Opening of Museum for 2023

Historic Shepherdstown 129 E. German St., Shepherdstown, United States

April 15 is the opening day of the Historic Shepherdstown Museum,129 East German Street, Shepherdstown, for the 2023 season. The museum will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays Historic Shepherdstown Museum open.

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This place matters

Evolve 106 West German Street, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

This place matters

Evolve 106 West German Street, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

Lori Wysong – Prohibition in Jefferson County, including Temperance, bootlegging, and present-day legacies of prohibition

Byrd Center Auditorium 213 N King St, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

Lori Wysong, Director of the Jefferson County Museum, will make a presentation on Prohibition in Jefferson County, including Temperance, bootlegging, and present-day legacies of prohibition.  Lori's presentation will tie into a new exhibit on prohibition opening at the Jefferson County Historic Museum in early May.

Anniversary of the Battle of Shepherdstown

Historic Shepherdstown 129 E. German St., Shepherdstown, United States

September 17 is the 161st anniversary the Battle of Antietam and Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 19-20, mark the anniversary of the Battle of Shepherdstown, which was the final battle of Robert E. Lee’s 1862 Maryland campaign. Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17 the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association will be setting up a table in front of the museum on German Street to give visitors […]

Film Showing “Shepherdstown Remembers Antietam”

Shepherdstown Opera House 131 W German St,, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

The bloodiest day in American military history took place on Sept. 17, 1862, in Maryland just across the river from Shepherdstown. To mark the Battle of Antietam's anniversary, on Sunday, Sept. 17 , the Shepherdstown Opera House will host the first theater screening of "Shepherdstown Remembers Antietam", an original film written and produced by local history […]