• 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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Historic Homes of Northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
John W. Wayland
One of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in the Virginia historical field. Wayland has followed his well-known method of careful planning, extensive research and artistic presentation. A beautifully-illustrated book on the historic homes as they were in the 1930s. Black & white images. 1937. Reprinted 2008. 629 pages. 10 5/8 x 7 5/8.
Softcover
Item# 3012
Price: $70
Members: $65
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
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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 History of the Valley of Virginia • Samuel Kercheval • The earliest history of this section of Virginia. First edition published in 1833 and revised and enlarged by the author in 1850. Third edition came in 1902, and a fourth in 1925. An authority on early conditions in the Valley, based in part on conversations derived first hand from people who lived in the pioneer period. 1925. 405 pages. 4th Edition. 2001 reprint. Hardcover • Item #3003 • Price: $36 Members: $35
RFD Folk Art • Tyre & Jane Yancey • To most of us, the container designed to hold US Mail (both coming and going) is a rather utilitarian contraption. The Yanceys have traveled all over the Valley looking at silos and barns and found these fun mail boxes along the way. 2011. 94 pages. 8 1/2 x 11. Softcover • Item #3005 • Price: $20 Members: $19
The Fairfax Line: A Historic Landmark • McClinton, Coleman & Francis F. Wayland • Includes Thomas Lewis's Journal of 1746, edited by John W. Wayland. 1996. 97 pages. Softcover • Item #3001 • Price: $14 Members: $13DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
