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Updated: April 28, 2026 @ 2:39 am
The Dent County Museum, home to thousands of items from the county’s history, opened over Memorial Day weekend. The museum is open each Sunday through the end of September. The historic Elmer home is located at 400 North Pershing Ave.
The museum board sends a letter to Friends of the Museum each spring.
“Not only does a museum bring history to life, but it allows us through historical perspective to shine a light on the present and our future. In doing so, we educate ourselves and the benefit extends to future generations,” said the 2021 letter.
The Dent County Museum opened May 30, 1976. The former home of the late William P. Elmer was purchased to be converted to the museum. Elmer, a lawyer, was a U.S. Congressman from Dent County. The Elmer house was built in 1895. Many of his descendants still live in the area.
The Cellar House was built in 2019. An education collection will be housed there and continues to grow each year. Most recently one of the interior doors from the former middle school – originally Salem High School – was donated, as well as a child’s desk, books and several new photos.
Museum visitors can step back in time with the rooms decorated similarly to what they may have looked like in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Continued improvements to the landscape are ongoing.
Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Memberships are available for $10 per person per year, or $100 per person lifetime.
Dent County Museum Board members are Jo Ann Wells, Jean Capps, A.J. Seay, Marsha Odom, Cindy Sachs, Mary Sue Moody, Ken Brasier, Jay Anderson and Catherine Wynn.
For more information, to donate or to schedule visits outside the Sunday hours, call Jo Ann Wells at 729-2643 or 247-7899. Follow the Dent County Museum on Facebook.
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