We continue to host special events: family reunion tours, private tours, birthday tea, afternoon tea, bridal showers and baby showers. We welcome researchers, especially academic research and college interns. We are open by appointment.
Saturday April 26, 2025 from 2 to 5 (drop in is fine!) Park Day is a nationwide event day organized by American Battlefield Trust to support historic sites through service. Our afternoon will consist of light garden work and free abbreviated tours of the museum. Please bring garden gloves and any garden tools you can easily bring with you. If you can't make it out, please consider a donation towards repairs and landscaping maintenance/improvement. See battlefields.org for more information.
Saturday April 19, 2025 from 10 to Noon. Easter egg hunt at 10:30 AM. Story time at 10:15 AM and 11:15 AM. Crafts, face painting, vendors, food, and more. Please bring a basket or bag to collect eggs, as we have a limited quantity. Rain or shine.
Saturday March 1 from 6 to 9 P.M.
Tickets are now on sale!
Saturday January 18, 2025 from 10 to 4. Stay tuned for updates!
Saturday March 30, 2024 from 10 to Noon. Easter egg hunt at 10:30 AM. Story time at 10:15 AM and 11:15 AM. Crafts, bouncy house, face painting, vendors, food, petting zoo and more.
Living history 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Tactical demonstration at 1: 00 PM.
Living history event by the Palmetto Riflemen & New York Zouaves
(803) 394-9487
From 2:00 to 5:00 PM
Just in time to use these beautiful images for your Christmas Cards!
Reservations Encouraged but not required (803) 480-3369
BMC Photography, LLC (Local photographer)
Packages $25 include Digital Images for download
Pets photos with Santa's elf! Families of all ages welcome!
Hot Cider & Cookies
5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
VIEW THE COFFIN & MEET THE GHOST
LEARN ABOUT VICTORIAN ERA WAKE TRADITIONS
TAROT CARD READER
PERIOD REFRESHMENTS
TOUR THE HOUSE MUSEUM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (803) 480-3369
Beat the heat on a cool bus ride! Oakley Park Museum will be hosting a summer historical homes bus tour in Edgefield and Trenton. The tour will be held on Saturday, July 22nd and will last approximately one hour and 15 minutes. Tours at 9, 10:30 and 12. Contact Autumn Becker at (803)-480-3369 to reserve a space for yourself or make it a day out with friends and family. Limited space available, reserve today! $25 dollars per ticket. All proceeds go towards museum maintenance.
This Mother's Day, enjoy a special memory together in a historic house in downtown Edgefield. Join us for our first Mother's Day Tea at Oakley Park, Sunday May 14th, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. Seating is limited inside the dining room, please reserve by May 7th to 803-480-3369. We look forward to having you for this special occasion.
Living history 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Tactical demonstration at 1: 00 PM. Candlelight Tours at 6:30 & 7:30 PM.
Living history event by the Palmetto Riflemen & New York Zouaves
(803) 394-9487
(803)-480-3369 Magnolia Dale, Oakley Park are open. Five other homes will be stops on the audio bus tour.
Brie “The Plant Lady” Speaks at 12:00 PM - $20. Plant Swap & Sale 10 AM – 3 PM.
Brie Arthur is a celebrated speaker and bestselling author. With more than a decade of experience as a grower and propagator she now shares her expertise as a correspondent on the Emmy award winning PBS Television show “Growing a Greener World”. https://www.briegrows.com/
RSVP is encouraged as space is limited. Call or text (803) 215-9798.
Vendors wanted.
Author Robert C. Jones presents a lecture on Civil War Music at 10 AM. and he will have a variety of American History books available for sale. Genealogy 101 presented by Tonya Guy from Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society during lunch from 11:30 to 12:30. Tour Oakley Park Museum from 12:30 to 2 P.M. Please RSVP if you want a box lunch for $15 or $10 donation for entry, children & students FREE. First in a series of Lunch & Lecture series at Oakley Park Museum. Museum Gift Shop.
The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers
September 18 – February 27, 2022
The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers, a special exhibit created by Faith Memorial Chapel, Cedar Mountain, NC, now on display at the Upcountry History Museum, presents the unshakable faith of Rt. Reverend Ellison Capers and how his fortitude created a lasting legacy.
