A Short History of Dr. Everhart

Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart, founder of the Everhart Museum, descended from a family of Dukes, who for 400 years ruled the German Kingdom of Württemberg, before Frederick Eberhard (1697-1751) emigrated to the colonies in 1737. Frederick’s grandson was James Eberhard (1760-1852), who served under George Washington as a teenage soldier

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So What Exactly is Visible Storage?

Did you know that most museums have less than 5% of their collection on display for the public? The Everhart Museum has approximately 18,000 objects in its collection. Of that, the Museum displays up to 1,000 objects, which means that a little less than 6% of the entire collection can

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