below!

Collective Memory
2020-05-19 08:00 - 2020-05-25 17:00
Share Your Story

The UHM Collective Memory Initiative
Author and poet, Oscar Wilde, wrote “Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.” As we all adjust to the constant change of living in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Upcountry History Museum invites you to become a part of our Collective Memory Initiative by sharing stories and photographs of how you’re coping; how you’re helping family and friends; how you’re staying strong in this time of uncertainty; or how you’re creating a new normal.
Our focus with this online “diary” is to ensure that this moment in the history of South Carolina’s Upcountry is told by members of our communities, remembered through your writings and/or images, and preserved for future generations.
As keepers of history, we recognize that we don’t get to choose the events that force change, but we do have the privilege of safeguarding the memories they create. Join us and become storytellers for history’s sake.
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Class of 2020 | Journals, Blogs, and Vlogs | Socially Distant | Unconventional Education | Empty Everything | Business at a Distance | Frontline Heroes

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Please keep in mind that some images may not become part of the Upcountry History Museum’s permanent collection. Any images that are not part of the collection will be retained for the website, educational and research purposes.

THANK YOU for making history today!

History @ Home for Adults
2020-05-20 08:00 - 17:00
Explore the history of the Upcountry and our current changing exhibits from your home! Enjoy weekly articles, recommended films, themed playlists and short documentaries. Check back regularly as we continually add more history and resources.

Distance Learning for Kids
2020-05-20 08:00 - 17:00
Follow the linked image to explore Upcountry history from local history makers or learn about U.S. and World history through lessons compiled and created for our current changing exhibits, The Amazing Castle and Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad.

History of Memorial Day
2020-05-25 08:00 - 23:59
Memorial Day: A Solemn Day of Remembrance, Respect and Gratitude
“At our National Cemetery, we receive the fallen in sorrow, and we take them to an honored place to rest. Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and sacrifice. All who are buried here understood their duty. All stood to protect America. And all carried with them memories of a family that they hoped to keep safe by their sacrifice.”
– President George W. Bush
May 30, 2005, Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery

On Memorial Day mourners from all over the United States visit national and community cemeteries, decorate the graves of fallen soldiers, and actively remember our honorable dead.
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery, to commemorate the sacrifices of over 620,000 Confederate and Union Civil War soldiers who died during the war. During the first national commemoration, former Union General and sitting Ohio Congressman James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.
The event was inspired by local observances of the day that had taken place in towns throughout America in the three years following the Civil War. In 1873, New York was the first state to designate Memorial Day as a legal holiday. By the late 1800s, many more cities observed Memorial Day, and several states had declared it a legal holiday. After WWI, it became an occasion for honoring those who died in all of America’s wars and was then more widely established as a national holiday throughout the United States.
In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and established that Memorial Day was to be commemorated on the last Monday of May. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday. In 2000, Congress passed The National Moment of Remembrance Act, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance which encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.

UHM Reopens Tuesday, June 9
2020-06-09 10:00 - 17:00
We are happy to welcome everyone back beginning Tuesday, June 9! We will be operating under our normal business hours (listed below) and following strict protocol to ensure the safest environment for our staff and guests.

All UHM staff will be wearing face masks, and we strongly encourage our guests to do the same.

BUSINESS HOURS (subject to change):
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UHM Programming will resume in July 2020.

The History of Flag Day
2020-06-14 08:00 - 23:30
Flag Day: A Celebration of the American Flag
Although Flag Day is observed on a smaller scale than neighboring patriotic holidays like Memorial Day and Independence Day, the observance has
its own rich history.

When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the colonists were not fighting united under a single flag. Instead, most regiments participating in the war for independence against the British fought under their own flags. In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to create the Continental Army – a unified colonial fighting force – with the hopes of more organized battle against its colonial oppressors. This led to the creation of what was, essentially, the first “American” flag, the Continental Colors.

For some colonists, this flag, which was comprised of 13 red and white alternating stripes and a Union Jack in the corner, was too similar to the British flag. George Washington soon realized that flying a flag that was even remotely close to the British flag was not a great confidence-builder for the revolutionary effort, so he turned his efforts towards creating a new symbol of freedom for our soon-to-be fledgling nation.

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternating red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a constellation.”

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 as National Flag Day, proclaiming, “The Flag has vindicated its right to be honored by all nations of the world and feared by none who do righteousness.” On August 3, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress recognizing the holiday of Flag Day and encouraging Americans to celebrate it.

For President Truman the concept of Flag Day was not only to celebrate its creation, but to acknowledge the ideals behind it.

Cherokee, Catawba & First Settlers: Summer Camp
2020-08-04 09:00 - 2020-08-07 12:00
AUGUST 4 – AUGUST 7
Travel back to the time of the Upcountry’s indigenous people while unearthing the connection between archaeology and history with our mini “archaeology dig” that will allow children to uncover artifacts left behind by Native Americans and early settlers. Children will create a 13-moon calendar, red clay pottery and construct a model ship similar to those that transported settlers.

