Shenandoah County
Historical Society
Shenandoah County
Historical Society
 

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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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

Bloody Autumn - The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

Daniel T. Davis & Phillip S. Greenwalt

Newest edition to the Emerging Civil War Series by two longtime students of the War. This book shifts attention away from the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia to the campaign that ultimately determined the balance of power across the Eastern Theater. 2014. 168 pages, 10 maps, 184 images.

Softcover
Item# 1018

Price: $13
Members: $13

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Art At The Mill: Spring Show, April 20th -- May 5th in Millwood, Va.
The Clarke County Historical Association hosts Art At The Mill: Spring Show at the historic Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va. April 20th - May 5th, 2024, Sunday through Friday from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors. Free admission for students. Art at the Mill is back this spring as the Burwell-Morgan Mill turns into a one-of-a-kind art gallery featuring works for purchase by over 300 local artists.  More information

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. 

Upcoming events...

Art At The Mill: Spring Show, April 20th -- May 5th in Millwood, Va.
The Clarke County Historical Association hosts Art At The Mill: Spring Show at the historic Burwell-Morgan Mill in Millwood, Va. April 20th - May 5th, 2024, Sunday through Friday from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors. Free admission for students. Art at the Mill is back this spring as the Burwell-Morgan Mill turns into a one-of-a-kind art gallery featuring works for purchase by over 300 local artists.  More information

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.  


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  • Rising Wind [A novel of the Civil War Battle of New Market]   •   Virginia Moore  •   The heroine of the novel is Mary Patch, a free-spirited teenager who is born in 1844 in New Market, Va. and dies on the battlefield of the fierce Civil War battle of New Market. Published:  1928. Reprinted:  2014. Size:  8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches. 282 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #1035  •   Price: $14   Members: $13
  • Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War   •   Lawrence M. Denton  •   A recounting of pre-secession politics that illuminates what was happening in Virginia just prior to secession. The role of Secretary of the Interior William Seward is little known and this book fills in an important gap in the usual histories of the period. 2014. 224 pages.  Hardcover  •   Item #1007  •   Price: $23   Members: $22
  • Bloody Autumn - The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864   •   Daniel T. Davis & Phillip S. Greenwalt  •   Newest edition to the Emerging Civil War Series by two longtime students of the War. This book shifts attention away from the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia to the campaign that ultimately determined the balance of power across the Eastern Theater. 2014. 168 pages, 10 maps, 184 images.  Softcover  •   Item #1018  •   Price: $13   Members: $13
  • My Own Dear Maggie - A True Shenandoah Love Story   •   Elsie Newcomber & Janet Ramsey  •   Both are Henkel Granddaughters. A fascinating love story which uniquely reveals the rebuilding and growth of the Shenandoah Valley after "The War Between The States." Letters between Willie Renalds and Maggie Henkel and other family members, pictures and newspaper articles paint a vivid picture of what the people of the Valley endured during and after its rebuilding. 2015. 398 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #1024  •   Price: $26   Members: $25
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    Rough Winds: The Battle of New Market   •   Nancy B. Stewart  •   A story about the Battle of New Market on May 15th, 1864. 1994. 21 pages.  Softcover  •   Item #1008  •   Price: $6   Members: $5
    The Burning   •   James Morris and Hank Zimmerman  •   The Burning of the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 was a well planned and brilliantly directed campaign by Gen. Philip Sheridan. Based on John Heatwole's work by the same name, the movie tells the stories of the soldiers, civilians, and families caught in the terrible firestorm. The Edinburg Heritage Foundation produced this documentary. 2008. 50 minutes  DVD  •   Item #1002  •   Price: $20   Members: $20

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