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May 9, 2025
The Battle of Camden, explained by a ‘redcoat’
April 30, 2025
Come on out Friday to Cayce-West Columbia Library!
April 23, 2025
‘Tunnel Rat’ to tell his story at W. Columbia library
April 17, 2025
A Montagnard soldier after the fall of South Vietnam
April 3, 2025
Hear the full, true story of the Doolittle Raid
March 28, 2025
Free lecture on the history of the M16
March 19, 2025
Learn about the South Carolina Navy (yes, that was a thing during the Revolution)
March 14, 2025
Come out for a special Saturday at the Relic Room. It will be revolutionary!
February 26, 2025
Report from the front in the battle over teaching history
February 26, 2025
We mourn the passing of a hero: Col. Myron Harrington, USMC, 1938-2025

Featured Event

Maxcy Gregg and William Rose

William Rose, born a slave in Charleston, lived a remarkable life. He served officers in three wars, and afterward worked the rest of his life in the State House, and was a celebrity. People would come from far and wide to hear him tell stories. At noon on Friday, July 24, the museum’s Curator of Education Joe Long will deliver a free lecture on “Maxcy Gregg and William Rose.” The talk will be at the Cayce-West Columbia Branch of Lexington County Public Library at 1500 Augusta Road in West Columbia.

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Military can visit Relic Room free this summer

Freedom 250 flag and Blue Star Museums presented by National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families logos

Are you currently serving in the U.S. military? Are you looking for something inspirational and educational for you and your family to do this summer? Would you like to do something that celebrates our nation’s 250th birthday?

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