Thursday, January 13, 2022

Lexington County Museum

Here is a collection of photos from the Lexington County Museum during our Christmas visit in December.

The museum portrays life in the region during the colonial era to the Civil War.
It spans 8 acres with 36 historic buildings.

The only original structure on the site is the John Fox House below built in 1832. This was a plantation home.

The other historic structures were brought in from other areas so a museum could be created.

Cooking demonstrations were performed based on what would have been cooked and how in that time period. 

We also listened to an amazing story teller, James Brown, of Lowcountry Storytellers. I wish I videoed his piece which was a raw telling of escaping slavery, heading north and ultimately joining the union troops. This groups' stories are "Acceptable to the ear, Touching to the heart, Stirring to the soul".

Some wonderful quilts are on display.

The pigeon house below was used for breeding and housing domestic pigeons. These birds provided meat, eggs and fertilizer.
No vinyl shutters here!

Old fireplaces seem so cozy but must have been super dangerous and dirty.

Living in the modern age, I can't imagine what it felt like in the homes back then with no air conditioning and the temperatures 90 degrees and humid for three straight months each summer!

Some of the structures, like the storage shed and chicken coop, demonstrate what it was like to keep food.
There is a museum building with interesting artifacts to peruse.
It is always an interesting place for stepping back in time.
If you go, the museum is open
    Tuesday thru Saturday 10am - 4pm
    Sunday 1pm - 4pm
    Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children
    Website

Have a marvelous day/evening (wherever you are on the clock)! ~Val

13 comments:

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    1. Thank you Debra! They really are. I love that the art of quilting is still alive today.

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  2. lovely photos of old days... excellent shots.
    Thank you for sharing

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  3. It is quite a time since I visited a museum, and reading this post and seeing your photographs makes me think ...
    I must think about visiting one again, they are so interesting.

    All the best Jan

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  4. This looks like an amazing complex and quite a large one. I like the idea of more than one building so you can get the idea of the houses and "neighborhood." I like the quilts (I've always loved this period of furniture, quilts, etc.) and the demos and talks sound really interesting. This looks like quite a good attraction!

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  5. What an interesting place! The John Fox House looks beautiful and the quilts are gorgeous.

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  6. I am loving your museum photos. They offer such a fabulous glimpse into what life would have been like over 250 years ago!

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    1. Thank you Heidi! It was an experience seeing what life was like back them!

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