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Morgantown History Museum
Commissioners
Name |
Term Started |
Term Ends |
---|---|---|
Pamela Ball, Chair |
June 21, 2005 |
June 30, 2013 |
Wes Nugent, Council Member |
August 2, 2011 |
June 30, 2016 |
Charlie Bryer |
October 5, 2011 |
June 30, 2013 |
Pamela Casto |
October 6, 2006 |
June 30, 2014 |
Aaron Hawley |
February 5, 2013 |
June 30, 2014 |
Matthew Held |
September 18, 2012 |
June 30, 2017 |
Richard McEwuen |
June 21, 2005 |
June 30, 2015 |
Jim Snyder |
July 2, 2007 |
June 30, 2017 |
Tim Terman |
July 10, 2010 |
June 30, 2015 |
Christi Venham |
June 21, 2005 |
June 30, 2015 |
About the Museum
The Morgantown History Museum is a nonprofit institution and the first city-sponsored museum in the Greater Morgantown area. Its mission is to preserve and promote local and regional history and to make it accessible to the citizens of Morgantown and visitors to the region.
Featured Exhitbits
The Grand Opening was held December 16, 2011, and since then has featured exhibits on the Monongalia River, Morgantown native Don Knotts, and the recognition of the 100th anniversary of the HMS Titanic's demise, including Morgantown's ties to the grand cruise ship.
Smithsonian Exhibit
A new Smithsonian exhibit is being brought to the Morgantown History Museum by the West Virginia Humanities Council. "Hometown Teams" examines the role of sports in American culture, past and present. Read all about it in a press release from the West Virginia Humanities Council.