Person County Museum of History — Attraction in Roxboro

I was by myself so I was able to interact with the guide the way I like to by having the time to ask questions. I had moved to Person County in the 8th grade and then moved to Durham County 2 years after college. Otherwise I would have known, and was delighted to learn, that a woman who was a member of my church, whose family I knew, started the museum. I did not get to see all of it because there was so much to look at in the time that I had. Person County has produced many important people, some who were famous , in government, military, and entertainment. As a retired teacher, I appreciate even more now, both the history of a previously very rural county, which still has farming, and certainly the people remembered and honored at the Museum. I will go back later to tour the...

This a a great museum in Roxboro. You get a tour guide, which is very imformative. There are 2 houses, and a old school house, tobacco barn and soon a country store . They have lot of information about Person County. A lot of really great history, some good some not so good. African American room was great. Loved the dolls and seeing a GreenBook used to find hotels . Also the Saponi indian room was very informational. Art on the walls was beautiful. We really...

I enjoyed this more than I ever thought. I would my families from town . I went there just for some time to kill and I learned a lot, and I stayed a lot longer than I thought. I would. It was the people working there made it very interesting and they were very knowledgeable, we did the titanic display across the street. Also it was very very interesting. I really would recommend this to anybody who comes to person county...