Smaller groups equals BIGGER experiences!
Each camp group will be limited to only 8 children to ensure your child’s safety while following guidelines related to COVID-19.
Children will be grouped by age (or request) in either the 6-9 age group or the 10-12 age group.

COST
$150 – UHM Members
$170 – Nonmembers

Neighborhood Night
2020-08-06 17:30 - 20:30
Enjoy free admission from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. along with free book give-a-ways for families.

We hope that through Neighborhood Nights we can show museums are available for families regardless of economic constraints. No registration is required. Book give-a-ways are limited in number and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Take advantage of this FREE night to visit and explore Upcountry history, as well as current traveling exhibits:

Behind the Scenes of UHM: Summer Camp
2020-08-11 09:00 - 2020-08-14 12:00
AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 14
Discover how museums and their exhibits are created! Children will receive an exclusive behind the scenes look at museum collections, learn how artifacts are collected from the community, and how artifacts are selected for exhibitions. Children will learn the various facets of museum jobs and roles, create their own exhibitions, and create commercials and marketing materials to promote their exhibits.

Smaller groups equals BIGGER experiences!
Each camp group will be limited to only 8 children to ensure your child’s safety while following guidelines related to COVID-19.
Children will be grouped by age (or request) in either the 6-9 age group or the 10-12 age group.

COST
$150 – UHM Members
$170 – Nonmembers

UHM Kids Book Club
2020-08-11 15:30 - 16:30
Enjoy games and activities that bring to life the adventures of the children’s classic, Horrible Harry and the Green Slime.

*Reservations are required as attendance is limited.*
Please call (864)467-3100 or follow the link below to email the name and ages of those attending the meeting.

Book Club meets from 3:30-4:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book beforehand.

Lunchbox Learning
2020-08-19 12:00 - 13:00
Presenter: Dr, Courtney Tollison, Furman University
Topic: “Greenville Women in the Fight for the Vote, 1890-1920”
Join Dr. Courtney Tollison for an exploration of the suffrage movement in Greenville. Learn how local events and individuals fit into the state and national movements. Dr. Tollison will also offer an update on local efforts to memorialize the centennial, which, are kicking off nationally in August 2020 and continue through August 2021.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.
Please call (864)467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org to reserve your seat(s).

Lunchbox Learning is generously sponsored by:

Kids Book Club
2020-09-08 15:30 - 16:30
Enjoy games, crafts and engaging activities that bring to life the adventures of the children’s classic, Charlotte’s Web.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.

Call (864)467-3100 to make your reservations or purchase your tickets online at the link below:

Lunchbox Learning
2020-09-16 12:00 - 13:00
Topic: “An Afternoon with Mrs. Eulalie Salley, South Carolina Suffragette”

Presenter: Dr. Kate Roark, Spartanburg Methodist College

Mrs. Eulalie Salley was a passionate fighter for women’s suffrage in South Carolina. In 1973, the Southern Oral History Program interviewed Mrs. Salley about her experiences as a suffragette. Dr. Kate Roark, Spartanburg Methodist College, created a short performance from Mrs. Salley’s exact words from her 1973 interview. You will hear what motivated Mrs. Salley to become a suffragette and what she experienced as an organizer and speaker in her home of Aiken, SC.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.

Please call (864)467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org to reserve your seat(s).

To purchase your ticket online, simply follow the link below:

Lunchbox Learning is generously sponsored by:

19th Amendment Homeschool Day
2020-09-18 13:30 - 15:00
Celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage by exploring the stories of women’s struggles to achieve full citizenship. Children will examine photographs, drawings, illustrations and artifacts, while also learning about local and South Carolina women that helped organize and lead the movement.

WHAT: Exhibition Homeschool Day

WHEN: Every 3rd Friday at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Upcountry History Museum

HOW: Kids divide into two groups – Elementary & Middle/High School

WHY: Learn the history behind the Museum’s special exhibitions and particular periods of time and areas of history

COST: $9 per student & $10 per adult

UHM MEMBERS COST: $5 per student & Adults are FREE

Call (864)467-3100 to register your child.

History Homeschool Day: K5-1st
2020-09-29 13:30 - 15:00
Our Community: Then & Now

Investigate artifacts, photographs, and maps illustrating Greenville’s history as we explore how our community has changed over time. This lesson meet SC standards for Kindergarten and 1st grade, and is designed for children ages 5-7 years old.

WHAT: History Homeschool Day

WHEN: Every last Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Upcountry History Museum

HOW: Open to children ages 5-7 years old

WHY: Get hands-on with local history while incorporating SC Social Studies standards

COST: $9 per student & $10 per adult

UHM MEMBERS COST: $5 per student & Adults are FREE

Sacred Spaces with Bill Fitzpatrick
2020-10-01 12:00 - 13:30
As the oldest church in South Carolina’s Upstate, Waxhaw Presbyterian Church has a history that begins around 1755 when Scots-Irish Presbyterians from Pennsylvania and Virginia settled in the area. This program will feature stories of its well-known members, including seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson; and the Waxhaw Cemetery, listed in the National Register, and significant in its relationship to Revolutionary War Era figures Andrew Jackson, William Richardson Davie, and Andrew Pickens. In addition, the 18th- and 19th-century tombstones are noteworthy examples of bas-relief carvings that illustrate the lives of the deceased.

