Shenandoah County Research

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SHENANDOAH COUNTY RESEARCH (where to go & whom to write)

Shenandoah County Courthouse, Woodstock, Virginia

Virginia Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
Mailing Address:
Division of Vital Records
P. O. Box 1000
Richmond, Virginia 23218

SHENANDOAH COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
SW Corner of Court & Main Streets
Woodstock VA
hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri.

WEBSITE

Mailing address:
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah County
Woodstock, VA 22664

Birth, death, marriage, deed, will records
Sheriff & Militia bonds
Order books
Judiciary records

SHENANDOAH COUNTY LIBRARY
514 Stoney Creek Blvd.
Edinburg, VA 22824
Website (Archives): countylib.org/local-history
Email: zhottel@countylib.org
Research Guide
Archivist: Zachary Hottel
Phone: (540)984-8200

Shenandoah Room Hours:
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday: 10:00AM-6:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM-8:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM-3:00PM

Truban Archives:
Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-5:00PM

Staff assistance available Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-5:00PM (APPOINTMENT ONLY)

Historic Structure Website: shenandoahstories.org

Materials:
Family History Books
Immigration Information
Local and regional legal records
Church records
School records
Local history books
Microfilm of the Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah Herald, and Shenandoah Valley Herald-1817-present
Microfilm of the Edinburg Sentinel, 1897-1918
Microfilm of the Northern Virginia Daily and predecessor papers, 1897-present
Rare books
Maps
Family Folders with surname information
Historic Structure Survey
Historic documents, photographs, journals, ledgers, and more
Morrison Photograph Collection

WOODSTOCK MUSEUM OF SHENANDOAH COUNTY, INC.
West Court St.
Woodstock, VA

Mailing address:
Joe Clower
147 N. Main St.
Woodstock, VA 22664

Museum holdings of folk items
Archives room available by appt.
Publishes books on local history (write for list).

THE STRASBURG MUSEUM
In the old depot
King St. Strasburg, VA

Mailing address:
Strasburg Museum
Strasburg. VA 22657

Write for list of published materials on local history.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Website: http://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 506 Edinburg VA 22824
Phone: (540)459-1795

Resources:
Quarterly Newsletter
Research Assistance
Publishes books on local history (write for list)

Note: SCHS no longer maintains a collection or surname folders.

When visiting the courthouse, one is allowed to make copies from some records. Those records found in bound books may not be copied in order to preserve them. Documents may be copied from microfilm at LVA in Richmond.