2021 Speakers Series
We will keep you updated here about whether presentations will be online via Zoom or in person.
- Shepherdstown in the Civil War: One Vast Confederate Hospital, September, 18625/12Kevin Pawlek, Historic Site Manager for Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and Certified Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
- The C & O Canal: Surprising Truths and Colorful Myths6/23Dr. Karen Gray, Volunteer Historian, C & O Canal National Historical Park
- The Ladies Garland: The Story of an 1820’s Jefferson County Women’s Magazine9/8Dr. Dianne Roman, Graphic Designer and Print Historian
- Love Begins at Home10/13Austin and Carmen Slater, owners of the Christian Clise House, 100 West New Street in Shepherdstown, recount their experience renovating this 18th century gem.
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HOURS AND INFO
The museum is closed for public tours until further notice. Special tours are possible if a volunteer docent is available. Visitors will be required to follow covid-19 precautions. Call 304-876-0910 on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday to inquire.
The museum is open every weekend from April through October and during the holiday season:
• Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Suggested donation: $4.00 per person. FREE admission to Historic Shepherdstown members, children, students & military.
Tours are available by appointment.
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P.O. Box 1786
129 E. German St.
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304.876.0910
info@historicshepherdstown.com
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2020 Holiday Ornament
The 2020 holiday ornament is now available for purchase, either on our website, or by calling the office at (304) 876-1910.
Back to the Future? The Zittle’s Hundred Years Almanack
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A New Addition to the Museum’s Collection: The General’s Table
/in News /by Kelsey HotalingA New Addition to the Museum’s Collection: The General’s Table The latest addition to the Museum’s collection of early Shepherdstown furniture is a table that was once in the home of Col. John Francis Hamtramck, Jr. The mahogany drop-leaf dining room table is on loan by Wanda Perry of Charles Town, WV. Col. Hamtramck was […]