Poe’s engagement ring is evidence of the tragic love story of Poe and his first and last fiancée Elmira Royster Shelton.
Engaged as teenagers only to have their engagement broken by her father, Poe and Shelton became engaged a second time in the last months of his life.
The mahogany fragment came from the original coffin in which Poe was buried on October 8, 1849.
In 1875, Poe’s body was moved across the cemetery from his unmarked grave to a better location where a large monument could be placed over his grave
The gold watch is engraved “Edgar A. Poe.” In 1843, Poe gave the watch to one of his creditors to pay off a debt. Although the watch has remained in private hands ever since, its existence has been known through newspaper articles about it dating from the 1880s until it appeared at auction at Christies in 2019.
Edgar Allan Poe’s waistcoat, kept by his mother-in-law Maria Poe Clemm after his death in 1849.
It was kept in a trunk of Poe’s clothing by Maria Poe Clemm, who left it to her niece Elizabeth Rebecca Herring Smith in 1871.
Join the Poe Museum for our "Know Your Poe” series, an evening program hosted quarterly that explores Edgar Allan Poe’s life through various thematic lenses. This series offers Poe-enthusiasts across […]
Join The Poe Museum for a guided focus tour on the history of the gothic genre and how it came to influence Edgar Allan Poe. During this tour, guests will […]
Presented by Triple Crossing: Crawl, fly, and slither your way to the Poe Museum on Thursday, October 22nd for a Halloween UnHappy Hour! Dance like a Jersey Devil to live […]
Join The Poe Museum for a guided focus tour on the history of the gothic genre and how it came to influence Edgar Allan Poe. During this tour, guests will […]
Please join us at The Answer Brewpub on Saturday, October 24th from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM for a Halloween raffle, along with the Book Nook, Richmond's newest mobile bookstore. […]
Join The Poe Museum for an afterhours Lantern Led Tour! During this tour, guests will explore the Poe Museum's vast collection of Edgar Allan Poe's person artifacts while developing a […]
Join The Poe Museum for an afterhours Lantern Led Tour! During this tour, guests will explore the Poe Museum's vast collection of Edgar Allan Poe's person artifacts while developing a […]
Join the Poe Museum on Thursday, October 29th for a special focus guided tour on Poe and Cats! This tour highlights Edgar Allan Poe’s connection cats and provides guests with […]
Join The Poe Museum for a guided focus tour on the history of the gothic genre and how it came to influence Edgar Allan Poe. During this tour, guests will […]
Join The Poe Museum for a guided focus tour on the history of the gothic genre and how it came to influence Edgar Allan Poe. During this tour, guests will […]
Join the Poe Museum on Saturday, November 7th for a special focus guided tour on Poe and Cats! This tour highlights Edgar Allan Poe’s connection cats and provides guests with a deeper understanding of Poe’s life, literature, and legacy. While you’re here, get to know our two resident cats, Edgar and Tib! This tour has […]
Join the Poe Museum for our virtual Short Story Club, a low-commitment literary gathering designed for the busy reader who may not be able to commit to reading a new book every month. Our Short Story Club meets every other month on Wednesdays on Zoom from 6:00pm-6:45pm. It is a perfect chance to unwind midweek, connect with fellow literature lovers, and […]
Memorial and Meaning: The Grave of Edgar Allan Poe
“The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague.” Today we celebrate the 177th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death. Death is a part of life;
Written by Kelly White Most people see death as the final act in the story; once you shuffle off this mortal coil, there is nothing left to tell. This isn’t
Elizabeth Ellet and Highlights of 19th-Century Culture
Written by Kelly Keener In the fall of 2016, I acquired Elizabeth Fries Ellet’s autograph album. Ellet, who was a contemporary of Poe’s, was known publicly for her prolific writing.
