Renfrew Museum and Park

05/27/2026

Stop by the Visitor Center at Renfrew Museum and Park to visit with our new caterpillars! In just a few days we will be releasing them into our gardens. Don’t miss the chance to see the life stages of a butterfly! Enjoy the gallery, Kid’s Corner, gift shop, gardens, and trails during your visit!

1010 East Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
Wednesday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM
Saturday, 1PM to 4PM

05/24/2026

BLUE HERON TRAIL CLOSED DUE TO DOWN TREE. Please avoid the area of Blue Heron trail due to multiple trees falling during this week’s storms. All other trails remain open dawn to dusk. Thank you!

05/23/2026

A wonderful article about Renfrew Museum and Park from the Living History Gazette!

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05/18/2026

A thank you to all of the attendees of our special presentation by Karl Rhodes! Last Friday, Karl shared the incredible story of his ancestor's experiences during the American Civil War as chronicled in the novel Peggy's War! It was a fantastic, in depth, highly researched presentation, and we even had some lively discussion after the presentation as community members reflected on residential maps of Washington County after the war! Many attendees still have family ties to some of the people and regions mentioned in Karl’s presentation. It was a very special experience!

Purchase your own copy of Peggy's War at the Renfrew Gift Shop located in our Visitor Center!

Renfrew Visitor Center
1010 East Main Street. Waynesboro, PA 17268
Please visit www.renfrewmuseum.org for shop hours.

05/16/2026

In honor of all of the prom goers currently taking photos across the grounds of Renfrew Museum and Park, please enjoy these photos of Ashley Sonntag, Renfrew’s Executive Director, taken before her senior prom in 2015! As you can see, she also took her photos at a historic site! Photos taken at Glen Foerd on the Delaware in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It’s so fun to see how the prom fashions have changed over the last 11 years! Have a great time and be safe, everyone!

05/16/2026

Renfrew’s plant sale is still going strong! Stop by today until 5PM to take yours home! An assortment of colored roses and hydrangeas are still available, but only ONE butterfly bush is left and FOUR blueberry bushes are left! Just $20 each!

Please see Renfrew’s Manager of Buildings and Grounds, Gene Kelley, to pick up (cash only) Monday through Friday (6AM to 2PM), or stop by our Visitor Center Wednesday through Friday (9AM to 4PM) and Saturday (1PM to 4PM) for CASH AND CARD purchases. A Renfrew staff member will be available to assist you. Available while supplies last!

All funds raised support keeping Renfrew, a nonprofit historic site, beautiful and open 365 days a year!

Renfrew Museum and Park
1010 East Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268

05/14/2026

Join us TOMORROW, May 15th at 2PM, for an afternoon presentation you won’t want to miss! Author and historian Karl Rhodes will share the incredible story of his ancestor's experiences during the American Civil War as chronicled in the novel Peggy's War!

Free Program! Donations Greatly Appreciated!
Friday, May 15th, at 2:00PM
Wagon Shed Room, Renfrew Visitor Center
1010 East Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
Limited Seating Available

Refusing to Fight!
Hear the amazing story of his great-great-grandmother, Margaret “Peggy” Rhodes, who ran a depot on the unionist underground railroad for Mennonites and Dunkers who refused to fight in the Civil War. Peggy concealed refugees — six at a time — in a secret cellar under a trapdoor in her bedroom floor. Her loyalty to the Union, however, provided no protection when General Philip Sheridan’s troops burned the Shenandoah Valley in 1864.

Learn more at https://www.renfrewmuseum.org/peggys-war-presentation/!

Purchase your own copy of Peggy's War after the presentation at Renfrew or by visiting: https://peggyswar.com/

05/13/2026

Renny the Renfrew Rooster made sure to check on all of our volunteers and to say hello to our visitors during our Opening Day Celebration a few weeks ago! Renny will be out and about on Saturday afternoon to greet the students visiting to take prom photos at Renfrew!

05/11/2026

Renfrew’s Plant Sale is still going! An assortment of colored roses and hydrangeas are still available, but only a few butterfly bushes and blueberry bushes are left! Just $20 each!

Please see Renfrew’s Manager of Buildings and Grounds, Gene Kelley, to pick up (cash only) Monday through Friday (6AM to 2PM), or stop by our Visitor Center Wednesday through Friday (9AM to 4PM) and Saturday (1PM to 4PM) for CASH AND CARD purchases. A Renfrew staff member will be available to assist you. Available while supplies last!

All funds raised support keeping Renfrew, a nonprofit historic site, beautiful and open 365 days a year!

Renfrew Museum and Park
1010 East Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268