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A receipt dated May 17, 1907 from the Phoenix Furniture Company of King and Clifford Streets, Charleston, SC.
#AmericanArchivesMonth
Mrs. R.Y. Macbeth of Pinopolis purchased chairs and other items from Phoenix Furniture Company. The Company moved into its listed location in 1887. The building now houses Geo. C. Birlant & Co. Antiques, which purchased the building in the late 1920s.
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#OTD in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the American Revolution. www.archives.gov/milestone-do...?
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A cast-iron potato ricer on a green background.
August 19th is #NationalPotatoDay.
The potato, native to the Americas, was first domesticated in modern-day Peru and Bolivia about 7,000 years ago. By 1750, potatoes were a staple crop in both Europe and the North American colonies.
🥔: Early 20th century potato ricer from St. Stephen, 94.16.6.
The $2 bill as we know it was first introduced in 1862. Other than a ten-year gap in the 1960s and 1970s, the bill has been printed ever since. 2/2
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The back and mirrored front of a US $2 bill sits above a 1976 US quarter.
By the Revolution, the American colonies had been issuing paper money for over 80 years. $2 notes were first issued as "bills of credit" in 1775. These $2 notes - and other Continental currency - were functionally worthless, as they weren't backed by physical assets. 1/2
23.07.2025 16:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0⛓️💥Here's a rusty chain found near Saint James, Goose Creek Chapel of Ease. #WorldEmojiDay
17.07.2025 16:57 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Here's a ❤️ to get y'all started #WorldEmojiDay
17.07.2025 15:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We're using this one a lot lately... 🫠
17.07.2025 15:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Today is #WorldEmojiDay - reply to this with an emoji and we'll see if we can find a match in our collection!
17.07.2025 15:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2We have to settle for 🏛️ even though that looks nothing like our museum #WorldEmojiDay
17.07.2025 15:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Museum will close at 3:45pm today (7/10) in advance of a private event. We resume regular hours tomorrow.
10.07.2025 13:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for making your mark on Berkeley County history. Let's keep sharing! #berkeleycountymuseum #supportmuseums
24.06.2025 19:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0These projects include but are not limited to:
-renovating our restrooms to be more ADA-compliant
-replacing the front & side doors of the Museum building
-hosting events like Colonial Day (mark your calendars for September 27th this year!)
-updating old & broken technology throughout the Museum
Your membership or donation is crucial to ensuring the Museum and our staff are able to continue providing you with historical content both in person and online.
Financial contributions allow the Museum to take on multiple important projects.
We can't do any of this without you! The Berkeley County Museum needs your support.
Become a member or donate today.
Museum membership: www.berkeleymuseum.org/membership
Donate: www.berkeleymuseum.org/donate
Berkeley County Museum has been sharing local history since 1992. In the more than 30 years since we first opened our doors, we have acquired over 5,000 artifacts as part of our permanent collection & have cared for thousands more as loans. In the last 3 years, visitation has increased threefold.
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A black typewriter with ivory-colored keys. It sits on a brown desk.
#OnThisDay in 1868, American inventors C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, & Samuel W. Soulé were given a patent for their "Type-Writer," one of the 1st commercially successful typewriters.
The typewriter here dates from the interwar period & is on display in our Sheriff's Office exhibit.
A brick walkway with text: Buy a Brick in the BCM Path! For only $100, you can secure your place in local history by purchasing a brick at the Berkeley County Museum.
Our brick drive is extended! Here is the form: drive.google.com/file/d/1k2Ex...
#supportmuseums
A brownish gray fossil sits on a brown background.
It's not a month that has an R in it, so it's not oyster season, but that doesn't stop this exogyra shell from being our #FossilFriday this week! Exogyra was a marine oyster from the warm cretaceous sea.
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An ostrich egg on a green background.
A rhea egg on a green background.
June 3rd is #NationalEggDay! These two eggs came from an ostrich and a rhea farm-raised in St. Stephen.
🥚: 97.4.1. and 97.4.2
An image that reads: "⚠️Caution! The Museum floors are being cleaned today and tomorrow (May 6 and May 7). The Museum is open but some areas are unavailable. If you are sensitive to smell, we recommend shortening your visit or visiting later this week." Beneath this is the Berkeley County Museum blue logo.
⚠️Caution!
The Museum floors are being cleaned today and tomorrow (May 6 and May 7).
The Museum is open but some areas are unavailable. If you are sensitive to smell, we recommend shortening your visit or visiting later this week.
This will be your last opportunity to get a brick before Colonial Day 2025! Thanks as always go to Berkeley Monument & Sign for their beautiful work.
The order form can be found here: tinyurl.com/bcmbrick
Please email the completed form to info @berkeleymuseum.org or bring it to the Museum 2/2
An image of some bricks with the Berkeley County Museum logo and text: Buy a Brick in the BCM Path! For only $100, you can secure your place in local history by purchasing a brick at the Berkeley County Museum.
🧱The Berkeley County Museum spring brick drive has begun!
Details:
•Bricks cost $100 for the first brick &$80 for each subsequent brick
•Engraving is limited to 20 characters, including spaces
•Bricks are engraved in batches, so there may be a wait between your order & when the brick is ready
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A vintage sepia-toned photograph of several pine trees next to a gravel road. At the bottom of the photo is written "tall pines".
🌲Happy Arbor Day! This holiday encourages the planting and celebration of trees. The first Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska in 1872.
This photograph was taken in Pinopolis in 1939. The caption on the back reads, "Looking from Harvey's toward [the] Stoney place."
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Shop small! Our books are available in store and online. See a book in this video you can't find in our online store? Just contact us and we can get it sent to you! www.facebook.com/berkeleymuse...
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A yard sign with flowers and animals that reads "Kids Who Care." There are electricity trucks and a large tree in the background.
Today is Naturescope Kids Who Care! Nearly 1,000 local students will visit the Park and Museum today. Thanks to our Santee Cooper volunteer, Quincy, for his help!
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An image of fossils and fossil casts behind a quote: "I'll never forget this memory!"
Thank you, Knightsville Elementary student! #berkeleycountymuseum
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A glass bottle on a green field. Etched on the bottle is "E.W. Hoyt & Co., Perfumers. Phila." 93.13.27.
Have you ever had a sample card or page of perfume? The idea of soaking a card in perfume was developed by Freeman Ballard Shedd, who worked for E.W. Hoyt in 1870. April 14 is #NationalPerfumeDay.
This bottle can be dated to after 1918, when "German" was removed from the bottle.
A rusted metal Bunny-brand egg beater sits on a black table.
Tomorrow is the Old Santee Canal Park easter egg hunt! This "Bunny" brand egg beater was made in England circa 1900. 23.11.6.
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A screenshot of the Berkeley County Museum's catalog homepage. There are three fully visible categories: Bonneau; Cross; and Dolls, Toys, and Games. There are three more partially-visible categories.
Have you visited our CatalogIt HUB lately? We have almost 200 items from the Museum collection available for online viewing, with more being added! Pick a category or view the every item.
👆 Click here to explore: hub.catalogit.app/9979