WCHM Events
Come see us, meet and talk with us, and learn more about our vision for the Watauga County Heritage Museum.
Pop-Up Museums
A pop-up museum is a temporary and flexible way of sharing our local history. They are short-term, usually only for a few hours or a day, and will appear at places where there are gatherings of people — libraries, festivals, farmers’ markets, and other events. Our pop-up-museums will be community/county focused and will ask for community participation. We invite people to share objects, stories, and perspectives related to a specific theme. We encourage visitors to engage with the exhibits and with each other at our events.
WCHM will be having Pop-Ups at the Hickory Ridge Homestead adjacent to the Watauga County Farmer’s Market most Saturdays in September and October. Come see us!
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025 • 4pm-6pm
Location: Western Watauga Library
Topic: Watauga County Heritage Museum
Presenters: John Eggers & Diane Cornett Deal
Genealogy Swap Meet & History Fair
Saturday Oct. 11 • 10:00am-3:00pm
Wilkes County Public Library
215 10th St. North Wilkesboro
Sponsored by the Wilkes Genealogical Society
Local authors, lineage societies, family reunion organizers, among other organizations are also invited to attend and have a booth. Materials will be available to purchase from the WGS as well as other groups. There will be a scanning station to digitize photos for participation in a future Wilkes Heritage Volume 3. Feel free to bring your family articles and up to 5 photos per family article.
Please contact Christy Harrold at charrold431<at>gmail.com or 336-452-7426 with further questions
Find us on Facebook at Wilkes Genealogical Society (official) and at www.wilkesgenealogy.org