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The Washington County Historical Society operated from a room at the Stillwater Public Library, collecting county-wide documents, photos, and family histories. [ 1 ] In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state, one of the state's oldest buildings and its second oldest continuously operating house museum.
The Washington County Historical Society was organized during a meeting in this building, the original site of the Washington County Free Library, at 21 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown.
Rhoda, widowed in 1919, began working as a domestic servant in the home of Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr. at 135 W. Washington St. — now the Washington County Historical Society’s headquarters.
The Washington County Historical Society has operated the house since 1941, making it the second-oldest house museum in Minnesota. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Minnesota Territorial/State Prison Warden's House for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and social history. [ 3 ]
In 1956, the Washington County Historical Society was incorporated. [5] In 1962, the society looked at using Shute Park as a possible home for their museum, temporarily moved their collections to the park's pavilion. [4] Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. [5]
A cannon fragment dating from the Revolutionary War was recently discovered hiding in plain sight not far from where it was originally forged nearly 250 years ago.
The Washington County Historical Society's collection is home to over 80 quilts and quilted artifacts. ... making its way to Gulfport, Mississippi. In 1980, Ellen Mobley’s great-grandchildren ...
The Price–Miller House is a historic home located in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, brick Neoclassical-style townhouse that rests on a high-cut stone foundation, and was built circa 1824–1825. [2] The Price–Miller House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]