Though he lost loved ones and survived many of his own near-death
The Museum offers "Lunch and Learns" for FREE each month. Sessions are at noon. Also, offering Home School Fridays at least once a month at 10 and 11 AM.
Explore the legacy of Civil War medicine through the Museum’s videos, online exhibits, and podcasts.
https://www.civilwarmed.org/explore/multimedia/
Follow in the footsteps of soldiers and surgeons to discover the harsh conditions, personal sacrifices, and brilliant innovations of Civil War medicine, innovations that continue to save lives today. Virtual tours are free. Our videos on C-SPAN, YouTube and Facebook are a great way for viewers of all ages to engage with us.
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Beat the heat on a cool bus ride! Oakley Park Museum will be hosting a summer historical homes bus tour in Edgefield and Trenton. The tour will be held on Saturday, July 22nd and will last approximately one hour and 15 minutes. Tours at 9, 10:30 and 12. Contact Autumn Becker at (803)-480-3369 to reserve a space for yourself or make it a day out with friends and family. Limited space available, reserve today! $25 dollars per ticket. All proceeds go towards museum maintenance.
This Mother's Day, enjoy a special memory together in a historic house in downtown Edgefield. Join us for our first Mother's Day Tea at Oakley Park, Sunday May 14th, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. Seating is limited inside the dining room, please reserve by May 7th to 803-480-3369. We look forward to having you for this special occasion.
Living history 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Tactical demonstration at 1: 00 PM. Candlelight Tours at 6:30 & 7:30 PM.
Living history event by the Palmetto Riflemen & New York Zouaves
(803) 394-9487
(803)-480-3369 Magnolia Dale, Oakley Park are open. Five other homes will be stops on the audio bus tour.
Brie “The Plant Lady” Speaks at 12:00 PM - $20. Plant Swap & Sale 10 AM – 3 PM.
Brie Arthur is a celebrated speaker and bestselling author. With more than a decade of experience as a grower and propagator she now shares her expertise as a correspondent on the Emmy award winning PBS Television show “Growing a Greener World”. https://www.briegrows.com/
RSVP is encouraged as space is limited. Call or text (803) 215-9798.
Vendors wanted.
Author Robert C. Jones presents a lecture on Civil War Music at 10 AM. and he will have a variety of American History books available for sale. Genealogy 101 presented by Tonya Guy from Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society during lunch from 11:30 to 12:30. Tour Oakley Park Museum from 12:30 to 2 P.M. Please RSVP if you want a box lunch for $15 or $10 donation for entry, children & students FREE. First in a series of Lunch & Lecture series at Oakley Park Museum. Museum Gift Shop.
The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers
September 18 – February 27, 2022
The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers, a special exhibit created by Faith Memorial Chapel, Cedar Mountain, NC, now on display at the Upcountry History Museum, presents the unshakable faith of Rt. Reverend Ellison Capers and how his fortitude created a lasting legacy.
Though he lost loved ones and survived many of his own near-death
The Museum offers "Lunch and Learns" for FREE each month. Sessions are at noon. Also, offering Home School Fridays at least once a month at 10 and 11 AM.
Explore the legacy of Civil War medicine through the Museum’s videos, online exhibits, and podcasts.
https://www.civilwarmed.org/explore/multimedia/
Follow in the footsteps of soldiers and surgeons to discover the harsh conditions, personal sacrifices, and brilliant innovations of Civil War medicine, innovations that continue to save lives today. Virtual tours are free. Our videos on C-SPAN, YouTube and Facebook are a great way for viewers of all ages to engage with us.
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This summer (2021) we welcome two interns from a local High School to spend a few days immersing themselves in American History and local lore. If you or your child are interested in a summer internship, please contact us.
We are honored to host a student pursuing a Masters in Library Science in fulfilling his hours for a Practicum in cataloging our collection. Stayed tuned, we plan to post stories from his experiences.
Thank you to the local Graniteville Young Men and Young Women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) for volunteering their Saturday morning to take care of several projects at Oakley Park Museum! Painting & cleaning historic structures to protect them for many more years. Also, sorting through antiques and vintage items to prepare for upcoming Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale. The youth impressed us with their effort and politeness! It was a pleasure to spend time with this wonderful g
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