ARTICLES

A Little Mystery, An 1890's tale of murder

The Battle of Cedar Creek -- the Beginning of the End, the battle in the Valley sparks the Confederacy's death spiral

Clinedinst Carriages, New Market, Virginia

Cooper, Captain Leonard - Family History Papers

Davy Getz, Casualty of War, A tragic tale of the War Between the States

The Five Sons of John Jacob and Lydia Bushong Knupp of the Moores Store Area

The Flood of 1870, One of the worst disasters in the written history of the Valley

Henkel & Co. Printers, New Market, Virginia

Hupp Family Ancestors, Where they were and Who they are.

Isaac and the General, Fictional story of a boy's meeting with Stonewall Jackson

Massanutten County, From the Free Press, 28 Feb 1889

One Man's Children - An article about the descendants of one man's descendants in the Shenandoah Valley

Origins of the "Scotch-Irish", Who were they?

Rules From 1794, a glimpse of the past

Shenandoah Roots, Move over, Alex Haley

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Strasburg, a brief history

The Strange Case of the Missing Families in Shenandoah County, Virginia, a census mystery solved

The Valley Turnpike, a short history

The Valley's Palatine Pioneers, who were they, where did they come from and why?

What's a Huguenot?

White Dove and the Virginia Caverns, Tale of the early settlers in the Valley

Why Do We Do This to Ourselves, Why do we do this to ourselves?

ITEMS FOR THE INSATIABLY CURIOUS...

About Tithables...

The Availability of Birth Records in the State of Virginia

Definitions of Some Terms and Abbreviations

Epidemics

Get a Job! List of Old Names for Occupations

Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1776 - 1836

Land Grants Made Simple

Marriage Bonds Explained

Peppercorn rents

Wars and Conflicts involving Americans or on American soil before 1900

TRANSCRIBED HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS OF SHENANDOAH COUNTY PEOPLE

Beazley, James; Application for Confederate pension

Bishop, H.D.; Application for Confederate pension

Blessing, Jacob; 1790 Last Will and Testament

Bly, Mason; Application for Confederate pension

Bott, Joseph; Application for Confederate pension

Bowers, Joseph S.; Application for Confederate pension

Brodbeck, Adam; Last will and testament

Burner, Mary E.; Application for Confederate Widow's pension

Bussard, O.M.; Application for Confederate pension

Coffelt, Lydia; Application for Confederate Widow's pension

Coffman, Adam; Application for Confederate pension

Coffman, Elcaina (Elkana); Application for Confederate pension

Coffman, Mary ; Application for Confederate Widow's pension

Combs, John D.; Application for Confederate pension

Cook, Cornelius; Applications for Confederate pension and "rerating"

Cook, Henry B.; Application for Confederate pension

Cook, William; Application for Confederate pension

Cooley, George W.; Application for Confederate pension

Dellinger, Erasmus; Application for Confederate pension

Estep, Elizabeth; Application for Confederate widow's pension

Estep, William; Application for Confederate pension

Evans, Adeline; Application for Confederate widow's pension

Evans, Henry H.; Application for Confederate pension

Hall, John & Polly, deed with Amanda Weatherholtz

Henkel Publishers, New Market, 1890 letter to Stuart W. Walker, Martinsburg, WV; on Henkel & Co. letterhead with printable digital images

Job, Joshua; Probate record, May 30, 1782

Miller, George - family Bible record (translated from German with scanned image)

Mowrey, Frederick R.; Last will and testament

Mowery, James E.; Application for Confederate pension (part 1)

Mowery, James E.; Application for Confederate pension (part 2)

Roy, Elijah; Last Will and Testament

Silvius, Martin; Application for Confederate pension

Silvius, Martin; Confederate pension

Silvius, Mary; Application for Confederate veteran's widow pension (part 1)

Silvius, Mary; Application for Confederate veteran's widow pension (part 2)

Silvius, Mary; Application for Confederate veteran's widow pension (part 3)

Walker, L.S., Clerk of Shenandoah County Court, to Stuart W. Walker, Esq., Martinsburg, WV, 29 Jun 1889 with printable image

Wiett, Edward; Application for Revolutionary War pension

Wine, Jacob P., deed with Elias Weatherholtz

Wine, Jacob & Catharine, deed with Amanda Weatherholtz