Fairfield County Museum

Mission:

• To stimulate interest in the role of Fairfield County in the development of South Carolina and the nation.
• To preserve the history of the county through the collection of significant artifacts and interpretation of the personal stories of its citizens.
• To identify and document historic properties and sites within the county.
• To educate citizens and visitors about the heritage of Fairfield County.

About Us:

The Museum has several on-going archaeological weekend projects. Some recent ones have been archaeological scouting to find Revolutionary battle sites for National Park Service surveys, the identification of a section of the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road that had been forgotten by time in dense forest cover, the discovery of an eighteenth century riverboat canal, and the locating and documenting of old graveyards.

Other ongoing projects are the moving and reconstruction of an eighteenth century log barn in the museum’s backyard, the reenactment of a local Revolutionary battle, the involvement of school children in learning about history, and an expansive oral history project.  In the museum, volunteers are needed to help with exhibit receptions, office work, collections, and research. An active Fairfield County Historical Association is always looking for new members.

The Fairfield County Genealogical Research Room, the collection having been established by volunteers associated with the Daughters of the American Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, has recently been returned from an offsite location to the museum premises.  Volunteers are often available to  assist family researchers with the collected paper files, published volumes, microfilm records, etc.