• 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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Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era
Jonathan Noyalas
In this book, Jonathan Noyalas examnines the complexities of life for African Amnericans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. Though this period has been extensively studied, scholars have largely ignored the Black expertience in the region until now.
Publication: April 2021
250 Pages
Hardcover
Item# 1040
Price: $50.00
Members: $50.00
The Aftermath of Battle The Buriel of the Civil War Dead
Meg Groeling
This book examines what happened to the hundreds of thousands of men who died, were wounded or disabled as a result of the war. It picks up the story as the battles end. The burial of the dead was an overwhelming experience for the armies and communities forced to clean up after the destruction of battle.
Hardcover
Item# 1026
Price: $17
Members: $16
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Life in the Shenandoah Valley - 1863 • Elsie Newcomber & Janet Ramsey • Both are Henkel Granddaughters. This book is the 3rd in the series "Life in the Shenandoah Valley." A journal, letters and news articles lead the reader through trying times in New Market and the Valley of Virginia - a time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to harvest. See the Henkel, Coiner & Miller families at home as the men march through Chancellorsville & Gettysburg. 2013. 340 pages. Softcover • Item #1015 • Price: $20 Members: $19
Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War • Lawrence M. Denton • A recounting of pre-secession politics that illuminates what was happening in Virginia just prior to secession. The role of Secretary of the Interior William Seward is little known and this book fills in an important gap in the usual histories of the period. 2014. 224 pages. Hardcover • Item #1007 • Price: $23 Members: $22
Page County VA Men in Gray • Thomas Spratt • While some histories provide much information on Civil War veteran's service, they do not include much genealogical data. Men in Gray accomplishes this and in many instances parental information, spouses and names of children and burial sites for all Page County veterans. Names are also listed alphabetically by unit. If you don't know your veteran's unit, or you just want more information, this is the book. Published in 1997. 414 pages. Softcover • Item #1036 • Price: $28 Members: $27
Mosby • Charles Thorne • This publication is a condensed narrative of the life and times of the Gray Ghost, Colonel John S. Mosby who fought in the American Civil War. Published: 2007. 29 Pages (8 1/2" x11") Softcover • Item #1037 • Price: $7.00 Members: $7.00DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
