HOURS AND INFO
The Museum is open! Hours through October will be Saturdays 11 – 5 and Sunday 1-4.
Special tours are possible if a volunteer docent is available. Call 304-876-0910 on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday to inquire.
Suggested donation: $5.00 per person. FREE admission to Historic Shepherdstown members, children, students and military.
LOCATION
129 E. German Street
(corner of German and Princess Streets)
Shepherdstown, WV
2024 Speakers Series
- African American cemeteries in the local area
- April 17. Addison Reese, Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commissioner, will share her extensive knowledge of African American cemeteries in the local area
- Native Americans in the Shenandoah Valley
- May 15. Dr. Carole Nash, James Madison University, archaeologist, principal investigator Shenandoah National Park, will discuss Native Americans in the Shenandoah Valley
- May 15. Dr. Carole Nash, James Madison University, archaeologist, principal investigator Shenandoah National Park, will discuss Native Americans in the Shenandoah Valley
- The Historic National Road
- September 4th. Tiffany Ahalt, National Road Heritage Foundation, will give a presentation on the National Road
- September 4th. Tiffany Ahalt, National Road Heritage Foundation, will give a presentation on the National Road
- The Architectural Features of the Shepherdstown Historic District
- October 16. Keith Alexander and Tom Mayes, both members of the Shepherdstown Historic Landmarks Commission, will discuss the architectural features of the Shepherdstown Historic District, 1850 to present
Museum is open for the 2024 season !
The Historic Shepherdstown Museum is open! Hours through October will be Saturdays 11 – 5 and Sunday 1 – 4. Come and see the Samuel Humrickhouse baptismal font from […]
Speaker Series – “Black Burial Grounds of Jefferson County, West Virginia: Restoring Lost History through Cemetery Preservation”, Addison Reese, Byrd Center, April 17, 2024
Historic Shepherdstown is pleased to announce the first talk in its 2024 Speaker Series. Addison Reese, cemetery caretaker, advocate, local historian, and educator, will present “Black Burial Grounds of Jefferson […]