• 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 Great Valley Road of Virginia
Edited by Warren R. Hofstra & Karl Raitz
This book features original, previously unpublished chapters by leading scholars who delve into four significant periods of the road's development - from prehistory to colonial to American Revolution to present day. Known as the Valley Pike, or U.S. 11, it was part of the longest road in early American history from PA to GA. 2010. 309 pages.
Softcover
Item# 3002
Price: $29
Members: $28
First People - The Early Indians of Virginia
Keith Egloff & Deborah Woodward
Full of stories that represent the full diversity of Virginia's Indians, past and present, this popular book remains the essential introduction to the history of Virginia Indians from the earlier times to the present day. 2006. 68 pages. 2nd edition.
Softcover
Item# 3008
Price: $14
Members: $13
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The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia • Julienne & Baston Tarter • At the centenary of the movement, this book recognizes the important contributions of women who created two statewide organizations to win the right to vote. 208 pages. 6 in. x 9 in. Softcover • Item #3013 • Price: $25 Members: $24
Arrival of THE FIRST AFRiCANS in Virginia • Ric Murphy • In 16619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia, after having been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola and forced aboard the Portuguese slave ship San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers and taken to the English New World colony. Softcover • Item #3014 • Price: $23.00 Members: $22.00
First People - The Early Indians of Virginia • Keith Egloff & Deborah Woodward • Full of stories that represent the full diversity of Virginia's Indians, past and present, this popular book remains the essential introduction to the history of Virginia Indians from the earlier times to the present day. 2006. 68 pages. 2nd edition. Softcover • Item #3008 • Price: $14 Members: $13
A Short History of Page County VA • Harry Strickler • In the first half of the 18th Century, it was believed that the first settlement in the Shenandoah Valley was at Massanutten in 1776 in what is now Page County. Old homes, excerpts from court records, the Civil War, towns and villages, Shenandoah National Park, churches education, industry, Indian mounds, biography and genealogy information can all be found in this book. Published in 1952; reprinted in 1996. 427 pages. Hardcover • Item #3016 • Price: $43 Members: $40DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
