The Summerville-Dorchester Museum promotes understanding and appreciation of our region and heritage through guided tours of the museum, lectures, demonstrations, exhibits and research.Arrange to visit Summerville Museum and Research Center and other attractions in Summerville using our Summerville online trip itinerary planner.
Our visitors increasingly include new residents who want to learn about local geography, natural and cultural history, as well as those from distant states, both of whom are amazed to learn that Summerville was once underneath the ocean, and that a wooly mammoth and camels roamed nearby.
Museum volunteers work closely with all populations, from school district and home-schooled children to senior bus tours. Speakers are reaching beyond the historical community to the Rotary Clubs, libraries, churches and even restaurants. The exhibits range from the story of the pine trees, to the story of the tea farm, to the garden house of Saul Alexander, a local legend.
A sign of our success is that foot traffic just in the museum has far more than doubled in the past year. Local people have stepped up to create an active volunteer cadre (greeters, gardeners, builders and speakers). Increased publicity efforts are bringing the public to a museum they didn’t know existed five years ago. The museum is bustling these days!
We house a small research collection of county-related books, maps and documents that could be enhanced. People who just bought a house in Old Summerville come to us hoping to find old plots, deeds and photos; sometimes they are thrilled to find what they sought.
The board is also coordinating with the Dorchester County Archives and History Center in St. George to create a comprehensive local history educational plan. A vision of a county history center that would include an archival records collection and a library of books and materials of local interest is being enthusiastically pursued.
Like all small museums, our dreams and plans are only limited by funding. Local black and Indian artwork, train lore, and military artifacts are among the treasures we hope to increase. We hope the Junior Service League will partner with us in this valuable community effort!
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Summerville Museum and Research Center reviews
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Small but very informative. The lady and gentleman very courteous professional and very informative. The price $5.00 and prepare to be there 45 min. then you can have lunch in the best restaurant BBQ.... more
Small but very informative. The lady and gentleman very courteous professional and very informative. The price $5.00 and prepare to be there 45 min. then you can have lunch in the best restaurant BBQ.... more »
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Lots of history of Summerville and Dorchester County. Great pictures and memorabilia. Good start to tour the town and surrounding area. Right downtown with great shopping and walking.
Lots of history of Summerville and Dorchester County. Great pictures and memorabilia. Good start to tour the town and surrounding area. Right downtown with great shopping and walking. more »
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Great place to go and learn about the history of the Town of Summerville!
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This place is awesome and I highly recommend walking in this place and checking it out. The volunteers in there are the sweetest that you could find around... Thanks for Your time and help with every thing..
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