Pin Point Heritage Museum

Located in the former A.S. Varn & Son Oyster and Crab Factory, the Pin Point Heritage Museum celebrates the life, work, and history of coastal Georgia’s rich Gullah-Geechee community that calls Pin Point home. 

During our guided tour, we’ll develop an understanding of the historical experience of growing up in Pin Point, a community founded by formerly-enslaved African Americans and their descendants in the 1890s.  The museum’s exhibits focus on religion, language, food, and more, featuring the stories of residents who grew up in this small, close-knit community.  Highlights include:

• The journey from Africa to Pin Point, the struggle to own land after Emancipation, and the Gullah-Geechee culture that developed
• The founding of the Pin Point community, what it is like to grow up there, and what the future holds
• The importance of the surrounding marshes and rivers to the livelihood of the community
• The life cycle of the blue crab and oyster, how they were harvested, and who participated in this activity
• How blue crab and oysters were processed and the people who worked in the factory
• A viewing of the award-winning documentary Take Me to the Water.

Our 90-minute guided tour begins at 10:00AM.  We will meet in the large parking lot at Skidaway Island Methodist Church (54 Diamond Causeway) at 9:30AM to assemble and then carpool to Pin Point.  After the tour, we’ll go to lunch at a selected restaurant in Sandfly (Castaways, Driftaway Cafe, or The 5 Spot).

The minimum required for the guided tour is 25.  We will have to cancel the event if we do not get at least 25 people to sign up.  The prepaid cost for the tour is $12 per person.  

NOTE:  Lunch is optional and a personal cost to be paid at the restaurant.

Please RSVP no later than 8/19/25 by using the PayPal button below to purchase your ticket.  Your reservation is confirmed only after payment is received.  Reminder:  On the credit/debit card payment page, replace the default SIBC email with your personal email.

If paying by check, please notify Charlene Upton (408-425-0093) for delivery to Upton tube. 

REFUNDS:  Anyone who purchases a ticket and then needs to cancel must do so by 8/19/25 in order to get a refund.  No refunds after 8/19/25.