Shore History, founded in 1957 as the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to collect, preserve, and share Eastern Shore history and culture through exhibits, programming, collections, and archives. We own and operate Ker Place, a historic home museum, among a historic general store and centuries-old cemetery.

Ker Place operates as a museum open to visitors and has trained volunteer docents giving guided tours of the interior and exterior and various exhibits. The structure is used as a museum exhibit space and the society’s genealogy room, archives, and collections spaces. The smaller and newer section of the home is used as a gift shop with office space for staff. The house also serves as gallery space for important Eastern Shore artwork as well as for programs and temporary exhibits.

Ker Place is one of the Eastern Shore’s major architectural landmarks and is on the US Register of Historic Places