About

The Highland Historical Society was originally formed in the 1980s for the purpose of creating and publishing a revised history of the county, The New History of Highland County.

Today the Highland Historical Society is involved in an extensive array of projects dedicated to the preservation of Highland’s precious past. In May of 2005, the Society completed a partial restoration and renovation of the Mansion House and hosted the Grand Opening of the Highland County Museum in McDowell, Virginia.

The Highland Historical Society is also involved in the following projects:

• collecting Highland genealogical records, photographs, archives and items

• working to save and preserve the McDowell Battlefield in cooperation with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

• recording local stories through our Highland StoryCorp project

• using exhibits to portray Highland's rich past with items collected and on loan from local residents

The Highland County Museum at the Mansion House is owned and operated by the Highland Historical Society, a 501c3 corporation.

All donations given to the Highland Historical Society are tax-deductible. The offices of the Society are located at the museum.