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Barbour County Historical Society Museum
Phillippi, West Virginia

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Museum reorganizing to celebrate the 150th celebration of the First Land Battle of the Civil War in 2011. Included in admission donation is admission to the Philippi Mummies.

Canyon Rim Visitor's Center
Glen Jean, West Virginia

General

Living Heritage Museum/New Era One Room School
Mineral Wells, West Virginia

Children's, General, History, Historic House, Library, Park

The New Era School was built in 1884 and served students in grades 1 through 8 until 1956. The facility then served as a community building for the Missouri Run area. It was later turned over to the Wood County Association of Retired School Employees. In 1991, the Living Heritage Museum Project, a newly formed volunteer organization, acquired the building for restoration.

Moundsville Economic Development Council
Moundsville, West Virginia

General

WVNCC Alumni Association Museum
Wheeling, West Virginia

General, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized, University

The Alumni Association has acted as historians for the College, working to preserve the history of the buildings occupied by the college and the relationship of those edifices to the community. The Alumni’s museum, established in 1985, has preserved and maintained a large collection of B&O memorabilia and one-thousand pieces of Hazel Atlas Glass. In an effort to reflect the local history of the New Martinsville Campus, the Alumni also has a display of original Viking Glass on that campus that was donated by Mrs. Homer Hoskins, Jr.

Bice-Ferguson Memorial Museum
Shinnston, West Virginia

General, History, Library

Will be adding Pictures and memorabilia from Shinnston High School this spring. Also added 2700 sq ft of exhibition area.

Living Civil War History Museum
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

General, History, Military, Specialized

Our vision for this museum is to educate adults and children on the life during the civil war.

Mothman Museum
Point Pleasant, West Virginia

General, History, Specialized

The world's only mothman museum houses movie props, archives and displays about the mothman creature sighted in point pleasant wv during the 1960's.

Upshur County Historical Society History Center Museum
Buckhannon, West Virginia

Cemetery, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Located at 81 West Main Street, the History Center is open between early June and the end of September, 2008, Sunday afternoons, 1-4pm. Each summer we have many returning visitors and some who are visiting for the very first time. We still have too many people who tell us that they want to make a visit but put it off until the exhibit closes. Make a note on your calendar to visit the exhibit this summer.

Wyoming County Historical Museum
Oceana, West Virginia

Culture, General, History

Our vision is of people from all walks of life, in all stages of life, being drawn to a welcoming place where they experience quality learning through the unique aspects of the museum setting; through that learning they become more engaged in their community, developing an appreciation of the collective experiences of those who have gone before, and a passion to perpetuate those experiences to benefit those yet to come.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

North Bend, Oregon

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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