08/28/2023
Due to the museum being under contract to sell, we will be open from 11am - about 5pm. Call to confirm the hours with Spectral Paranormal - (301) 602-3037, thanks...
The John Brown Wax Museum
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A half hour from Frederick MD, or Wi******er, VA! The John Brown Wax Museum graphically tells the story of John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry.
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Voice, music, & animation enhance the experience. For more information, go to http://www.johnbrownwaxmuseum.com
08/10/2023
When we were featured on America's favorite game show!
12/21/2022
We are closed for the season...
09/16/2022
FREE PARKING on Sept. 24th at the Harpers Ferry Historical National Park
Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages u...
07/25/2022
https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/wax-museums-trip-guide/
Dedicated to heroes, villains, and historic events, these classic roadside attractions offer plenty of low-tech thrills.
06/08/2022
What to do after the museum closes? Food, fun, fright, music and spirits of all kinds! Don't forget if the weather goes south, we have a rain date of the 25th! Don't miss this awesome event for locals and visitors! Find out what Jefferson County is really about! Copies of Fern's 2nd book will be available at both Inkwell's Tavern and at all 4 of Charles Town Ghost Tours special tours. Reservations are required for all tours😀! Call the Ghost Lady of Charles Town for more information on the tours, menus, special drinks and more activities! Call author and owner, Ann Khiel Fern at 304-724-6741 or 681-2989 for information about this event or more fun things to do in Jefferson County, WV!
05/31/2022
Just, Wow...
https://www.ign.com/wikis/fallout-76/Harpers_Ferry
03/19/2022
The John Brown Wax Museum is open the last two weekends in March, then in April we are open every day until December (except Thanksgiving)
02/18/2022
12/14/2021
We are Closed for the Season, see you March 19, 2022!
12/09/2021
Found across the street at our former house in Baltimore...
08/30/2020
It's good for the museum, bad for history... a Tarantino-like John Brown on ShowTime:
https://www.sho.com/the-good-lord-bird
The official site of the SHOWTIME Original Series The Good Lord Bird. Find out about new episodes, watch previews, go behind the scenes and more.
08/02/2020
Thank you Allison Horrocks for this story!
"Professionally researched, balanced, and evidence-based interpretation should form the bedrock of most public history sites. Without a doubt, the tour I was part of offered a deep and thoughtful interpretation of Brown."
https://contingentmagazine.org/2020/03/24/when-john-browns-body-is-wax/
What better place to think about authenticity than a wax museum?
09/27/2019
Free National Park Parking on September 28th! The Best Time to Visit the John Brown Wax Museum!
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm
On certain days each year, the National Park Service offers free admission to all national parks.
07/21/2019
"Holdouts like House of Frankenstein (or the John Brown Wax Museum or the Niagara Wax Museum of History) should be valued not only because they’ve somehow managed to survive, but also for their artistry."
https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/house-of-frankenstein-wax-museum/
Forty-five years after it opened, Lake George’s first wax museum and haunted attraction still elicits screams and shivers from unsuspecting visitors
10/31/2018
November is 2 for the Price of 1 Month!
http://johnbrownwaxmuseum.com/deals.htm
10/06/2018
Oct. 27 Event: Halloween Ghost Hunt at the John Brown Wax Museum hosted by the Paranormal Society Of the Shenandoah
http://paranormalsos.org/index.php/events/
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09/21/2018
Parking is FREE Saturday, Sept. 22!
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm
On certain days each year, the National Park Service offers free admission to all national parks.
07/02/2018
Thank you to all who came out on a hot, hot Sunday for our 55th Year Anniversary!
07/02/2018
Front page story:
http://www.journal-news.net/news/local-news/2018/07/recreating-history-john-brown-wax-museum-celebrates-55th-anniversary/
HARPERS FERRY — On Sunday, the John Brown Wax Museum, nestled in the historic town of Harpers Ferry, celebrated it’s 55th anniversary. The day was filled w
06/29/2018
Drawings for local businesses' gift certificates, author signed books and more! Don't miss it, Sunday, July 1st 2018! The museum turns 55 years old!
04/15/2018
April 21, free parking at the Harpers Ferry National Park!
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm
On certain days each year, the National Park Service offers free admission to all national parks.
02/24/2018
The museum at the turn of the century...
(Thanks to River & Trail Outfitters for the picture)
10/14/2017
On Oct. 16th, the anniversary of the raid on Harpers Ferry, our guest, Joe Defilippo, Baltimore MD musician, will be giving away a song he wrote and recorded about John Brown while supplies last, thanks Joe!
10/14/2017
Joe Defilippo on Oct. 16th
http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/baltimores-history-songwriter-joe-defilippo-honors-changemakers/2017/06/03
08/20/2017
From the 60s, thanks Glenn!
07/24/2017
We're on Jepeordy, Ha! Show #7580 - Friday, July 21, 2017
07/14/2017
See the TV show featuring the JBWM until July 17:
https://www.destinationamerica.com/tv-shows/ghosts-of-shepherdstown/full-episodes/theyre-back
Ghosts of Shepherdstown Season 2 Episode 1 - They're Back. Stream the Full Episode FREE with your TV Subscription. Watch Now on destination america.com!
07/13/2017
Destination America's Ghost of Shepherdstown TV Show Trailer of John Brown Wax Museum Ghosts (see the next post for a better one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiNk6ms7378
07/13/2017
It's a comin'!!
https://www.destinationamerica.com/tv-shows/ghosts-of-shepherdstown/videos/this-mannequins-eyes-move-and-they-shouldnt
The Shepherdstown team investigates a museum and get some creepy signs.
07/12/2017
Thank you Alyssa, Jerry, and the Friendship Fire Department for removing my decrepit letters, sad but necessary...
07/10/2017
Tonight's the night! The John Brown Wax Museum will be featured on Destination America's "Ghosts of Shepherdstown!" (You can also watch on your computer!)
06/22/2017
It's going to happen! "The trio is called to the meeting place of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the quaint, historic town of Harpers Ferry, W.V., to explore the John Brown Wax Museum after the manager complained of unusual activity that made her fear being in the museum alone."
http://www.broadwayworld.com/baltimore/article/The-Curse-Returns-GHOSTS-OF-SHEPHERDSTOWN-Is-Back-for-a-Second-Season-20170619
In the first season of GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN, a surge of 911 calls reporting what appeared to be supernatural activity in Shepherdstown, W.V., inspired Police Chief Michael King to enlist the help of paranormal investigators to figure out why the town had become such a hotbed for hauntings. Nick G...
02/21/2017
Ghosts of Shepherdstown shot the dramatization of our ghost encounter today, and I happened to be there working when they did it. It was all very exciting and professionally done -- at least 10 crew members including the director and producer. The actor portraying Ann looked a lot like her! Can't wait to see it if it airs!
02/19/2017
"The only Dorfman collection left intact is the John Brown one in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, which has long bragged that it is the cheapest wax museum in the Mid-Atlantic — and allegedly only the second in the world to be..."
http://www.mtv.com/news/2984222/the-mysterious-afterlives-of-a-wax-president/
Where do wax presidents go when they die?
12/03/2016
Ole Tyme Christmas in Harpers Ferry, WV - Dec. 3, 4, 10, & 11, 2016
08/21/2016
The National Parks' birthday means FREE Parking and bus transportation to the town and easy walking distance to the museum, Aug. 25-28, 2016:
https://www.nps.gov/hafe/planyourvisit/fees.htm
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