The Jefferson County Museum invites the public to a free presentation of vintage photographs by the museum’s historian Doug Perks at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Jefferson County Museum, 200 E. Washington Street, Charles Town. For his slide show and talk, Jefferson County Changing Faces, Perks will feature historic and recent photos from the museum’s collection to illustrate changes in Jefferson County towns, buildings, and landscapes over the past 150 years. Light refreshments will be served before the presentation.

Perks is known throughout the area as the premier historian of Jefferson County. He has spent his adult life researching countless aspects of the county’s history and as a result has incredibly detailed knowledge about the county-its people, events, buildings, institutions and much more. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in teaching history from West Virginia University and James Madison University, respectively; taught history in county public schools for 20 years; and served on the Charles Town and Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commissions and on the boards of Historic Shepherdstown Commission and Harpers Ferry Historical Association. Currently, he is on the board of the Jefferson County Historical Society, where he has served as president, curator and recording secretary. Perks is a certified park guide with the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

This presentation is part of the Jefferson County Museum’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The museum was founded in 1965 with the mission to preserve the history and heritage of the county. Its extraordinary collection encompasses a wide range of artifacts reflecting the events and the lives of the people of Jefferson County from early Native American activities to the settlements of the 1700s through the 21st century.

The museum is open from mid-March through mid-December, Tuesdays Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Oct. 26. Admission is $3; children under 18, students with ID, and members of the Charles Town Library are free.

For more information on this event, contact Perks at (304) 725-8628 or at jcmhistorian@frontier.com. To learn more about the Jefferson County Museum, visit www.jeffcomuseumwv.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/jeffersoncountymuseum, or Twitter feed at twitter.com/jeffcomuseumwv.