Jefferson County Historical Society

Our Mission

Through collections, research, exhibits, and programs, we bring people together to share, learn, and be inspired by Jefferson County arts and heritage.

Make a Year-End Gift to JCHS!

Your support of local arts, history, and storytelling helps us serve our community with inspiring experiences at our museum and throughout Jefferson County all year long! 

We’re thrilled to share some highlights and accomplishments from 2022 below and we hope you’ll celebrate with us as we close out this year and look ahead to the next. 

You can help us build on this success with a year-end gift to JCHS.

2022 by the numbers (so far!) 

• Over 5,500 visitors welcomed to the museum
• 9 new exhibitions shared featuring dozens of local collaborators
• Over 2,900 participants served through more than 80 programs for all ages and learning levels
• More than 250 researchers served at our Research Center
• More than 35,000 searches of our online collection
• 469 visitors (and counting!) have enjoyed first Saturdays with free admission, extended hours, and live music at the museum
• Nearly 4,300 visitors toured 1904 Commanding Officer’s Quarters and the 1868 Rothschild House this season

Major Milestones

We completed two critical exterior maintenance projects at the Rothschild House with the replacement of its roof and gutters earlier this year.

We also completed the first comprehensive audit of our collection to identify missing and misrepresented communities and experiences. Before the end of the year, work will be underway to start filling some of these gaps in our collection!

About JCHS

Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS) has operated the Jefferson Museum of Art & History in Port Townsend’s 1892 Historic City Hall since 1951. JCHS also manages two historic house museums in partnership with Washington State Parks and a publicly accessible Research Center, where we care for and provide access to the 500,000+ objects in our museum collection.