Oconee Heritage Center Events

Events / Updates

Short Street between the two Museums will be blocked off from traffic and filled with music, activities, food, dancing and special exhibits relating to our Patriotic and Cultural heritage.

Patriots Hall will serve food from 11:30-1pm, The Powerty Ridge Band will play bluegrass in the morning and The Dixie Keys Brass Ensemble will play patriotic music from lunch time through the afternoon.

And the Natural Natives will be selling native plants in front of the Heritage Center in the morning. Plus there will be dancers in the afternoon and lots of other activities for the entire family.

The Great Excape Poster
The film The Great Escape will be shown at 4pm
at the OHC followed
by the regular “Movie Night at the Museum”
showing King Kong.

Call the OHC or Patriots Hall for more information.
OHC: (864) 638-2224
Patriots Hall: (864) 944-5112

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Project Updates Keowee Courier Building - Walhalla, SC The City of Walhalla recently deeded to the OHC the building at 50 Short Street - General Store Museum - Westminster, SC The Barrett-Jones building, future home of the OHC’s General Store Museum, - Center Church - Oakway, SC OHC has recently acquired historic Center Church in Oakway with the intent to restore and interpret the c.1870 property - At the OHC: Heritage Park, Heritage Reading Room, Farmstead Thanks to the work of volunteer Jon Fritz and our own Eddie Martin, the park is underway and nearing completion.- Read Newsletter for more details and pictures. What’s New in the gift shop Be sure pick up your copy of the new cookbook Recipe Treasures from Westminster and Surrounding Areas. Those who attended Sample Westminster on April 17th can attest to the wonderful recipes that are featured in this book. Cookbooks are $15. Proceeds benefit the General Store Museum project.

Newry Festival Poster

Newry Folk Festival

Saturday,
June 12, 2010
10AM - 4PM

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American
Girls Club

1st Saturday
of Each Month
1:00 – 3:00pm

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An American Girls Club meets at the Oconee Heritage Center on the first Saturday of each month from 1:00 - 3:00pm. The club is free and open to everyone. Each month, club members learn about American history through crafts, programs and special projects.

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Old-Time
Music Gathering

2nd Saturday
of Each Month
3:00 – 5:00pm

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Old-Time Music Gathering

The OHC hosts an Old-Time Music Gathering each month on the second Saturday from 3:00 -5:00pm. The event is free and open to everyone. Many of our guests bring homemade goodies to share.

The house band, known as the Heritage String Band, features Bill and Connie Lowe.

Please come join us to hear the sounds of clawhammer banjo, fiddle, guitar and much more!

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"Movie Night
at the Museum"

3rd Saturday
of Each Month

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Shenandoah poster

"Petrified Forest"
(1936)

Sat. 21 August. 2010
6:30 pm

Alan Squire, a disillusioned and destitute intellectual, is hitch-hiking across the Arizona desert. He arrives at the desolate Black Mesa Bar-B-Q, where he meets the naively idealistic Gabby Maple (Bette Davis), whose internal struggle reflects her mixed heritage

The OHC hosts a "Movie Night at the Museum" on the 3rd Saturday of each month beginning at 6:30 pm. Each classic movie is prefaced by a short presentation on the history associated with the film. There is no admission charge and free popcorn will be provided. Patrons are welcome to bring a comfortable chair of choice. Other seating is provided.

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Events / Updates

Project Updates

What’s New in the gift shop