After serving as the Curator for the Essex County Museum for more than twenty years, David Jett has officially retired! David’s knowledge of local history and his remarkable attention to detail has helped shape the Museum over the years and made it a truly special...
For the third year in a row, the Curated Cocktails Spring Fundraiser was sold out! Good food, good music, and some great auction items were up for grabs. There was a fantastic selection of wine from Act XII, and this year’s Curated Cocktail, the Tipsy Catfish! Our...
The Essex County Museum has joined the Chesapeake Gateways Visitor Experience Network! The Museum has officially been approved as a Chesapeake Gateways Network Site. The Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Network (often shortened to “Chesapeake Gateways”) is a...
Thanks to our “Arbor Team”, Dorothy Miller, Robert LaFollette and David Henderson, for planting oak and dogwood trees in the new Max Silver Memorial Courtyard next to the museum last week! Now that the site is prepped and the larger trees have been put in,...
The Museum and the Rappahannock River Gift Shop will be open in March and April on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for shopping! All social distancing and safety guidelines will be followed and guests will receive 50% off on our “back room” items. Be sure to stop...
Essex County Museum and Historical Society launches their new website. With the redesign, we hope to be able to reach an even wider audience and keep our members up to date. You too can stay updated on the goings-ons of ECMHS. More importantly, you can become a...
