Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the ...

The Poe Museum began over a century ago when an Edgar Allan Poe collector and researcher named James Howard Whitty and a group of literary enthusiasts met in Poe’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia to ...

Discuss how research and collections are attained, or things you’re proud of etc… The Poe Museum’s image collection includes ...

A visit to the Poe Museum includes a complimentary audio tour of our three exhibit buildings, interactive scavenger hunts for ...