Thanks and Credits

The land on which Coastal Carolina University and the Horry County Museum stands is part of the traditional territory of the Waccamaw Indian People. We honor them and express our gratitude to the ancestors who lived here in the past, the Waccamaw Indian People today, and to the generations to come.

Thank You Community Partners

Thank you to the Waccamaw Indian People for their kindness, wisdom, and generosity.  

We would specifically like to thank the following individuals: 

Thank you to the Horry County Museum for providing exhibit space and materials, access to collections, knowledge, and collaboration on this project.  

Exhibit Creators

Waccamaw Indian People: Past, Present, Future was created by Coastal Carolina University students working with Assistant Professor Katie Stringer Clary, Department of History, and Professor Carolyn Dillian, Department of Anthropology and Geography.

Additional assistance was provided by: Jim Arendt, Abby Sink, Alli Crandell, Travis Brooks, Charles Clary, Angie Cartrette, Sheila Levi-Clutts, and Kristal Curry. 

Sponsors

This program is sponsored by South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization; inspiring, engaging, and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture, and heritage.  

Funding was provided in part by the Prince Fellows Program, Department of History, and the Department of Anthropology and Geography, Coastal Carolina University. Thank you to the Horry County Commission on Higher Education for their support of these initiatives.  

Support for public education and outreach was provided by the Register of Professional Archaeologists and the Council of South Carolina Professional Archaeologists.