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New: The Bob Scates Collection of Civil War Artifacts
- We have a new mini exhibit on display in the gift shop. This exhibit showcases our newest donation of Civil War era spurs from a Waynesboro collector. It also features excavated artifacts from Custer’s Camp after the Battle of Waynesboro.
New Black History Month Exhibit
- The new Black History Month exhibit: Black Veterans: Sharing Their Histories & Stories is now online. Follow the link here to visit the online exhibit.
Heritage Museum & the Plumb House closed to the public
- Due to the rise in cases of Covid-19 in our area, as of 01/19/2021 the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation is closing both the Heritage Museum & the Plumb House to the public. Please call 540-943-3943 if you would like to request digital archival records. You may also visit our website to view our online collections.
‘Camp Lyndhurst’ film highlights forgotten local WW2 history
- This feature documentary, from independent film group Alpha Vision Films, explores a little known and fascinating chapter in Virginia history.
Celebrate Black History Month!
- This February we are celebrating Black History Month with a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum.
Remembering Waynesboro during World War II
- 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. In remembrance we have on display in the audio room at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum, a pop-up exhibit about Waynesboro during the War covering War Bond and Stamp Drives and Rationing in Waynesboro. The pop-up exhibit will be up for the remainder of the year.
