Person County Museum of History

06/16/2026

We are excited to be part of Arts, Eats & Beats in Uptown Roxboro on July 3! Bring your chairs and blankets and spread out on the museum lawn to enjoy music by local musicians, an old fashioned lemonade stand (all proceeds benefit museum programming) and access to our exhibits afterhours. We will have our vintage games out for the young and young at heart, and you can learn more about America 250 programming in Person County during this year of commemoration.

We hope to see you there!

06/04/2026

We are so excited about how our partnership with the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center makes it easier to access the stories from Person County’s past!! We can’t wait to dive in! Be sure to share with us what you learn if you read through these issues.

Issues of the Roxboro Courier-Times from 1946-1952 are now online thanks to our partner Person County Museum of History! Learn more on our blog today!

https://www.digitalnc.org/blog/learn-about-the-legacy-of-person-county-high-school-in-new-issues-of-the-courier-times/

05/25/2026

The Field of Honor will be on display at the Person County Museum of History now through June 14, 2026. Each flag represents one Personian who has given their life in service to our country since World War I. We invite you visit, honor and remember these brave individuals. If you know of someone who we did not include, please contact the museum.

05/22/2026

Our friends at the Person County Historical Society, Inc have arranged a wonderful program for next Tuesday, May 26, at 7pm at the Person County Senior Center Social Hall. This free event is open to the public and all are welcome.

Join us at our May meeting to hear Abe's story....May 26, 700 pm at the Person County Senior Center.

04/22/2026

PCMH will be closed tomorrow, April 22, to participate in an offsite event. We will be open our normal hours, 10am-4pm, on Thursday, April 23.

04/16/2026

We have enjoyed hosting the Smithsonian exhibit, Spark! Places of Innovation, for the past three months. If you haven't had a chance to visit we hope you will come on one of the last two days. The museum and Spark! exhibit will be open Friday, April 17 from 10am-4pm and Saturday, April 18 from 10am-2pm.

Thanks to for making this exhibit available for us to share with the community.

03/26/2026

We are busy this afternoon working on new exhibits and programs that are coming later this year. While you can't visit today, you can come see us this Saturday, March 28 from 10am - 2pm.

02/26/2026

📣 Smithsonian Exhibit, Spark! Places of Innovation, extended to April 18, 2026‼️

We are thrilled to announce that the traveling exhibit, Spark! Places of Innovation, will have an extended stay in Person County. Originally planned to close on February 21, we will now have the exhibit through April 18! There is a companion exhibit that explores how Person County has innovated over the years as well that you don't want to miss. 🎇

We will be announcing more Saturday opening dates for this extended run in the next few weeks, and the exhibit is always open during our normal hours, Wednesday-Friday, 10am - 4pm.

Want to visit on a weeknight? Join us and the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce for Business After Hours on Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 5:30-7:00pm. (Please note, this is a new date!)

Thank you to , and National Endowment for the Humanities for making this exhibit available in Person!

County Recreation, Arts, and Parks Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce

02/12/2026

Our staff and volunteers are excited to visit the Virginia America 250 Traveling Exhibit in South Boston this afternoon as part of the commemoration of the Crossing of the Dan. More information at https://va250.org/event-detail/?id=24252.

We will be open our normal hours on Friday, February 13 from 10am-4pm, and our special Saturday hours on February 21 from 10am-2pm.

02/05/2026

The museum family lost one of its greatest supporters with the passing of former museum executive director, Kathy Young. For nearly ten years, visitors to the museum were greeted with Kathy's enthusiasm for Person County history and her joy of sharing it with others. Her memory will live on in her family and in the impact she had on the museum community.