Visit the “Best Little Museum” in the Valley and peek into the rural life on the banks of the Shenandoah.
The museum occupies a historic “Main Street” building in Old Town Timberville. There is an 1880’s bandwagon, antique fire truck and hundreds of donated artifacts from businesses and individuals that bring the communities of the Plains District together. Helen Wampler Smith is a native of Broadway, VA. She is a graduate of Broadway High School, holds a BA Degree in education from Madison College (now JMU), and a MA in history from the University of Maryland. After many years of teaching in public schools and working in a small house museum in Maryland (Marietta House Museum, the home of Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Duvall), she returned home to Broadway in 2004. Almost immediately, she was recruited as a volunteer at Plains District Memorial Museum in Timberville, VA. After serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for the past twelve years, she is currently its Exhibit and Program Coordinator.