Holiday Open House Online Auction
Auction ends during Open House Dec. 6th
Welcome to our Holiday Open House Fundraiser Auction! There are six great items to choose from. Proceeds benefit the operating fund of the Cape Charles Museum. Preview Nov. 29th at our Oyster/Clam Sale from 12:00 to 6:00pm and right before auction ends at our Holiday Open House Dec. 6th from 4:30 to 5:30. Pick up only, no shipping. Pick up from 6:00-6:30 Friday Dec.6th at Cape Charles Museum. Or make arrangements by emailing capecharleshistory@gmail.com to pick up at noon on Saturday Dec. 7th at Museum.
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Click the button below and enter your email address. Then register to bid and start bidding. Thanks for supporting the Cape Charles Museum.
Pre-order by Nov. 27th
Clam & Oyster Sale Fundraiser
Pre-order by November 27th by calling / texting 757-642-6882 or emailing bcannon@cbbt.com
Salty Bayside Oysters: Bag of 50 for $25
Littleneck Clams: Bag of 100 for $25
Cash or check only at pick up Friday November 29th from 12:00-6:00pm.
Proceeds benefit the operating fund of Cape Charles Museum.
December 6th fro 4:30-6:30pm
Holiday Open House at Museum
Holiday Open House Party. Raffle tickets for sale online- items to be announced. Dora Sullivan’s Baklava, Cookies, Hot Cider provided. Neville Bros. Clam Chowder is available for sale, Museum grounds & lobby will be decorated for the holiday season. More details to come. Stop by on your way downtown.
Cape Charles Historical Society and Museum
Located inside a historic power plant are displays of photos & artifacts depicting the history of Cape Charles and the railroad and ferry service, a large model collection of Chesapeake Bay steamboats. The campus has a collection of rail cars, a locomotive, jetty house, pilot house of Capt. Edward Richardson RR barge.
Available now
Cape Charles - A Railroad Town
This popular book by Jim Lewis has long been out of print.. Xenophon Press has re-published it for us. It is for sale in Hard Cover or Soft Cover versions.
Purchase at the Museum, or order online. Website orders shipped only.
also, see our permanent exhibits
Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator
Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator
Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator
This engine and generator supplied power to the town and local area during periods of peak demand from 1947 until the mid-1980s.
Our Chesapeake Bay Ferry Models
Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator
Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator
An extensive model collection of Chesapeake Bay ferries and steamboats from the mid-19th Century until the opening of the Bridge-Tunnel. Use the button to see Jim Garrison's video series on the Virginia Ferry Corporation (VFC). SEE MORE ON VFC BELOW
The Virginia ferry corporation
Jim Garrison continues work on his video series on the ferries, and he is looking for more images and film. If you have something you would be willing to share for future productions he would be very grateful.
your donations keep our museum open
Our locomotive and freight cars were donated to the museum at the closure of the Cape Charles rail yard. Moving them to our site strained our finances in 2019, and now we have to begin their restoration. Meanwhile, we receive, archive and display many artifacts related to the history of Cape Charles, as well as maintain an extensive library of historical photographs. Please consider a donation to help us continue to preserve the history of this historic Eastern Shore town..
