• 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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The Story of Strasburg
Virginia Hinkins Cadden
Originally published in the Bicentennial Edition of the Northern VA Daily newspaper in 1961. Reprinted in 2011 by Strasburg Heritage Association on the Occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Strasburg. Contains additional articles commemorating250 years. 2011. 65 pages.
Softcover
Item# 2016
Price: $8
Members: $8
Strasburg, Virginia Our History in Post Cards
Gloria Stickley
A narrative history of Strasburg, Va. accompanied by an impressive collection ofpost cards - most in color - that start when post cards first became popular. Also maps. 2013. 92 pages. Color.
Hardcover
Item# 2026
Price: $31
Members: $30
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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
Welcome to Fort Valley • Jeanette Connor Ritenour, James Harris Trott & Margaret Akers Trott • Over 500 pages & 200 photos and illustrations in this large-sized book tell of the many pioneer families who settled the valley within a Valley beginning from the mid 18th century. There were furnaces, resorts and many stories about this community and the proud caring people who lived there. 2010. 590 pages. Hardcover • Item #2020 • Price: $75 Members: $70
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
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. Softcover • Item #2014 • Price: $8 Members: $7DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
