Edisto Island Museum
Business Details
In 1986, a small group of Edisto Island residents gathered to found the Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (EIHPS). The mission of the Society is to preserve and exhibit the history of Edisto, and to educate the public in these endeavors. To fulfill this mission, the Society operates the Edisto Island Museum and works in concert with other organizations and homeowners to preserve Edisto’s unique culture and natural and built environment.
From the beginning, creating a museum was the main goal of EIHPS; our first artifact was acquired in January of 1987. In 1988, the anonymous donation of a house on Chisolm Plantation Road gave EIHPS a home, and we have been in the same location ever since.
On September 28, 1991, the Edisto Island Museum officially opened.
Over the years, EIHPS continued to expand the Museum and our collections as well as working to preserve the island’s history outside of the Museum.
We created a Cemetery Fund to help repair and restore some of Edisto’s numerous historic cemeteries and graves, bringing in outside professionals when necessary.
We have volunteer work days to clean up historic properties, including the Hutchinson House, which is
Edisto Island Museum