A Book of Records of Plotts and Certificates of Surveys made in the County of Shenandoah Commencing the 1st day of July 1785 • Burruss II and Yelton  • Colonel Jacob Rinker, Jr. served in the capacity of the Shenandoah County's Chief Surveyor from 1785 to 1817. He left a total of four books, containing more than 600 surveys. This book contains abstracts fron Survey Book 1, covering a period of nine years, from 1785 to 1794. Published: 1999. 110 pages. Softcover • Item #2028 • Price: $16.00 Members: $15.00
A Pictorial History of Shenandoah County: 50 Years through the Lens of Hugh Morrison, Jr. • John Adamson  •
Morrison Addendum. June, 2011. One page . Downloadable version of addendum is HERE. Softcover •
Item #2003 • Price: $0 Members: $0 A Pictorial History of Shenandoah County: 50 Years through the Lens of Hugh Morrison, Jr. • John Adamson  • 206 Photographs tell about life in the Shenandoah County of Va. The subjects include portraits, family events, christenings, sports, farms, animals, children, landscapes, soldiers, cars, school events, buildings, professionals, everything you can think of that makes up day to day life. All identified photos in the Morrison book of photos are listed, and list is regularly updated as new identifications are made. 2007. 230 pages. 8 1/2 x 11. Softcover • Item #2002 • Price: $20 Members: $19
A Trip by Rail in the Shenandoah Valley on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Southern Railway • Bob Cohen  • An in-depth retrospective of trains, stations, towns and stories from throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Photos of trains, depots, schedules, maps, and other memorabilia appear, along with text, on every page of this colorful book that brings back memories of this period in history. 2013. 162 pages. 8 1/2 x 11. Many color photos. Hardcover • Item #2027 • Price: $61 Members: $60
Bicentennial Souvenir Program • Souvenir Program of the Shenandoah County Bicentennial 1772-1972. Contains many photos and stories with histories of the individual towns in the County. 1972. 96 pages. 8 1/2 x 11. Softcover • Item #2004 • Price: $10 Members: $9
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
History of Edinburg Va. • Mary Ann Williamson & Jean Allen Davis  • This soup-to-nuts chronicle of everything you'd like to know about Edinburg, VA,was written by two school teachers who grew up in the town. It is filled with pictures, and stories about people, places and events. Originally published in 1994, it was updated in 1995. 1995. 676 pages Hardcover • Item #2008 • Price: $45 Members: $45
History of Shenandoah County • John W. Wayland  • A searchable PDF file, on a CD, of the printed, book version. CD • Item #2010 • Price: $15 Members: $15
History of Shenandoah County, 2nd (Augumented) edition • John W. Wayland  • The definitive work on Shenandoah County, Va., one of the oldest counties in the Valley. Includes a vast amount of family genealogy, early settlers, Indians, forts, town histories and Civil War history. 1969. 896 pages. 2006 reprint. Hardcover • Item #2009 • Price: $56 Members: $55
Images of America: Around New Market • James R. Graves & John D. Crim  • New Market lies at the western base of the Massanutten range. Its crossroads go back to two Native American hunting trails that crossed here throughout the ages. The Town was incorporated in 1796 and the area still shines with its agrarian roots, while over the years it has fostered many educational institutions and maintained historically heavy commerce. The book has lots of photos. 2007. 128 pages. Softcover • Item #2032 • Price: $23 Members: $22
Images of America: Shenandoah County • Archivist Jean Martin and SCHS  • This book of nearly 200 photos focuses on the people who have made the Shenandoah County a comfortable place to raise families and communities that pray together, work along side each other, and enjoy life surrounded by the mountains. 2010. 127 pages. Softcover • Item #2011 • Price: $23 Members: $23
Images of America: Strasburg • Kathy Kahoe & the Strasburg Museum  • 27 vintage photos that tell the story of the town of Strasburg, Va. since 1761. Written in conjunction with the Strasburg Museum. 2023. 128 pages. 6.5 x 9.25 in. Softcover • Item #2042 • Price: $23 Members: $23
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: $19
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
My CCC – A Handbook for Enrollees • Upon entering the CCC, new enrollees were given a handbook that provided them with guidelines to share expectations of what to expect and how to behave. The Do’s and Don’ts of CCC life. Illustrations by Marshall Davis. Softcover • Item #2040 • Price: $9 Members: $8
Oh, Shenandoah • Andrei Kushnir  • Description: A beautiful coffee table book of 264 paintings of the historic Shenandoah Valley and river. 2016. 400 pages. Hardcover • Item #2034 • Price: $55 Members: $50
