• Foster a spirit of cooperation between existing organizations, writers, historians, genealogists, collectors, preservationists, and other members of the Shenandoah County community.
• Aid in the collection and creation of materials and publications about the history of Shenandoah County and ensure that they are preserved and made available to the community.
• Support efforts by citizens, organizations and government to preserve historic buildings and sites.
• Share history through programs and exhibits.
The Shenandoah County Historical Society was founded in 1985 and is established as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is completely volunteer driven. The Society is sustained by memberships, donations, grants and profits from book sales. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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Road Trip to History
Wayne Bronson, Oak Tree Productions
"The Road Trip to History" series, known for its TV programs featuring the many towns along the Great Valley Pike in the Shenandoah Valley, focuses here on the work of Hugh Morrison, Woodstock photographer, and the efforts of SCHS to preserve the history in his photography. 2009.
DVD
Item# 2013
Price: $15
Members: $14
The Fighting Parson of the American Revolution
Edward Hocker
A biography of General Peter Muhlenberg, Lutheran clergyman, military chieftain, and political leader. In a new foreword by John Huffman he reminds us that throughout Christian history, Godly men have seen the need to take up arms to defend their homes and families. Edward Hocker has done an honorable job of presenting an accurate picture of a genuine hero, while at the same time not creating an ideological myth of a hero with no flaws. Published: 1936. Reprinted: 2019. Size: 9 x 6 in. 180 pages.
Softcover
Item# 2038
Price: $18
Members: $17
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Twenty-five chapters on the Shenandoah Valley: To which is appended a concise history of the Civil War in the valley • John Wayland • The formation of counties, comprehensive variety of races and religions , historical literature and newspapers, the Revolutionary War period in the Valley, naming of streams, mountains, old wooden bridges, etc. Hardcover • Item #2033 • Price: $45 Members: $44
Shenandoah Iron: A History of Mining, Smelting and Transporting Iron in the Virginia Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren • Norman H. Scott • Most people know of the rich Civil War history of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia but few know that the Valley was also rich in iron smelting history. The first furnace west of the Blue Ridge Mountains was built in this region. 352 pages. Softcover • Item #2039 • Price: $20 Members: $19
The French & Indian War in Shenandoah County - Life On the Inner Frontier, 1752-1766 • R. Patrick Murphy • The Story of the French and Indian War, Shenandoah County's "forgotten war," as it exists in memory and artifact. Color illustrations and fold out map of F&I War sites in the County. 2013. 142 pages. Foldout map. Softcover • Item #2025 • Price: $31 Members: $30
Shenandoah County and Its Court House • Fred Painter • This History of the Shenandoah County Court House tells about the building of the structure, its many additions and chronicles happenings through the years. It is the oldest operating Court House west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 1979. 162 pages. Hardcover • Item #2015 • Price: $14 Members: $13DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