Reservations are required.

$8.00 for UHM Members
$12.00 for all other guests

UHM Kids Book Club
2020-10-13 15:30 - 16:30
Enjoy games, crafts and engaging activities that bring to life the adventures of the children’s classic, The One and Only Ivan.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.

Please call (864)467-3100 or email the name and ages of those attending to info@upcountryhistory.org

Clifford Homeschool Day
2020-10-16 13:30 - 15:00
The Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog
For October, we board the Bridwell Island ferry and journey to the world of Clifford the Big Red Dog! Enjoy games, crafts, story times, and of course, play time with Clifford and Emily Elizabeth.

WHAT: Exhibit Homeschool Days

WHEN: Every 3rd Friday at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Upcountry History Museum

HOW: October Homeschool Day is for children in grades 1st-5th.

WHY: Get hands-on with history while incorporating state standards

COST: $9 per student & $10 per adult

UHM MEMBERS COST: $5 per student & Adults are FREE

Toddler Story Time
2020-10-22 10:30 - 11:00
Join us for a socially distanced yet fun Toddler Story Time!

Each family will have their own station with puzzles, matching games and coloring pages with crayons. After story time, explore the Museum and the Clifford the Big Red Dog exhibit. There will also be a museum-wide scavenger hunt.

COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED!!

All children ages 3 and under are FREE.

It is general admission for all other guests and your admission is good for the entire day.

COVID-19 Guidelines:

All guests ages 10 and older are required to wear masks.
Hand sanitizer stations are distributed throughout the Museum.
Currently, there will be no snacks nor juice at Toddler Time.
We will not have any character greetings or photo opportunities.

Attendance is limited, so feel free to purchase tickets online or call (864)467-3100 for more details.

History Homeschool Day: Reedy River
2020-10-27 13:30 - 15:00
Our Ripple Effect: The Revitalization of the Reedy River
Explore the history of the Reedy River, traveling back to the time of the Cherokee and industrialization, up to today’s use of the revitalized river. This lesson meets SC standards for Kindergarten through 6th grade , and is designed for children ages 5-12 years old.

WHAT: History Homeschool Day

WHEN: Every last Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Upcountry History Museum

HOW: Open to children ages 5-12 years old

WHY: Get hands-on with local history while incorporating SC Social Studies standards

COST: $9 per student & $10 per adult

UHM MEMBERS COST: $5 per student & Adults are FREE

Sacred Spaces with Bill Fitzpatrick
2020-11-05 12:00 - 13:30
The area of McCormick and Abbeville Counties was known as the “Calhoun Settlement” or “Lower Long Canes.” Learn of the Lower Long Cane Massacre site where the matriarch of the Calhoun family, Catherine, was killed by the Cherokee. Her son, Patrick, survived and went on to have a son of his own, John C. Calhoun. Bill Fitzpatrick will discuss these stories along with the history of Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Ninety Six Star Fort, a site of Revolutionary War battles.

Reservations are required.

$8.00 for UHM Members
$12.00 for all other guests

Kids Book Club
2020-11-10 15:30 - 16:30
Reserve your spot for the next book club meeting and bring to life the adventures of the timeless classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Encounter all sorts of silliness with games and crafts while also exploring the book’s various characters and the hilariously odd situations they encounter.

Lunchbox Learning
2020-11-11 12:00 - 13:00
Wednesday, November 11 at Noon
Presenter: Major Ralph Stoney Bates, USMC (Ret.)
Topic: Chester & Nimitz: A Study in Contrast during the War in the Pacific, WWII
Admiral Chester Nimitz and General Douglas MacArthur shared the prosecution of the war in the Pacific, while General Dwight Eisenhower alone controlled the war in Europe and Africa during World War II. Ike was in charge! No questions about it. He pretty much called the shots while balancing English, Russian, and French egos in the process. While both war areas were part of the overall strategy of winning the war, they were actually two different wars. Other than carrying soldiers ashore from the sea in Africa, and Europe, and the deadly ship-sub encounters, Europe was a land war while the Pacific was a naval war. Thus, President Roosevelt chose two commanders in the Pacific war. Both men were his choice against the wishes both War and Navy Departments.

Many writers state that Nimitz had command of the North Pacific while MacArthur had the South Pacific. That is not so. MacArthur had the Southwestern Pacific area of Australia, Borneo, New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines, while Nimitz had everything else from the Aleutian’s in the Northern Pacific, all the Central Pacific and all the South Pacific from French Polynesia to the Coral Sea. In reality, Nimitz commanded the Pacific Oceans Area while MacArthur commanded the Southwestern Pacific. Although MacArthur preferred the title of Commander-In-Chief he was designated Supreme Commander Southwest Pacific while Nimitz was designated Supreme Commander Pacific Oceans Area. That is up until 1945.

These two men could have been from two different universes. They were complete opposites. Find out how they successfully defeated Imperial Japans war machine between 1941 and 1945.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS ATTENDANCE MUST BE LIMITED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL GUESTS.

Lunchbox Learning is generously sponsored by:
