Upcountry History Museum

Family Fun Day
2019-03-02 10:00 - 14:00 UTC
Celebrate the opening of new children’s exhibit, Jerry Pinkney: Imaginings! The Greenville Zoo will be here with some special friends for you to meet, some are even the “characters” from Pinkney’s beloved books.
Family Fun Day is included with your general admission.

March Matinee Movie
2019-03-03 14:00 - 16:00
In honor of Women’s History Month, explore real life women in history through classic film adaptations of their lives. This week’s feature film is Cleopatra (1963) staring Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian ruler of the Ancient World.

Celebrations at UHM
2019-03-05 16:00 - 17:00
Mardi Gras
Celebrate “Fat Tuesday” at the Upcountry History Museum. Join us for a Mardi Gras craft, festive snack, and holiday story time.
Celebrations at UHM are FREE to Museum Members, and FREE with regular admission for all other guests.

American History Book Club and Forum
2019-03-06 12:00 - 13:00
Unexampled Courage with Judge Richard Gergel
Judge Gergel is a United States District Judge renowned for presiding over some of the South Carolina’s most contentious cases including the recent trial of Dylann Roof. On March 6, he will discuss his upcoming book Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring.

“Gergel is both an astute researcher and an engaging writer, bringing this significant story to vivid life … Civil rights history at its most compelling.” -Kirkus Reviews

March Matinee Movie
2019-03-10 14:00 - 16:00
In honor of Women’s History Month, explore real life women in history through classic film adaptations of their lives. This week’s feature film is Madame Curie (1943) staring Greer Garson as the Polish scientist.

American History Book Club
2019-03-11 12:00 - 13:00
Alec Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Furman University
Topic: Eisenhower and McCarthy
Recommended reading: Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy by David A. Nichols
Lunch: Beef stroganoff with mixed green salad and rolls, followed by pear salad dessert
Make your reservations
Optional Lunch ($15) at 11:30 a.m.
Program begins at Noon in the Resource Room
Founded in 2008 for members of the Upcountry History Museum, the American History Book Club & Forum provides opportunities for the intellectually curious to explore their passion for American History through the written and spoken presentations of great writers and historians. The Club is dedicated to creating interest in our nation’s cultural, economic and political history, to inspiring appreciation for enlightened traditions of the American experience and to advancing the United States’ distinctive leadership role in the world community.
The only requirement is to be a Museum Member. Please ask to be added to the AHBC mailing list when purchasing your Museum membership. Email info@upcountryhistory.org for more information.

UHM Kids Book Club
2019-03-12 15:30 - 17:00
Join the adventures of Jack and Annie as we explore real history through the best selling children’s book series, Magic Tree House! Enjoy games, crafts, and hands-on activities that bring to life the adventures of your favorite storybooks. All Book Club meetings begin at 3:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book listed below.
Spring 2019: American History with Jack and Annie

March 12 ~ Hurry Up, Houdini!

UHM Book Club is FREE to museum members and regular admission for all other guests. To sign your child up in advance call 864-467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org.
Looking for a copy of one of these titles? Try the Greenville County Library! The Library carries all of these books and so many more.
The Upcountry History Museum is a proud participant of READ Greenville!

March Matinee Movie
2019-03-17 14:00 - 16:00
In honor of Women’s History Month, explore real life women in history through classic film adaptations of their lives. This week’s feature film is A Woman Called Golda (1982) staring Ingrid Bergman as the first female prime minister of Israel.

Toddler Time!
2019-03-19 10:30 - 11:30
Meet BABY GOATS from the Red Clay Soap Farm of Travelers Rest, while also enjoying games, snack, and juice for our kid-friendly story time! Everything is included with your admission, and all children ages 3 and under are FREE.

Lunchbox Learning
2019-03-20 12:00 - 13:00
And the World Jogged On! The Arrest, Trial, and Sentencing of Susan B. Anthony
Presenter: Janiece K. Robinson
In 1873, Susan B. Anthony walked up the stone steps and into history. She entered the federal circuit court house expecting a fair trial. Instead, the judge denied Susan the right to speak in her defense and to have a jury verdict. Her crime? She voted in the 1872 presidential election. Newspapers from around the country carried articles on the arrest, trial, and injustice. As Women’s Suffrage became a household conversation, a battle-worn nation faced another division and strife.

March Matinee Movie
2019-03-24 14:00 - 16:00
In honor of Women’s History Month, explore real life women in history through classic film adaptations of their lives. This week’s feature film is Salt of the Earth (1954) staring Rosaura Revueltas as a house-wife turned activist.

UHM Kids Book Club
2019-03-26 15:30 - 17:00
Join the adventures of Jack and Annie as we explore real history through the best selling children’s book series, Magic Tree House! Enjoy games, crafts, and hands-on activities that bring to life the adventures of your favorite storybooks. All Book Club meetings begin at 3:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book listed below.
Spring 2019: American History with Jack and Annie

March 26 ~ Buffalo Before Breakfast

UHM Book Club is FREE to museum members and regular admission for all other guests. To sign your child up in advance call 864-467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org.
Looking for a copy of one of these titles? Try the Greenville County Library! The Library carries all of these books and so many more.
The Upcountry History Museum is a proud participant of READ Greenville!

March Matinee Movie
2019-03-31 14:00 - 16:00
In honor of Women’s History Month, explore real life women in history through classic film adaptations of their lives. This week’s feature film is So Proudly We Hail (1943) staring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, and Veronica Lake as American Army nurses in World War II.

Family Fun Day
2019-04-06 10:00 - 14:00
Celebrate the exhibit, “Jerry Pinkney: Imaginings,” with a Family Fun Day centered around animals! Wildlife Geeks will be here with some mystery animals for you to meet and learn about plus kids can spend time exploring the exhibit’s interactive and immersive play space!
Enjoy games, crafts, friendly animals, and story times! It is all included with your general admission!

Matinee Movie
2019-04-07 14:00 - 16:00
The art of Mac Conner invokes the fear and anxiety prevalent across America during the period of the Cold War. These same emotions run through the popular works of Alfred Hitchcock, famed director of the Cold War era. Join us for a series of Hitchcock thrillers, each selected for its connection to a particular work by Mac Conner, featured in the current exhibition The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, on display through May 12.
Featured film for April 7:
Notorious (1946)
Special Introduction and Film History with beloved OLLI Instructor, Judy Aten.

American History Book Club
2019-04-08 12:00 - 13:00
Tom Lee, AHBC Member, and Brock Jackson, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Topic: Donaldson Air Force Base and the Cold War
Recommended reading: Deep Freezeby Rear Admiral George J. Dufek
Lunch: Trio Salad Plate including fresh chicken salad, pasta salad, and broccoli salad with rolls, and lemon bars

Make your reservations

Optional Lunch ($15) at 11:30 a.m.
Program begins at Noon in the Resource Room
Founded in 2008 for members of the Upcountry History Museum, the American History Book Club & Forum provides opportunities for the intellectually curious to explore their passion for American History through the written and spoken presentations of great writers and historians. The Club is dedicated to creating interest in our nation’s cultural, economic and political history, to inspiring appreciation for enlightened traditions of the American experience and to advancing the United States’ distinctive leadership role in the world community.
The only requirement is to be a Museum Member. Please ask to be added to the AHBC mailing list when purchasing your Museum membership. Email info@upcountryhistory.org for more information.

UHM Kids Book Club
2019-04-09 15:30 - 17:00
Join the adventures of Jack and Annie as we explore real history through the best selling children’s book series, Magic Tree House! Enjoy games, crafts, and hands-on activities that bring to life the adventures of your favorite storybooks. All Book Club meetings begin at 3:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book listed below.
Spring 2019: American History with Jack and Annie

April 9 ~ Civil War on Sunday

UHM Book Club is FREE to museum members and regular admission for all other guests. To sign your child up in advance call 864-467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org.
Looking for a copy of one of these titles? Try the Greenville County Library! The Library carries all of these books and so many more.
The Upcountry History Museum is a proud participant of READ Greenville!

Lunchbox Learning
2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:00
Favorite local author and speaker, Kathryn Smith, returns to the Upcountry History Museum to explore the women who broke through the gender barriers on Madison Avenue in the 1960s. Taking the advertising world by storm, breaking rules and challenging gender norms, these pioneers earned the title “Mad Women.”

Matinee Movie
2019-04-14 14:00 - 16:00
The art of Mac Conner invokes the fear and anxiety prevalent across America during the period of the Cold War. These same emotions run through the popular works of Alfred Hitchcock, famed director of the Cold War era. Join us for a series of Hitchcock thrillers, each selected for its connection to a particular work by Mac Conner, featured in the current exhibition The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, on display through May 12.
Featured film for April 14:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Special Introduction and Film History with beloved OLLI Instructor, Judy Aten.

Matinee Movie
2019-04-15 14:00 - 16:00
The art of Mac Conner invokes the fear and anxiety prevalent across America during the period of the Cold War. These same emotions run through the popular works of Alfred Hitchcock, famed director of the Cold War era. Join us for a series of Hitchcock thrillers, each selected for its connection to a particular work by Mac Conner, featured in the current exhibition The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, on display through May 12.
Featured film for April 15:
To Catch a Thief (1955)

Toddler Time!
2019-04-16 10:30 - 11:30
Full steam ahead as we prepare for a summer with “Thomas & Friends!” While “Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails” will not open until May 25, 2019, we can celebrate all things trains with the beloved story of “John Henry”, featured in our current exhibit, Jerry Pinkney: Imaginings. Come out for games, snacks, juice, and story time!
The BEST part of Toddler Time, all children ages 3 and under are FREE!
Admission Costs:
Adults – $9
Senior Adults (65+) – $8
Children (ages 4-18) – $7
Children ages 3 and under are FREE!

Matinee Movie
2019-04-22 14:00 - 16:00
The art of Mac Conner invokes the fear and anxiety prevalent across America during the period of the Cold War. These same emotions run through the popular works of Alfred Hitchcock, famed director of the Cold War era. Join us for a series of Hitchcock thrillers, each selected for its connection to a particular work by Mac Conner, featured in the current exhibition The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, on display through May 12.
Featured film for April 22:
Vertigo (1958)

UHM Kids Book Club
2019-04-23 08:00 - 17:00
Join the adventures of Jack and Annie as we explore real history through the best selling children’s book series, Magic Tree House! Enjoy games, crafts, and hands-on activities that bring to life the adventures of your favorite storybooks. All Book Club meetings begin at 3:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book listed below.
Spring 2019: American History with Jack and Annie

April 23 ~ Earthquake in the Early Morning

UHM Book Club is FREE to museum members and regular admission for all other guests. To sign your child up in advance call 864-467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org.
Looking for a copy of one of these titles? Try the Greenville County Library! The Library carries all of these books and so many more.
The Upcountry History Museum is a proud participant of READ Greenville!

Matinee Movie
2019-04-28 14:00 - 16:00
The art of Mac Conner invokes the fear and anxiety prevalent across America during the period of the Cold War. These same emotions run through the popular works of Alfred Hitchcock, famed director of the Cold War era. Join us for a series of Hitchcock thrillers, each selected for its connection to a particular work by Mac Conner, featured in the current exhibition The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, on display through May 12.
Featured film for April 28:
The Birds (1963)

Celebrations at UHM
2019-05-01 16:00 - 17:00
May Day
Celebrate May Day at the Upcountry History Museum. Join us for a May Day craft, festive snack, and holiday story time.
Celebrations at UHM are FREE to Museum Members, and FREE with regular admission for all other guests.

Neighborhood Night
2019-05-02 17:30 - 20:30
The Museum will be open on the first Thursday evening of select months throughout 2019. Neighborhood Nights will run from 5:30-8:30 pm during which time admission to the museum and all museum exhibitions will be FREE.
Neighborhood Nights will include story times for younger visitors and book give-a-ways for children. Books will be connected to the theme of the current changing exhibitions.
We hope that through Neighborhood Nights we can show that 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, as guests leave the Museum. Due to limited number of books, the new policy will be one book per family with children in attendance at the event.
For questions please email info@upcountryhistory.org.

Family Fun Day
2019-05-04 10:00 - 14:00
Celebrate Jerry Pinkney: Imaginings one final time, as we explore the world of fables. Children can enjoy games and crafts and story times that will all relate to the artwork of Jerry Pinkney, and stories both kids and parents alike grew up hearing and knowing.
Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Family Fun Days are FREE with regular Museum admission.

UHM Kids Book Club
2019-05-14 15:30 - 17:00
Join the adventures of Jack and Annie as we explore real history through the best selling children’s book series, Magic Tree House! Enjoy games, crafts, and hands-on activities that bring to life the adventures of your favorite storybooks. All Book Club meetings begin at 3:30 pm. Parents: Please prepare for each UHM Kids Book Club by reading the book listed below.
Spring 2019: American History with Jack and Annie

May 14 ~ Ghost Town at Sunday

UHM Book Club is FREE to museum members and regular admission for all other guests. To sign your child up in advance call 864-467-3100 or email info@upcountryhistory.org.
Looking for a copy of one of these titles? Try the Greenville County Library! The Library carries all of these books and so many more.
The Upcountry History Museum is a proud participant of READ Greenville!

Armed Forces Day
2019-05-18 10:00 - 17:00
Celebrate Armed Forces Day at the Upcountry History Museum.

“Threads of Victory” Documentary Screening (11:00 and 3:00)
“Sergeant York” Screening (Noon)
“Thank a soldier” card station
Military themed scavenger hunts and prizes

The Museum is a proud participant in the Blue Star Museum program. All active duty service members and their families receive FREE admission to the Upcountry History Museum from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day.

Toddler Time!
2019-05-21 10:30 - 11:30
As we say farewell to Jerry Pinkney: Imaginings, we happily welcome back The Wildlife Geeks and their BABY Prairie Dogs! It is evident in Pinkney’s artwork that he loves animals, so be sure to come out and enjoy this unique opportunity to meet some adorably unique animals! Toddler Time includes games, snack and juice, and story time.
Tuesday, May 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Children ages 3 and under are FREE.
