JCHS News
A Collections Dispatch from the “Digitistation”
Did you know you can find many of the photographic images, archival descriptions, and catalog records in our collection online? Our online collection is a vital resource that connects researchers all over the world to items that would otherwise only be accessible at...
“Belonging to Something Grand”
Earlier this month, we were thrilled to welcome the community to our newest museum exhibition, Under Water Street. The name is an obvious allusion to the underwater lifeforms and imagery in this installation of bronze sculpture by local artist David Eisenhour. But it...
A Look Inside Collections Care
You may have heard us say it before: Our collection is home to roughly 500,000 items. That’s a lot for an organization of our size and only a fraction of a percent can be displayed at one time. While caring for those items is some of the least publicly visible work we...
Tara McCauley to Serve as Interim Executive Director
JCHS Director of Education and Public Programs Tara McCauley to Serve as Interim Executive Director Jefferson County Historical Society is pleased to announce that Director of Education and Public Programs Tara McCauley will serve as the organization's Interim...
A Message from JCHS Leadership
Dear Friends of JCHS, We are sending this special announcement to you this week to inform you that JCHS will have new executive leadership come June 2023. On assuming the role of Executive Director in 2018, I set out to professionalize our museum’s work, strengthen...