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Welcome!


September 2, 1897, the Richmond Daily Dispatch announced the establishment of a new post office in Amherst County. The Potts post office has a Mr. James Watts as postmaster.

Overview

Welcome to the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society. This page is devoted to providing information on our activities, resources, services and history. To this end, this website is divided into the following sections:

  • What's New: Updates on happenings at the Amherst County Museum


  • History: Historical information on the Amherst County Museum and Amherst County


  • Genealogy: Resources for genealogists available at the Amherst County Museum


  • Library: Describes some of the research material available in our library


  • Membership: Become a member of the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society


  • Visit Us: Amherst County Museum hours, directions on how to find us, and other contact information


 Amherst County Museum

Regular Museum hours: 10 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Please note that the Museum usually is closed on Saturdays of holiday weekends.

Labor Day weekend: The Museum will be closed on Saturday, September 4, 2010.


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The Muse: May 2010

Brochure: History Walk in Downtown Amherst (PDF)


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In the Gift Shop!

100 Years of the Town of Amherst

Barbara Feagan's latest: A Bittersweet Story (about 1930s displacement in the Blue Ridge Mountains)

Click here to view gift shop items and order by mail


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Shopping Notes!


For those who may think they already have everything--see our Gift Shop or give a membership!

If you are shopping online, you can help the Museum without having it cost you an extra cent! See Shop for Museum! and select the Amherst County Museum (in VIRGINIA) to be your favorite museum.


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1903 Confederate Reunion Photograph

Help us identify these men!


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The Museum's research library is being cataloged at LibraryThing.


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Mission

Founded in 1976, the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society collects and preserves the heritage of Amherst County, VA.

The mission of the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society is to discover, collect and preserve objects related to the history and genealogy of Amherst County. The Museum & Historical Society shall exhibit, interpret and offer those collections to provide educational experiences for people of all ages.

To contact us by phone: (434) 946-9068

To contact us by mail: P.O. Box 741, Amherst, VA 24521

To contact us by email: staff@amherstcountymuseum.org.

Updated 09/02/2010