This post was originally published on Facebook on September 21, 2026.

Leah pictured here hard at work on the Berkeley County Museum’s new WWII database.

Everyone say hello to Leah! Leah is our new intern/volunteer. She's working toward her history degree and has a special interest in World War II and the Cold War. She's working on compiling a Berkeley County World War II database like the one we have for World War I. When this collaborative project is complete, it will be added to the Museum website and available 24/7. See our WWI database here. Do you have a Berkeley County relative or family friend who served in the armed forces during WWII? Email collections@berkeleymuseum.org to share their story!

Leah is also learning about what it’s like to work in a small museum. From her work on the database, to gift shop inventory, to sweeping the floor, Leah is truly getting an immersive museum experience! We greatly appreciate her hard work and are excited to spend the semester with her.

This post was originally published on Facebook on May 23, 2026.

From the Director's Desk:

Former director Michael Coker welcomes current director Chelsy Proper to the Museum family in 2019.

Happy Saturday, y'all! Today marks my 7th anniversary at the Berkeley County Museum. (Technically I started in April 2019, but May 23 is the day I was officially on my own.) Thank you to the Museum Board, my coworker and volunteers, my colleagues in local history and tourism, and, most importantly, YOU: the Museum supporters and community members who love our history as much as I do.

In the last 7 years, I've seen the Museum grow by leaps and bounds. From 2019's Pirate Festival to 2022's opening of Fort Fair Lawn to this past February's Revolutionary Berkeley Day, I've seen the community come out to our events and support us again and again. One of my favorite exhibits has been "Lowcountry Mourning in the Progressive Era," and judging by the compliments we received on it, y'all love it too! (Maybe it'll make a reappearance this fall....) I also love our state-of-the-art Revolutionary War kiosk, especially when I get to share the Revolutionary history of the neighborhoods of local students.

Again, thank you. Here's to 7 years and then 7 more!