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Waynesboro Heritage Museum | 420 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, Va. 22980
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm | Admission: Free! | 540-943-3943
Welcome.
At the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation and its museums, we preserve the history of Waynesboro and the immediate surrounding area.
Come see us.
The Museum
The Waynesboro Heritage Museum portrays the history of Waynesboro through permanent and rotating exhibit galleries at two museums: the Waynesboro Heritage Museum in downtown Waynesboro and the early-19th century Plumb House. Permanent panels within each gallery reiterate the city’s history, from the Beverley Grant under King George II of England in 1797, early Teasville (Teesville), Basic City, Railroads, Education, Industry, “Memorable Waynesboro”: hospitality and entertainment, a postcard gallery, and exhibits on Fishburne Drug Store, Banks of Waynesboro, and Early Entrepreneurs of Waynesboro.
Current Exhibits
The Waynesboro Heritage Museum’s permanent gallery is complemented by a newly renovated rotating modular exhibit space that allows the museum to display several temporary rotating exhibits simultaneously, as well as a new “Out of the Archives” permanent exhibit space. The following exhibits are currently on display in the rotating gallery:
- “Foundations of Hope: Celebrating a Century of Waynesboro’s Rosenwald School and its Community”
- “A Century of Service,” a new exhibit in collaboration with the Waynesboro Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, celebrating 100 years in 2025.
- “Out of the Archives,” a new permanent exhibit space showcasing a rotating display of fascinating artifacts and records from out of the Heritage Museum’s archives.
Plan Your Visit
Admission
Always free! Donations welcome.
Main Museum Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Thursday
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Friday
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Saturday
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Plumb House Hours
From April 11, 2024 until October, the Plumb House will be open every Thursday from 10am – 1pm. You can also call the museum at 540-943-3943 to make an appointment.
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Do you like challenges? Well, the Waynesboro Heritage Museum challenges you with a new question every couple of days and if you have the right answer you can choose from a selection of prints and books as a prize. Above is a picture of our sandwich board that is located outside the Main Street entrance whenever the museum is open (except during rain) where you will find the question challenge.![]()
When you are in downtown Waynesboro, we welcome you to come by the Museum at the corner of Main and Wayne. Try our challenge, come in and visit, there is always something new to see and learn. We look forward to meeting you. #FromTheArchives #localhistorymuseum #localhistorymatters #waynesboroheritagemuseumva #waynesborova
The photos are of a wooden, stringed instrument with neck and round body, missing strings that we have in our archives. Accompanying text refers to it as a![]()
"Banjo" but is a banjo-ukulele made by or brand name The Dandy Line, 1920s.![]()
Accompanying text reads:![]()
"Baseball Glove and Ball![]()
Used by L.D. (Lanky) Reid of Waynesboro who played for Minor League's Durham Bulls Baseball Club.![]()
The BANJO is inscribed with the names of team members. Mrs. Treacy O'Hanlan's father, Dr. Lyle Booker, surgeon and Waynesboro native, was owner of the Durham Bulls." The following is signed (handwritten) on the body, starting at the top:![]()
Durham "Bulls"![]()
"Inky" Strange![]()
"Pep" Schuyler![]()
"Lanky" Reid![]()
Fred Tauby![]()
"Dazzy" Vancepage![]()
"Fat" Perry![]()
Durham Base Ball Club![]()
George Whitted, Mgr.![]()
Monty Weaver![]()
"Babe" Wolfe![]()
George "Lefty" Lanning![]()
"Doc" Booker, Pres.![]()
Ludie Harris, Sec.'t.![]()
Jack "Rabbit" Linley![]()
"Sparky" Williamson![]()
Sheriff "Phelps![]()
"Possum" Whitted![]()
"Buck" Taylor![]()
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This Brunswick Hotel annunciator, or butler call bell, was used to indicate to hotel staff which room had rung the bell for service.![]()
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The annunciator used an electrical circuit that wired each room to this central annunciator box. The remnants of the wires are visible on the top of the annunciator. A guest's depression of the call button closed the circuit, tripping a needle for the corresponding room out of its neutral position and audibly alerting staff.![]()
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Latest News & Events
New Exhibit: “A Century of Service”
In 2025, the Waynesboro Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs will both celebrate their 100th anniversaries in the community. The new exhibit at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum, “A Century of Service,” celebrates this milestone for the clubs, and will be on display until early 2025. Each club, in conjunction with the Waynesboro Heritage Museum staff, provided written…
New Plumb House Hours
As we make our way out of another winter hibernation, the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation is reopening the Plumb House Museum on a scheduled basis.Beginning April 11, 2024, the Plumb House will be open from 10am-1pm each Thursday. These hours will run from April through October 2024.As always, the Plumb House is also open by appointment.…
New Exhibit: “Foundations of Hope”
“Celebrating a Century of Waynesboro’s Rosenwald School and its Community”When Booker T. Washington, who had a vision to improve education facilities for rural African-American communities in the American South, joined forces with Julius Rosenwald (president of Sears, Roebuck & Co.) who was looking to find new ways to extend his philanthropic generosity, their partnership led…
New Exhibit: “Until the Cows Come Home”
“The Lost Town of Basic City and the Struggle that Built a Consolidated Waynesboro”Opening October 14, 2023, in conjunction with a renovated temporary exhibit space, is a brand new exhibit at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the merger of Waynesboro and Basic City.On August 7, 1923, the townspeople from Waynesboro…
New permanent exhibit: “Out of the Archives”
Waynesboro has a deep and rich history. The Waynesboro Heritage Foundation has been fortunate over the years to have been entrusted by the community with its many artifacts, records, stories, and memories that document our city’s collective history. In fact, did you know that the Museum holds over 13,000 items? However, with limited exhibit space…
‘The Timeless Tunnel’
The Blue Ridge Tunnel recently opened as a new and amazing attraction in Virginia by using a long-abandoned and almost forgotten feat of engineering.