Library Online Calendar | Horry County Museum Presents: The Bigham Family Murders

OCT
1
2025
WED

Main Meeting Room (101)
Chapin Memorial Library
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Description

Join Horry County Museum Curator, Abigail Geedy, to learn about South Carolina’s sensational murder trial of the 20th century and the family behind it. The Bigham Family was a prominent family in Marion and Florence Counties often whispered about and feared by their neighbors.

Throughout six generations of the family living in SC, a number of the members were accused of circumventing the law, murdering family members and workers, and general unpleasantness, culminating in the events of January 15, 1921 where five members of the family were killed. The surviving member of the family, Edmund Bigham, was put on trial for the murders and was tried three separate times, once in Florence County and twice in Conway, SC, all while maintaining that it was his brother, Smiley, who had killed his family then taken his own life.

This talk will detail the family history of the Bighams and the trials of Edmund Bigham.

Registration for this program is requested.

Details

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Main Meeting Room (101) - Chapin Memorial Library
Directions: View on Google Maps
Program Type: Adult

Registration

Reservation Required: Yes
Signup Begins: Tuesday, August 5 at 10:00 AM
Signup Ends: Wednesday, October 1 at 2:00 PM
Program Size: 40

Status: OPEN - There are 40 spot(s) left.

HORRY COUNTY MUSEUM PRESENTS: THE BIGHAM FAMILY MURDERS