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What’s New?

!!! We’re Now Open Again on Sundays !!!

Please stop by for a visit at our new location
Monday – Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm
&
Sunday from 2 pm to 4 pm

Give Roanoke

Wednesday, April 24

Annual Meeting

Date: Thursday, April 25
Time: 7pm
Location: Fincastle United Methodist Church’s Family Life Center
Speaker: Michael Hudson, Executive Director at Historic Smithfield

DAR America 250 Patriots marker dedication
Lecture Series
Oral History Project – Black History Month 2023

The audio and corresponding transcript for the 2023 Black History Month Oral History Event is now available.

Keep a bit of local history…

Friends, as many of you are aware, construction on the Fincastle Courthouse is in its early stages; part of the initial preparation for the Courthouse Square renovation, is to relocate the original museum building. The museum’s first home consists of the original Breckinridge Law Office that dates to the 1790s, and later, part of the Western Hotel complex. Floorboards that had to be taken up to prepare for the building’s move have been salvaged and local wood turner, Willie Simmons has created unique pieces from the wood! Small square dishes and round lidded bowls – each one unique with variations of coloring and imperfections, are now available for sale at the Botetourt County Historical Society and Museum; each engraved with Breckinridge Law Office 2023 on the bottom. Please visit our museum store page for more information!

Mission Statement

To preserve and protect the historical heritage of Botetourt County, Virginia by:

  1. Providing education, study, and enjoyment to the public through exhibitions, publications, programs, and activities,
  2. Preserving photographs, family journals, records and artifacts housed in the Botetourt County Historical Society Museum and selected sites,
  3. Collaborating with other Historical Societies and Botetourt County citizens.