Our Mountains - The View from Shenandoah County Virginia • A brochure, reproduced by The Mountain Courier monthly newspaper, based on their May 2012 feature about Living in the Great Valley of the Appalachians. The full color brochure shows the mountains on both sides of Shenandoah County. Every peak and gap and all of the main roads are shown. May, 2012. Eight 6 1/4 x 11 panels on card stock. If only item ordered, include $1.50 for shipping. Brochure • Item #2022 • Price: $5 Members: $4
Road Trip to History • Wayne Bronson, Oak Tree Productions  • "The Road Trip to History" series, known for its TV programs featuring the many towns along the Great Valley Pike in the Shenandoah Valley, focuses here on the work of Hugh Morrison, Woodstock photographer, and the efforts of SCHS to preserve the history in his photography. 2009. DVD • Item #2013 • Price: $15 Members: $14
SCHS Glass Plate Processing Project • Produced by filmmaker and SCHS Board Member, Philip Crown, documents the process by which 27,000+ glass negatives have been cataloged, reproduced, stored and made available to the community. 30 Minutes. DVD • Item #2023 • Price: $10 Members: $9
Shenandoah County Gazetteer & Historical Geography • Irvin D. Magin  • A collection of places throughout Shenandoah County, with geographical coordinates, descriptions and historical information. 1991. 188 pages. 8x10. Revised 2003. Softcover • Item #2007 • Price: $13 Members: $12
Shenandoah County Trivia (And a little bit more!) • Irvin D. Magin  • 1000+ bits and pieces of facts and figures about this Virginia county, its people, its history, and what makes things go. 2002. 138 pages. 4 1/8x 7 3/8. Softcover • Item #2029 • Price: $9 Members: $8
Shenandoah County and Its Court House • Fred Painter  • This History of the Shenandoah County Court House tells about the building of the structure, its many additions and chronicles happenings through the years. It is the oldest operating Court House west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 1979. 162 pages. Hardcover • Item #2015 • Price: $14 Members: $13
Shenandoah County and Its Court House • Fred Painter  • This History of the Shenandoah County Court House tells about the building of the structure, its many additions and chronicles happenings through the years. It is the oldest operating Court House west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 1979. 162 pages. Softcover • Item #2014 • Price: $8 Members: $7
Shenandoah Iron: A History of Mining, Smelting and Transporting Iron in the Virginia Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren • Norman H. Scott  • Most people know of the rich Civil War history of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia but few know that the Valley was also rich in iron smelting history. The first furnace west of the Blue Ridge Mountains was built in this region. 352 pages. Softcover • Item #2039 • Price: $20 Members: $19
Shenandoah Valley Cooking -- Recipes and Kitchen Lore • Compiled by Elmer L. Smith  • Folk food in the days of farm and family self-sufficiency. It is much more than just a book of recipes -- it is a look at life in the early days of the settling of the Valley Covers butchering and bread to snitzing and distilling. It is filled with sketches and artwork, has lots of recipes and of history about day to day life. Published by the Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society. 8½ x 11. 2002 -- Seventh Printing. Softcover • Item #2037 • Price: $6 Members: $6
Shenandoah Voices • John Heatwole  • Stories about life in the Shenandoah Valley, collected and recorded over a lifetime, that open a window to long ago when the pace of life was governed by the seasons and settlers relied on the traditions of their ancestors. OUT OF PRINT Hardcover • Item #2036 • Price: $79 (out of print) Members: $79 (out of print)
Stories of Our Community • Shenandoah County 250th Commemoration Committee  • A compilation of 12 booklets released throughout 2022 during the Shenandoah County 250th commemoration. Each booklet shares brief stories that feature some unique aspect of Shenandoah County history, offering a variety of diverse topics. All 12 are included in this book. Publication, December, 2022. 212 pages. Softcover • Item #2500 • Price: $30 Members: $29
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
Tales from Shenandoah • Joseph Floyd Wine  • A collection of tales both oral and in written form that have been passed down through the years, telling of interesting events and people. 1989. 85 pages Hardcover • Item #2017 • Price: $18 Members: $18
The Alms House of Shenandoah County: A Brief History • Fred Painter  • What was once the Glebe Farm and Peter Muhlenberg's home during the American Revolution is now the Alms House of Shenandoah County. This History book also contains many photos. 1979. 33 pages. Softcover • Item #2005 • Price: $6 Members: $5
