Horry County Museum to show "Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection"

The Horry County Museum will screen "Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection" Saturday, May 1 at 1 p.m.

Part of the SCETV Carolina Stories Series, "Beyond Barbados" traces the historic influence of the small island of Barbados on the wealth and success of a place 2,000 miles away: the Carolinas. Scholars examine the cultural exchange that impacted the development of language, food and architecture, and recount how the economic and governmental systems created, tested and proven by the West Indies sugar industry forged the prosperity and power of the Carolinas, chief among them the institution of slavery.

The program will be held in the McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street in Conway. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call (843) 915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at horrycountymuseum.org.