04/07/2023
In 2023, Historic Shepherdstown Museum will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of its opening with a new exhibit, “Great Dreams: Maps of Shepherdstown and Jefferson County from the 17th through the 21st Century.” The museum reopens for the season on Saturday, April 15, at 11 a.m.
The exhibit features 20 maps, including six original maps owned by the museum. They maps are grouped by era: Early Maps, Civil War maps; and 20th and 21st Century maps. Come visit the Museum this season and see all the maps!
The map exhibit is the second new exhibit the museum has opened in the past 12 months. Educational Opportunities for Black Jefferson County Residents Before and After Brown v Board of Education opened in May of 2022.
Also new to the museum this year is the Baptismal Font from the former Christ Reformed Church in Shepherdstown. The font was handmade in 1881 by S.P. Humrickhouse, who drew the 1890 plat map of Shepherdstown featured in the map exhibit.
When it reopens in April, the museum will be resuming its pre-Covid hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The suggested donation is $4 per person. Admission is free for members of Historic Shepherdstown, the military, children, and students. Special tours are possible if a volunteer docent is available. Call 304-876-0910 on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday to inquire.
