COVID-19 Update - WE ARE OPEN!
We’re happy to announce The Village Museum reopened on Friday, September 11. For the immediate future, the Museum will be open Fridays and Saturdays only. Hours are 11am to 3 pm.
We are operating in full compliance with South Carolina DHEC guidelines. A hand sanitizing station at the door and face coverings are required for all visitors. Proper social distancing will be followed, with a max of 4 visitors at a time in the building. Our fully stocked Store will also be open for shopping! We look forward to seeing you soon.
The Village Museum
The Village Museum is a small non-profit museum that offers exhibits featuring local history. The timeline includes the SeeWee Indians, the postwar farmer and the rise of the seafood industry in McClellanville.The Village Museum opened in April 1999 and has been acclaimed as one of the finest small town museums in the state.
Exhibits demonstrate a time line of history beginning with the villages of the Seewee Indians and the settlement at Jamestown, S.C. by the French Huguenots, through the rice planting on the Santee River plantations and the establishment of the Town of McClellanville as a coastal resort. Displays also tell of the simple lifestyle of the the postwar farmer, the rise of timber harvesting in the 20th Century and the growth of the local seafood industry. The museum attempts to both educate its visitors as well as entertain them.


One Of A Kind Museum Store. Available Online NOW!
We are very excited to open our shop online to share with the world. Where to begin? Start with our best sellers below!
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Sandy Island Forever ~ Susan Hoffer McMillan, Linda Ketron editor
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The Visible Village ~ William P. Baldwin
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The Village Photo Album ~ compiled by Selden B. Hill
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All Kinds of Healers: Telling the History of Health Care in a Small Community ~ Walter Bonner
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Life in St. James Santee Parish & McClellanville, SC as reported in the Georgetown Times
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McConnell Remembers: General Stores, Motor Lodges & East Cooper Adventures ~ Bonny Scott McConnell, Sr. & Edited by Selden B. Hill
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SUPPORT US
Donations & Memberships are the heart and soul of The Village Museum. Your memberships and contributions are essential to keeping us open and responsive to both our local McClellanville/St. James community, and our guests from outside the area.
Please view the levels of membership options as we would love to have you join us in our quest to engage with the public and share our local history.
Location
Visit Us
401 Pinckney St. McClellanville, SC 29458
At end of Pinckney (Main) Street next to the Town Hall