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August 2, 2018

A Servant’s Life – Exhibit Update

It has recently come to our attention that some of our local community members have raised concerns about the content of our upcoming exhibit, ‘A Servant’s Life,’ and we wanted to reach out to ensure that those concerns are addressed prior to the opening of the exhibit. In a recent teaser article for the exhibit, some details of the duties were listed to give readers an idea of the activities and displays they will encounter during a tour. As is often the case with the monthly column, we run into a word limit, and attempt to make the content of the article and its prose as approachable as possible, so that even those with a limited understanding of the topic find it engaging. It is for this reason that we chose to exclude in-depth detail on the specific servants that worked in the household during the 1800s and 1900s. We know from records that the families living in the Miller House from 1825 to 1966 used exclusively African American staff for service purposes, and that the Price family owned slaves, as well as employing free black people during the 20 years they lived in the home. The home’s history of […]
February 15, 2018

By-laws Revision

To the Members of the Washington County Historical Society, Please review the revisions made to the By-laws approved by the membership and Board of Directors in 2014. We will be holding a Special Meeting for members at 1:30 pm on Sunday, March 25, to vote on the new changes. Please join us to cast your vote and to enjoy the last concert in our Winter Concert Series, Jumpin’ Jazz with the Shepherd Jazz Combo.   THE BY-LAWS OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INCORPORATED             Preamble:  The by-laws (By-laws) are adopted pursuant to the authority granted by the Articles of Incorporation of the Washington County Historical Society, Incorporated (the “Society”) dated August 31, 1911, which were approved by the Honorable Martin L. Keedy, one of the Judges of the Fourth Judicial Circuit on 14 September 1911 and which is recorded in Corporate Liber 2, folio 229, one of the corporate records maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington County (the “Articles”).  The Articles were thereafter amended by (1) Articles of Amendment dated 16 March 1967 (the “First Amendment”)) which were approved by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (“SDAT”) on 27 March 1967 and which are […]