The Alms House of Shenandoah County: A Brief History • Fred Painter  • What was once the Glebe Farm and Peter Muhlenberg's home during the American Revolution is now the Alms House of Shenandoah County. This History book also contains many photos. 1979. 33 pages. Hardcover • Item #2001 • Price: $8 Members: $7
The Fighting Parson of the American Revolution • Edward Hocker  • A biography of General Peter Muhlenberg, Lutheran clergyman, military chieftain, and political leader. In a new foreword by John Huffman he reminds us that throughout Christian history, Godly men have seen the need to take up arms to defend their homes and families. Edward Hocker has done an honorable job of presenting an accurate picture of a genuine hero, while at the same time not creating an ideological myth of a hero with no flaws. Published: 1936. Reprinted: 2019. Size: 9 x 6 in. 180 pages. Softcover • Item #2038 • Price: $18 Members: $17
The French & Indian War in Shenandoah County - Life On the Inner Frontier, 1752-1766 • R. Patrick Murphy  • The Story of the French and Indian War, Shenandoah County's "forgotten war," as it exists in memory and artifact. Color illustrations and fold out map of F&I War sites in the County. 2013. 142 pages. Foldout map. Softcover • Item #2025 • Price: $31 Members: $30
The Neff Gang Story • Philip Crown  • A recounting of the shenanigans of a group of young men in the early 1900’s who kept the newspapers in Shenandoah County busy with the telling of their rambunctious activities that somewhat terrorized parts of the County and in Ohio. They lived in the Walker Chapel area behind Red Banks and were members of a large family. Includes genealogical information and many newspaper accounts. 2016. 215 pages. Softcover • Item #4001 • Price: $20 Members: $19
The Shenandoah River Atlas • William E. Trout, III  • Published by the Virginia Canals and Navagation Society. Historic sites on the Shenandoah River, its Forks and the North River are featured. River mileage system indicated on map pages. Spiral bound to allow for easier opening and turning of the pages. 2013. 109 pages. Revised Edition. Softcover • Item #2030 • Price: $27 Members: $26
The Story of Strasburg • Virginia Hinkins Cadden  • Originally published in the Bicentennial Edition of the Northern VA Daily newspaper in 1961. Reprinted in 2011 by Strasburg Heritage Association on the Occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Strasburg. Contains additional articles commemorating250 years. 2011. 65 pages. Softcover • Item #2016 • Price: $8 Members: $8
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
Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads • Andrea Sutcliffe  • Authoritative guide to the beauty and history of the Valley. 13 separate tours are planned ranging from vaulted caverns to presidential homes, from Indian warfare to breathtaking stretches of virgin wilderness. This updated and revised edition of the guide is a personal, enthusiastic tour that even surprised locals. 2010. 286 pages. 2nd edition. Softcover • Item #2018 • Price: $21 Members: $20
Twenty-five chapters on the Shenandoah Valley: To which is appended a concise history of the Civil War in the valley • John Wayland  • The formation of counties, comprehensive variety of races and religions , historical literature and newspapers, the Revolutionary War period in the Valley, naming of streams, mountains, old wooden bridges, etc. Hardcover • Item #2033 • Price: $45 Members: $44
Union Forge • Mary Ann Williamson  • Records of the forge, store, and churches, plus genealogical records. 1997. 317 pages. 8 1/2 x 11. Softcover • Item #2019 • Price: $27 Members: $26
Virginia 'Publick' Claims Shenandoah County • Janice L. Abercrombie & Richard Slatten  • Compiled & transcribed. A Listing of Claims, seeking compensation,made by Shenandoah County citizens for goods provided to militia or Virginia and Continental armies during the Revolutionary War. (Copied from original Revolutionary Claims in the Library of Virginia). 26 pages. 5 3/8 x 8 3/8. Softcover • Item #2024 • Price: $8 Members: $8
We Can Take It - A Short Story of the CCC • Ray Hoyt  • History on the establishment of the CCC program. Addresses the social aspects of camp life, work projects educational opportunities, recreation and preparation for then to go out into the world. Softcover • Item #2035 • Price: $9 Members: $8
Welcome to Fort Valley • Jeanette Connor Ritenour, James Harris Trott & Margaret Akers Trott  • Over 500 pages & 200 photos and illustrations in this large-sized book tell of the many pioneer families who settled the valley within a Valley beginning from the mid 18th century. There were furnaces, resorts and many stories about this community and the proud caring people who lived there. 2010. 590 pages. Hardcover • Item #2020 • Price: $75 Members: $70