JCHS operates the Jefferson County Museum in Port Townsend's historic City Hall, the Rothschild House Museum, the Commanding Officer's Quarters in Fort Worden State Park, the historical Research Center, and the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center Museum. Major programs include First Friday Lectures, oral history, publications, summer history camps, West End History Weekend, and First Night New Year's Eve community celebration.
"...to actively discover, collect, preserve and promote the heritage of Jefferson County in the State of Washington."
"The Jefferson Art & History Museum is located in the Historic City Hall of Port Townsend. Operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society - and features historical objects from the JCHS collections, rotating local art exhibits, and a well loved building from 1891 that maintains much of the original character of its original function. Through collections, research, exhibits and programs, we bring people together to share, learn and be inspired by Jefferson County arts and heritage."
