Josephine School Community Museum — Attraction in Berryville

Although closed during COVID, I was able to get a private tour of the museum and it was amazing.

What rich history of a time almost forgotten. During normal operations, they offer historical data about the country, State, and county as well as housing a traditionally furnished classroom and photos and relics of the bygone era. In addition, the museum offers a book club for adults, a black history month orator contest for students and a “buy a brick” for fundraising.

I highly recommend allowing a minimum of one hour to walk through this...

We visited the Museum as part of an oration contest my niece participated in. The schoolhouse is small and sweet, and its history is enshrined inside. A timeline of local, state, and federal history as it relates to the struggle for civil rights runs across the top of the walls. There is a graveyard at the back of the schoolhouse where many families are buried. It felt like a wonderful, quiet place to appreciate local history, the progress that's been made, and the distance that's left to go to...

The museum is in a historic old building that was the only school for the black community. The exhibits focus on the prominent, if uncelebrated, role of African-Americans in the history of Clarke County. The museum sponsors a book club and many cultural events each year. The museum is open to the public on Sunday afternoons or by special request. It is a hidden gem and worth the trip...