Oakley Park Museum

04/27/2026

Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Mother’s Day this year?
🌸 Oakley Park Museum is offering a simple but beautiful tribute: with a $40 donation, we’ll plant a camellia bush on the museum grounds in honor or memory of a mother, grandmother, or someone special in your life.
🌸 It’s more than a gift—it’s something that will grow and bloom year after year. Each name is also permanently recorded in our museum registry, creating a lasting legacy.
🌸 A simple way to celebrate Mother’s Day and honor her while giving something meaningful back to an anchor in our community 💕
Ways to Donate:
Online: https://forms.gle/NotNAUuZCvPLZd7X6
By Phone: 803-637-4027

03/19/2026

Hello from the museum! Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be taking a break this year from the Community Easter Egg Hunt. We will miss you all! Please enjoy other nearby 'hunts' and seasonal events with your families.

02/27/2026

Nearby talk on Thomas Clark:

The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3:00 p. m., in the Johnston Genealogical Research Center, 405 Calhoun Street, Johnston, SC.

The guest speaker will be John Paul Marr, who serves as the minister of the Troy Presbyterian Church in Troy, SC. As a graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, his on-again / off-again time travel experiments continue exploring 18th century theology and ministry practices. Rev. Marr’s topic of discussion will be “Identity Theft.” The American story is a tapestry of interwoven lives and legacies. One such thread, often neglected, is the medical doctor-minister Thomas Clark. His travels from Scotland to Ireland and from New York to South Carolina provide a meaningful picture of the American experience in the colonial era. A telling of Thomas Clark’s “stolen identity” demonstrates how history is not solely about remembering the past; rather, it also informs our present and influences how we approach the future.

This promises to be a very interesting meeting. Please make plans to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Tonya at 803-991-0492 or [email protected].

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02/06/2026

"An intimate portrait of women overtaken by the very events they had themselves helped set in motion, Gendering Secession captures the maelstrom of politics as it feels in real time." --Stephen Berry, University of Georgia

Join us for an Author Talk and Signing with Melissa DeVelvis, PhD from the Augusta University History, Anthropology and Philosophy Department on Saturday, February 7th at 7pm. We will delve into a little explored side of the Civil War and secession of 1860.

01/14/2026

Enjoy the lovely grounds of Oakley Park while the camellias are in bloom! We believe this white bloom is called White Empress, registered in 1939 with the American Camellia Society.

11/25/2025

Enjoy the town this week as we begin the holidays!

11/04/2025

190th Celebration Open House. Join us Friday 11/28 from 4 to 6 pm to celebrate the home's 190th year. Afterwards, the Edgefield town tree lighting ceremony will take place from 6 to 8. This open house is free. The home is decorated throughout November and December for Christmas.

10/29/2025

Oakley Park Museum, Edgefield Welcome Center, American Legion Edgefield Post are collaborating on a wonderful celebration of US Service Men and Women for Veteran’s Day and celebration their service for the entire month of November!!! 🇺🇸

Be sure to drop by and tour the Welcome Center and see a part of history and how it’s tied to Edgefield County.

10/03/2025

Mr. and Mrs. Claus are coming to Oakley Park for photos with your children. This year we are offering two sessions: Thursday November 13 from 3 to 6, and Saturday November 15 from 10 to 1. You will have a 15 minute session for your children's photos and receive digital photos to easily use to create personalized Christmas cards, and wonderful memories. Reserve today!

07/30/2025

Quilters!!! Are you a serious quilter? Do you love to see antique quilts?
Oakley Park Museum has a dozen of the most exquisite antique Quilts on display.

Visit the museum on August 2 after the Edgefield Colonial Day Monument Ceremony.

Hours on August 2 from 11-2pm