• 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 Wounding of Jackson
Capt. R. Wilbourn
A document based on a report by Captain R.E. Wilbourn, Chief Signal Officer, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA. 4 pages.
Softcover
Item# 1014
Price: $2
Members: $2
Shenandoah County Men in Gray (Volume 2 of 2-volume set)
Thomas Spratt
This two-volume set reproduces the service record of the Confederate soldiers from Shenandoah County who served in all the theaters of combat. It also gives valuable information regarding the soldier’s family and where possible, personal facts including where buried. 1992. 902 total pages (total of both volumes).
Softcover
Item# 1031
Price: $30
Members: $29
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Shenandoah County Men in Gray (Volume 1 of 2-volume set) • Thomas Spratt • This two-volume set reproduces the service record of the Confederate soldiers from Shenandoah County who served in all the theaters of combat. It also gives valuable information regarding the soldier’s family and where possible, personal facts including where buried. 1992. 902 total pages (total of both volumes). Softcover • Item #1030 • Price: $30 Members: $29
Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign: War Comes to The Home Front • Jonathan A. Noyalas • This is a new addition to the series of books by Civil War scholars to honor the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States. Noyalas examines Jackson's Valley Campaign and how those victories brought hope to an infant Confederate nation, transformed the lives of the Valley's civilians and emerged as Jackson's defining moment. 2010. 157 pages. Softcover • Item #1010 • Price: $21 Members: $20
Life in the Shenandoah Valley - 1864 • Elsie Newcomber & Janet Ramsey • Both are Henkel Granddaughters. This is the fourth book in the series "Life in the Shenandoah Valley." A journal, letters and news articles lead the reader through trying times when the Battle of New Market and Sheridan's Burning of the Valley bring the War in Virginia to the doorsteps of the Henkel, Coiner and Miller families. 2014. 340 pages. Softcover • Item #1019 • Price: $20 Members: $19
With The Old Confeds • Samuel D. Buck • A collection of actual experiences of a Captain in the Line as told by Capt. Samuel D. Buck (Co. H - 13th VA Inf., later known as the Winchester Boomerangs). This first-person account, by one who survived 35 engagements, was a personal account written for his son and published posthumously in 1925. 2007. 141 pages. 3rd edition. Softcover • Item #1013 • Price: $16 Members: $15DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
