Horry County Oral History Project

The Horry County Oral History Project began around 1989 as a college-community project to record local history in Horry County. Individuals in the county who have helped to make or who have witnessed the history of Horry County were interviewed through the project. Individuals interviewed include a broad spectrum of the community ranging from small farmers to community leaders. The Interviews were conducted under the direction of Randall Wells, Director of the Horry County Oral History Project. The project was underwritten in part by the Waccamaw Center for Cultural and Historical Studies, Coastal Carolina University.

Presently, there are almost 90 interviews taped, transcribed, corrected and legally released in the Horry County Oral History Project. Though a few transcriptions are of interviews recorded prior to 1989, over 70 interviews have been recorded by this Project since 1989. The original recordings and transcripts are housed in the Waccamaw Center for Cultural and Historical Studies. Additionally, copies of both the recordings and transcriptions are available in the Waccamaw Room, Kimbel Library's special collection dedicated to Horry county and the surrounding Waccamaw region.

[the above is from The Horry County Oral History Project web site]

Horry County is home to Myrtle Beach, SC.

Horry County Oral History Project
Horry County Historical Society
History of Horry County