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2024 SCHS Annual Meeting Scheduled for May 21st
The 2024 Shenandoah County Historical Society Annual Meeting and Dinner will be held Tuesday, May 21st in Edinburg at the historic Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2447 located on Stony Creek Blvd at the railroad crossing. A social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.  The program, “Learn about a new folk art tradition -- Barn Quilts” will be presented by Sally Shomo. She creates these beautiful objects throughout the Valley, and she will talk about how they had been used during the Civil War. A presentation of the annual John H. Adamson Excellence in Preservation Awards will also be held.  A brief SCHS business meeting will precede the Preservation Awards and the program.  Download a printable Meeting Response Form.
March 19th Public Program with historical novelist Karl Rhodes: The story of “Peggy’s War” Available on YouTube



The SCHS March 19th public historical program series event in Edinburg, Va. featured a 193rd birthday celebration for Margaret “Peggy” Rhodes, who, like most Shenandoah Valley Mennonites of her time, opposed slavery, secession and war, and also clearly sided with the Union.  Her great-great-grandson, Karl Rhodes, highlighted the remarkable story documented in his historical novel, Peggy’s War.  Peggy Rhodes had expressed her opposition in real ways, such as by running an underground railroad depot for Mennonites and Dunkers who refused to fight on either side. That, along with tending to her five children, ailing husband and a 120-acre farm.  The program is available for viewing on YouTube.
Historical Barns Project: John Adamson


2024 SCHS Annual Meeting Scheduled for May 21st
The 2024 Shenandoah County Historical Society Annual Meeting and Dinner will be held Tuesday, May 21st in Edinburg at the historic Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2447 located on Stony Creek Blvd at the railroad crossing. A social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.  The program, “Learn about a new folk art tradition -- Barn Quilts” will be presented by Sally Shomo. She creates these beautiful objects throughout the Valley, and she will talk about how they had been used during the Civil War. A presentation of the annual John H. Adamson Excellence in Preservation Awards will also be held.  A brief SCHS business meeting will precede the Preservation Awards and the program.  Download a printable Meeting Response Form.
March 19th Public Program with historical novelist Karl Rhodes: The story of “Peggy’s War” Available on YouTube



The SCHS March 19th public historical program series event in Edinburg, Va. featured a 193rd birthday celebration for Margaret “Peggy” Rhodes, who, like most Shenandoah Valley Mennonites of her time, opposed slavery, secession and war, and also clearly sided with the Union.  Her great-great-grandson, Karl Rhodes, highlighted the remarkable story documented in his historical novel, Peggy’s War.  Peggy Rhodes had expressed her opposition in real ways, such as by running an underground railroad depot for Mennonites and Dunkers who refused to fight on either side. That, along with tending to her five children, ailing husband and a 120-acre farm.  The program is available for viewing on YouTube.
Historical Barns Project: John Adamson


Shenandoah County Historical Society Mission Statement

•   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.



Organizational Tax Status

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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Shenandoah County Birth Records of Free Born Children (1853 - 1871)

Elisabeth Risdon

Alphabetical listing of recorded births during the time period listed. 1995. 89 pages. 8 1/2 x 11.

Softcover
Item# 4005

Price: $16
Members: $15

The Virginia Germans

Klaus Wust

The first comprehensive study of German settlement and integration in Virginia from 1608 until World War I.  Discusses every aspect of German life in Virginia and of their contributions to the making of our nation. Has been unavailable for many years.  1969.  Reprinted  1989. 322 pages.

Softcover
Item# 4001

Price: $36
Members: $35

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Millers Training Day on May 18th at the Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va.
Learn historic milling 101 at the historic Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va., May 18th, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting flour on are required. The ticket price includes lunch and is refundable if you volunteer for three mill grinding days over the summer.  Sponsored by the Clarke County Historical Association. $40.00 for non-Members, $20.00 for members.  More information.  

Shenandoah County Historical Society Annual Meeting and Public Program on May 21st
The 2024 SCHS Annual Dinner and public program sill be held on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the VFW building in Edinburg, located next to the Stony Creek Blvd. railroad crossing.  The program, “Learn about a new folk art tradition -- Barn Quilts” will be presented by Sally Shomo. She creates these beautiful objects throughout the Valley, and she will talk about how they had been used during the Civil War. Additional details on this event to follow at a later date. 

Fiber Day at the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum on June 1
11523 Back Road, Toms Brook, Va.  Fiber Day will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Open to the public.  Learn about historic spinning, weaving, and knitting. Bring along a bag lunch and explore the historic Hottel-Keller farm and museum.  The bake oven will also be in operation and bead will be ready at midday. 

Upcoming events...

Millers Training Day on May 18th at the Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va.
Learn historic milling 101 at the historic Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va., May 18th, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting flour on are required. The ticket price includes lunch and is refundable if you volunteer for three mill grinding days over the summer.  Sponsored by the Clarke County Historical Association. $40.00 for non-Members, $20.00 for members.  More information.  

Shenandoah County Historical Society Annual Meeting and Public Program on May 21st
The 2024 SCHS Annual Dinner and public program sill be held on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the VFW building in Edinburg, located next to the Stony Creek Blvd. railroad crossing.  The program, “Learn about a new folk art tradition -- Barn Quilts” will be presented by Sally Shomo. She creates these beautiful objects throughout the Valley, and she will talk about how they had been used during the Civil War. Additional details on this event to follow at a later date. 


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  • FORERUNNERS - A History and Genealogy of the Strickler Families, Their Kith & Kin   •   Harry M. Strickler  •   The information in this book, includes material dating back to 1700.  Some of the family names included are the Kauffmans, Stovers, Burners, Ruffners, Beavers, Shaffers, Brumbacks, Zirkles, Blossers, Groves, Brubakers, Neffs, Rothgebs and other early families of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta, Frederick and Page Counties. First Published: 1925. Reprinted - 1998. 427 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #4022  •   Price: $36   Members: $35
  • The Saint-Adventurers of the Virginia Frontier: Southern Outposts of Ephrata   •   Klaus Wust  •   It is the story of three immigrant brothers, Samuel, Israel and Gabriel Eckerlin who went to the Virginia frontier from the monastic community of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in the spirit of German mysticism. 2nd printing. (Long out-of-print.)  Softcover  •   Item #4020  •   Price: $17   Members: $16
  • The German Element of the Shenandoah Valley   •   John W. Wayland  •   A book about the early German settlersin this region of Virginia. Included is area geography, early towns, records of the Germans, religion, customs, education, as well as Revolutionary War German pensioners. 1907. 312 pages. 2007 reprint.  Hardcover  •   Item #4007  •   Price: $31   Members: $30
  • A Diary of Henry Saint John Rinker (1862 - 1867)   •   Daniel Warrick Burruss & Sandra Helsley Yelton  •   His account of events commencing January 1862 and ending December 1867. 1999. 111 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #4004  •   Price: $16   Members: $15

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    Shenandoah County Birth Records of Free Born Children (1853 - 1871)   •   Elisabeth Risdon  •   Alphabetical listing of recorded births during the time period listed. 1995. 89 pages. 8 1/2 x 11.  Softcover  •   Item #4005  •   Price: $16   Members: $15
    A Diary of Henry Saint John Rinker (1862 - 1867)   •   Daniel Warrick Burruss & Sandra Helsley Yelton  •   His account of events commencing January 1862 and ending December 1867. 1999. 111 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #4004  •   Price: $16   Members: $15

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