The Sumter County Museum is a private non-profit institution whose mission is to promote the history of Old Sumter District through the preservation and exhibition of objects, manuscripts, and documents, which relate the story of this area of South Carolina. The museum campus includes the Williams-Brice House (1916), the the Genealogical and Historical Research Center (1917), The Heritage Education Center (2003) and the Carolina Backcountry Homestead.

McKenzie Hall in the Heritage Education Center is available for rentals. For rental information, please click here or call the museum at 803-775-0908.

The museum's normal hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The admission fee is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for young people from 6-17.

During the month of August, the museum will only be open on Fridays and Saturdays except by prior arrangements. We will return to our normal operating schedule in September.

Help us continue to preserve and protect the history of the Sumter area.
Join the Friends of the Sumter County Museum!!