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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 visit 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), and Waynesboro’s namesake, Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, Basic City, Railroads, Education, Industry, Memorable Waynesboro, Postcard Gallery, Fishburne Drug Store, and Banks 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”
- “Until the Cows Come Home: The Lost Town of Basic City and the Struggle that Built a Consolidated Waynesboro”
- “Out of the Archives”
Plan Your Visit
Admission
Always free!
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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This undated photo is of the Hiserman Private School which was located on Linden Avenue, Waynesboro, VA. Miss Edith Hiserman was the teacher.
The Plumb House Museum (at 1012 W Main St in Waynesboro) will be OPEN TOMORROW, May 11, from 10am-2pm. Please stop by– we'd love to see you!
These two photographs of Bethany Lutheran School are form 1904 and 1918. The school was located just north of Waynesboro off what is today Duke Road. The teacher in 1904 is unknown. The teacher in 1918 was Edgar Buerger. ![]()
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Bethany Lutheran School had 14 students in 1918 and was located north of Waynesboro near the old District Home which was located off Rt 799 just south of it's junction with Rt. 865 in Augusta County, Virginia, The exact location of the school is unknown. Ten of these pictured students were Coiner children, three were Weaver children and one was a Leonard child. The man with glasses in the back center was Edgar Buerger, the teacher and the ladies in the background were visitors. Information from "Remember When" posting in the Waynesboro News-Virginian possibly during the 1940s. 2024 updated information places the location of the old school just off Duke Road, Waynesboro, VA.
Latest News & Events
Featured in the Waynesboro Area History Roundup
Check out this wonderful blog post from the City of Waynesboro featuring local history sites, museums, and tours!
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.
Celebrate Black History Month!
This February we are celebrating Black History Month with a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum.
Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence
The Waynesboro Heritage Foundation, Inc. invites you a special exhibition exploring the centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S.