J.R. Fennell to speak on the Yamasee War

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by J.R. Fennell on the Yamasee War on Saturday, June 26, at 1 p.m. This presentation will focus on the relationship between Native Americans and the colonists in the 17th and early 18th centuries and examine the causes of the devastating Yamasee War of 1715-18. Attendees will learn about the chronology of the war and how it affected the colony of South Carolina and its people.

Fennell, a native of Walterboro, South Carolina and lifelong history enthusiast, is the director of the Lexington County Museum located in downtown Lexington, South Carolina. He has a master’s degree in public history and a graduate certificate in museum management from the University of South Carolina. While in graduate school, Fennell researched many topics relating to the history of South Carolina, focusing on the Colonial period and the 20th century.

He previously worked at the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, working in the education department, the archives department, the collections management department and in the public relations department. He also completed internships with the City of Columbia planning department and Meadors Construction in Charleston, worked at McKissick Museum, and served as the acting director of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation.

Fennell has been director of the Lexington County Museum since July 2007. At the museum, he has focused on publicizing the museum and its collections while still continuing to research the county’s history and collect artifacts that were made and used in Lexington County. He loves being able to educate tourists and locals about the rich history of the county and the state.

The program will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street in Conway. For more information, call (843) 915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org.

To view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at horrycountymuseum.org.