Film of the Week – WWI
WEEK 4 During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades -- including Blake's own brother. Learn... Read more »
E-Learning for Kids – Medieval Times
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... Read more »
E-Learning for Kids – Underground Railroad
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... Read more »
The History of Mother’s Day
“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,... Read more »
Read of the Week – WWII
The Battle of Tarawa In the Battle of Tarawa (November 20-23, 1943) during World War II (1939-45), the U.S. began its Central Pacific Campaign against Japan by seizing the heavily fortified, Japanese-held island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The 18,000 U.S. Marines sent to tiny Betio were expected to easily... Read more »
History of the Week – The MIS
This film breaks open the hidden history of the US Army's Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during World War II -- a story made possible because of a few aging Japanese American veterans with a little Internet savvy and a lot of determination. When WWII started, the U.S. Army needed soldiers to who could... Read more »
Best of the Upstate Nominations
Nominate the Upcountry History Museum and Down the Rabbit Hole: Imagining Alice's Wonderland NOW through May 14, 2020. One nomination per email address. Best Exhibit of Past Year
Games for the Family
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
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... Read more »
History @ Home for Adults
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.
