Rare Civil War Documents - Curator of History Krissy Dunn Johnson discusses the recently acquired McRae Papers Collection. These papers provide rare documentation of blockade running and the purchasing operations of the Confederacy. View Video
Laptop Used in Iraq - Chief Curator Sarah Wooton talks about a laptop donated by Major Scott Bell. This laptop was used when he recently served in Iraq and is now part of the museum’s Write from the Front Collection. View Video
Hair Jewelry - Krissy Dunn Johnson, Curator of History, discusses hair jewelry and its uses during the Civil War era. As soldiers went off to war, their loved ones often created items from their hair. View Video
WWI Artifacts - Rachel Cockrell, Registrar, talks about several WWI objects donated by Robert Brown. Brown’s grandfather, Robert Tillman Brown, was a native of Sumter and collected these objects during the war. View Video
19th Century Pistol - Joe Long, Curator of Education, discusses a 19th century pistol. This type of weapon was common in South Carolina during Reconstruction. View Video
Vietnam War Artifact - Chief Curator Sarah Wooton talks about a Vietnam War-era POW bracelet associated with Admiral James B. Stockdale. He spent over seven years in a prisoner of war camp. View Video
Restoring an Artifact - Rachel Cockrell, Registrar, cleans and demonstrates conservation techniques on a bolo knife. This is the same knife that Joe Long discusses in an earlier video (see below) View Video
Civil War Bibles & Other Books - Krissy Dunn, Curator of History, shows several bibles and books that soldiers carried with them during the Civil War, including one that stopped a bullet. View Video
World War I Exhibit - Sarah Wooton, Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, takes you on a brief tour of the museum's newest exhibit. A very special guest joins her on this video. View Video
Joe Long Explains the Bolo Knife - The Curator of Education discusses this interesting artifact, the adventures of its owner, and its many, sometimes grisly, uses. View Video