• 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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Life in the Shenandoah Valley - 1861
Elsie Newcomber & Janet Ramsey
Both are Henkel Granddaughters. A compilation of the Journal of Siram Peter Henkel, the letter collection of Caspar Coiner Henkel, M.D. and the Richmond Times Dispatch. These accounts of the first year of the Civil War reveal how the transition from peace to war affected his community and the Town of New Market, Va. A look at life in 1861. 2011. 346 pages.
Softcover
Item# 1004
Price: $20
Members: $19
Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market
Charles R. Knight
This new look at the Battle of New Market, Va. and the Opening of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of May, 1864, is the first full-length account in more than three decades to reexamine this historic event. The author is a former historical interpreter at New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. 2010. 313 pages.
Hardcover
Item# 1012
Price: $31
Members: $30
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Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah: Major General Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864 • David A. Powell • Focuses on The Battle of New Market in the Shenandoah Valley. The ramifications of the May 1864 engagement, which involved only 10,000 troops, were substantial. Previous studies, however, focused on the Confederate side of the story. Also focuses on Major general Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia in May of 1864 and provides the balance that has so long been needed. 2019. 254 Pages. Hardcover • Item #1032 • Price: $31 Members: $30
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
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: $53Shenandoah 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: $29DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
