City of Hartsville – Hartsville Museum

City Improving Historic Greenlawn and Marion Avenue Cemeteries

Hartsville, SC: The City of Hartsville is proud to announce significant progress in revitalizing the historic Greenlawn Cemetery and Marion Avenue Cemetery, thanks to a generous $526,396 grant from the South Carolina Department of Archives & History.

This transformative project focuses on much-needed repairs to these cherished historic sites, along with general improvements to enhance their beauty and accessibility. By restoring and preserving their historical integrity, we aim to ensure these sacred spaces continue to serve as places of reflection, […]

January 14th, 2025|A Moment With, Development, Events, Fire, Hartsville Museum, News, Press Release, Public Works|Comments Off

City Offices Closed from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM on December 14, 2023

The City of Hartsville Administrative Offices will be closed from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM on Thursday, December 14, 2023 to allow our employees to enjoy a Christmas Lunch together.
We will reopen promptly at 2:30 PM.

December 7th, 2023|Hartsville Museum, Main Street, News, Parks and Recreation, Police, Press Release, Tourism|Comments Off

Accommodations Tax Grant Application

Accommodations Tax Grant Applications will be accepted until Friday, April 28th, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for the 2023 application period. Please contact us at finance@hartsvillesc.gov or 843.383.3015 if you have any questions.

Please find the application here: Accommodations Tax Grant Application

April 12th, 2023|Development, Hartsville Museum, News, Parks and Leisure, Parks and Recreation, Press Release|Comments Off

Hartsville Museum Receives SC Humanities Grant

The Hartsville Museum is proud to announce that they have been awarded a major grant from the South Carolina Humanities for the H.H. Butler—Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Digitization Project. The funds from SC Humanities will help the Hartsville Museum take a piece of Hartsville history and bring it to life with easily searchable data for research and genealogical connections. This grant was specifically awarded to the Hartsville Museum for their efforts to digitize the thousands of papers […]

February 24th, 2021|Hartsville Museum, News, Press Release, Tourism|Comments Off

Hartsville’s Hidden Hero: Andrea Steen

Hartsville’s Hidden Hero for the month of July is Andrea Steen. Andrea has been with the City of Hartsville for 4 years and is currently serving as the Museum Manager at the Hartsville Museum. She leads a small staff at the Museum and has a true passion for telling the story of Hartsville. One huge aspect of the story of Hartsville is collecting both artifacts and information from people about the Hartsville that may be untold.

Andrea’s job is never […]

July 24th, 2020|Hartsville Museum|Comments Off

City of Hartsville Announces Reopening of Tourism Facilities

The City of Hartsville will be reopening additional facilities with modified operations. The next phase of reopening includes facilities in the City’s Tourism Department including The Key to Your Hartsville and The Hartsville Museum.

The Key to Your Hartsville, Hartsville Visitor’s Center, will reopen on Monday, June 1st. The modified hours of operation are Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The gift shop and information center will be available for guests. Two guests will be allowed inside at one time. […]

May 29th, 2020|Events, Hartsville Museum, News, Press Release, Tourism|Comments Off

City of Hartsville Releases 2020 Event Schedule

A new year brings a new slate of event dates for City of Hartsville sponsored events. This year, residents and visitors can look forward to many of the traditional events that they know and love as well as a new addition on the calendar.

The proposed 2020 event calendar will feature a new city sponsored event, Touch a Truck which will give event goers the opportunity to connect with all city departments and even take a look inside the city […]

January 13th, 2020|Events, Fire, Hartsville Museum, Main Street, News, Parks and Recreation, Police, Press Release, Tourism|Comments Off

City of Hartsville Prepares for Downtown Holiday Events

With the holiday season quickly approaching, Hartsville residents can begin making plans to attend the many downtown holiday events that the City is hosting this year. Special Events Coordinator, Samantha Altman says, “The City of Hartsville is very excited about a new holiday season filled with events that our residents can get excited about as they prepare for the most wonderful time of the year.”

On November 21st from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., the city will kick off the […]

November 8th, 2019|Events, Hartsville Museum, Main Street, News, Press Release, Tourism|Comments Off

The Hartsville Museum presents the Darkside Tour of Hartsville

The Hartsville Museum presents the Second Annual Darkside Tour of Hartsville this October. There will be two tours, one starting at 7:00 p.m. and one at 8:00 p.m. in the evenings on October 25th-26th and October 29th-31st. This spooky walking tour will take participants to different locations around Downtown and provide details on some of Hartsville’s lost locations and history. Each tour begins at the John L. Hart House located in front of First Baptist Church on Home Avenue […]

October 15th, 2019|Events, Hartsville Museum, News, Press Release|Comments Off

Hartsville Museum Hosts Art Exhibits

The Hartsville Museum’s W. Reaves McCall Gallery and Conference Room will host two art exhibits during the month of March. The first exhibit features works from students in the Governor’s School for Science and Math’s Art in the Interim Program. The second exhibit is the South Carolina State Museum’s 2018 Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Traveling Exhibition. Both exhibits will be on display at The Hartsville Museum.

The Governor’s School for Science and Math’s Art in the Interim Program will feature […]

February 22nd, 2019|Events, Hartsville Museum, News, Press Release|Comments Off