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 house museum  circa 1801, historic Hopkins Bros. General Store and centuries-old Wise 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. There is also a virtual tour. That can be found on our website. 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 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.

Call for an appointment to tour the museum on Saturday with a docent or arrange a private tour. The grounds are open Dawn to Dusk featuring a Kitchen Garden and the Annie C., a restored Log Canoe.