Museum of Ashe County History

05/30/2026

Three cheers for The Gathering Homeschool Theatre Guild for their wonderful performance of "Hang Together!" 🎉

These students did such a great job this evening!

05/29/2026

Special Announcement:🚨

The food vendor for the Ashe County 250th Celebration will be the Happy Trails Cowboy Church of Ashe!

Visitors will be able to purchase a hotdog meal for $6, which includes a hotdog, chips, and drink, or a fish plate, which includes fish, coleslaw, fries, hush puppies, and a drink for $12. The congregation will start serving food at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the food sale will benefit the Cowboy Church and their efforts to construct a church.

This event will take place on Saturday, June 6th, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We have some fun activities planned throughout the day. For more info, check out our events page on our website at www.ashehistory.org.

05/28/2026

The public is invited to join us tomorrow evening (May 29th) for a special performance by the Gathering Homeschool Theatre Guild! 📚🇺🇸

The students will be performing "Hang Together," an original musical that charts the tumultuous years from the passage of the Intolerable Acts in 1774 to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The story follows the lives of radical firebrands like Sam Adams, the steadfast Abigail and John Adams, the wealthy John Hancock, and the witty Benjamin Franklin as they navigate the transition from loyal British subjects to revolutionary Americans.

The program will begin at 6 p.m. in the museum's 1904 courtroom and is FREE to the public. The Museum of Ashe County History is located at 301 E. Main Street in Jefferson, NC. For more information, call (336) 846-1904.

05/28/2026

It takes a lot of different folks to keep our little museum going!

Seen here is board member Lee Beckworth putting a fresh coat of paint on our front door, Jefferson Mayor Peter Eller making repairs to our Veterans Monument, and volunteer Sandy Utt overseeing a candle-dipping activity for a field trip.

The museum is thankful for all our board members, volunteers, and student interns who put their time and energy back into our community.

05/26/2026

Great news, folks! 📚

In honor of the 250th, the Museum of Ashe County History will be hosting a special traveling exhibit from the American Battlefield Trust. This seven-panel pop-up display, titled "The American Revolution Experience," touches on how the Revolutionary War affected ordinary folks from different walks of life. This innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology, and unique artifacts and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation.

This exhibit will be arriving in time for our Ashe County 250th celebration on June 6th and will remain on display until June 12th.

The Museum of Ashe County History would like to thank the Daniel Boone Chapter NSDAR for arranging for this exhibit to come to Ashe County and for selecting us as a host site!

The award-winning website from the American Battlefield Trust and Daughters of the American Revolution is now traveling exhibit coming to a town near YOU!