• 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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Shenandoah County Men in Gray (Volume 1 and 2, complete 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# 1029
Price: $55
Members: $53
Call Out the Cadets -- The Battle of New Market May 15 1864
Sarah Kay Bierle
The battle of New Market, though a smaller conflict in the grand scheme of that blood-soaked spring, became the last major Confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley. Author Bierle traces the history of this important, yet smaller battle which also follows the history of individuals whose lives or careers were changed because of the fight. 2019. 192 Pages.
Softcover
Item# 1034
Price: $16
Members: $15
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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
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
23rd Virginia Cavalry • Richard Kleese • This is a numbered edition of 1000 and signed by author. One of the Virginia Regimental Histories Series. Lists names with short bio information on those who were part of this group. Includes some photos and maps and detailed descriptions of battles and campaigns. Hardcover • Item #1023 • Price: $27 Members: $26
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
