• 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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The Word Gatherer
Carol Maureen DeHart
An oral history interview with historian John L. Heatwole, who often traveled the Valley doing research. In the process, he gathered hundreds of oral history and folklore stories and felt they needed to be preserved. This book was part of that process. 2007. 114 pages.
Softcover
Item# 2021
Price: $10
Members: $9
Life Along Holman's Creek
Joseph Floyd Wine
The book tells about life in the Forestville area of Shenandoah County. 1985 reprint. 254 pages.
Softcover
Item# 2012
Price: $27
Members: $26
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Strasburg, Virginia Our History in Post Cards • Gloria Stickley • A narrative history of Strasburg, Va. accompanied by an impressive collection ofpost cards - most in color - that start when post cards first became popular. Also maps. 2013. 92 pages. Color. Hardcover • Item #2026 • Price: $31 Members: $30
Fairfax of Virginia - The Forgotten Story of America's Only Peerage • Hugh Fairfax • The Fairfax family occupies a unique place in the story of America, as the only members of the British House of Lords - the Peerage - to have been long time residents of the United States. For over 150 years, first as colonialists and then as loyal citizens of the Republic they played an active part in many of the great events that helped make America the country it is today. Then curiously, just as America was assuming its position as the powerhouse of the world, they left and returned to Britain once more. Written with panache and affection by a descendent of the family, Hugh Fairfax, this new book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story in its entirety for the first time. We follow their adventures from the pinnacle of Colonial society and close friendship with George Washington into the 19th Century. Hardcover • Item #2031 • Price: $40 Members: $39
Haunted Shenandoah Valley • Denver Michaels • Join author Denver Michaels as he delves into folklore, eyewitness accounts and urban legends to bring you stories of a statue that sheds real tears, mourning Virginians killed in battle, Civil War soldiers and caves near Strasburg, decades of abuse at a sanatorium in Staunton and more. 2019 160 pages Softcover • Item #2041 • Price: $$22.00 Members: $$21.00
Lake's 1885 Atlas of Shenandoah and Page Counties • The SCHS reprinted the popular Lake's Atlas of 1885. Also included are several pages from Gray's Atlas of 1878, which contain slightly more detailed maps of many of the communities in Shenandoah County. With added pages from Gray's 1878 Atlas. 2009. 12x18. Softcover • Item #2007 • Price: $20 Members: $19DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
