A museum of local history, Underground Railroad exhibit. Genealogy & local history research assistance.

The Belpre Historical Society Inc. is a charitable and educational organization operating under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 1702 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Society maintains the Farmers Castle Museum as a repository of acquisitions donated to the Society.

The purpose of the Belpre Historical Society is to advocate for historical preservation, to serve as a repository for artifacts and archives and to support scholarship and education at Farmers Castle Museum.

About the Museum

The Farmers Castle Museum maintains archives containing original municipal, school, family, business & organizational records, photographs, correspondence, newspapers, ephemera and all manner of documents dating from the 1790’s to the present.

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509 Ridge St., P.O. Box 731
Belpre, OH

(740) 423-7588

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Volunteer Opportunities

Janitorial
Conservation (train and supervised)
Greeting Visitors
Cataloging (trained and supervised)
Working Information
Tables at local eventsSet up, clean up, organizing in-house events

Museum
Services

School Outreach

Staff Offers
Genealogy Lookups, Sourcing

Speaking Engagements
(UGRR, Historic Locals, etc.)

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    Address

    509 Ridge St., P.O. Box 731
    Belpre, OH

    Call Us

    740-423-7588

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