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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! Gifts in any amount are appreciated and help us bring your more of the museum experiences you love. Learn more about the impact of our community’s support in 2022 below!

Jefferson County Historical Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization: EIN 91-6013489. Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.




2022 by the numbers

  • Over 7,100 visitors welcomed to the museum
  • 9 new exhibitions shared featuring dozens of local collaborators
  • Over 4,200 participants served through almost 100 unique programs for a variety of ages and learning levels
  • More than 283 researchers served at our Research Center
  • More than 43,800 searches of our online collection
  • Over 500 visitors 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. Work to start filling some of these gaps in our collection is underway in 2023!

Thank you to our members, sponsors, partners, staff, trustees, volunteers, program participants, and visitors for all your support!

Winter Raffle

Enter a raffle to be one of the first groups to take our new Legends and Lore of Port Townsend tour.

Winner gets a private tour (group size up to 12) led by our staff, gifts inspired by stories from the tour, and a special visit after the tour with our collections team to learn how our tours are developed using research and items in our collection.

Tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets and can be purchased and picked up by appointment at the Jefferson Museum through the vernal equinox or during regular open hours when the museum reopens in March.

All proceeds benefit JCHS exhibitions, and we'll draw a winner on March 20!

Email giving@jchsmuseum.com to request tickets!

About Legends and Lore of Port Townsend

Located on the ancestral lands of the S'Klallam peoples, Port Townsend rose to prominence in the late 19th century as one of the busiest seaports on the West Coast—teeming with sailors and immigrants and dotted with mercantiles, saloons, factories, hotels, and brothels. Drawing from some of the more infamous, mysterious, and salacious stories in Port Townsend’s history, this tour through the picturesque downtown district will offer participants a glimpse into how documents, photos, physical evidence, and stories passed down all play into how we discern fact from fiction.