A while back, Family Roots Publishing acquired a quantity of the beautiful book, A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The book 894 page hard-cover is technically out-of-print, and FRPC has just a few left. FRPC is again offering this volume as an Exceptional Bargain at just $37.50 (plus $5.50 p&h). That’s 50% off of the orginal MSRP. The offer is has been extended and is now good through midnight MDT Thursday, May 15, 2014.
Purchase this beautiful volume at the FRPC website.
Following is a book review of this terrific volume.
Some 10,000 names is reason enough for any genealogist to find some interest in A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, by John W. Wayland. First published in 1927, this book reaches back to the earliest exploration of the area in 1670, to the first permanent settlers around 1728, through the establishment of the county in 1772, and up to the year 1926.
Page upon page the history of the Shenandoah Valley and County is revealed, along with the people who lived its history. From prominent figures to the names of children and families, this book provided genealogical data by the droves. Within these pages you will find lists of names, property owner, short biographies, head of families and civic leaders.
This history also provides great details on landmarks and buildings, both those gone forever and imaginably plenty that are still standing. Take the Solomon’s Church, located “about four miles southwest of Pine Church, near Forestville…This is also an old establishment and was for many years held in common by the Reformed and the Lutherans.” Such seemingly small details are just what genealogists often need to help track down names and missing records, cemeteries, and other vital pieces of the genealogy puzzle.
The book has been reprinted a few times, but is provided as a copy of the original. It is impossible to describe the wealth of detail found in nearly 800 pages of history, but I can say great value comes from the over 100 page index listing over 10,000 entries, most of which are names, listed by surname.
Outline of Contents
List of Maps and Illustrations
Table of Dates (1,000 Items of Interest Arranged in Chronological Order)
- By Way of Introduction
- The Fairfax Line
- Explorations and Early Settlements
- Indians and Indian Raids
- Angels Unawares
- A County With Two Names
- Among the Early Records
- Towns and Villages of Shenandoah County
- The Forest and the Fort
- Famous Landmarks
- The Outbreak of the Revolution
- The Conquest of the Northwest
- Heads of Families in 1785
- Iron-Making and Iron-Masters
- The War of 1812
- The Long Gray Trail
- First Citizens of 1833
- The Forties and the Fifties
- The Early Years of the Civil War
- The Later Years of the Civil War
- Since 1865
- The Memorable Years of 1870 and 1876
- Echoes of The World War
- Old Churches and New
- Old Shenandoah Homesteads
- Schools and Schoolmasters
- Literary Activities and Associations
- Some Notable Incidents
- Distinguished Sons and Daughters
- A Pageant of the Golden West
- Pack-Saddles and Hame-Bells
- Fairy Palaces
- Genealogical Scrap-Bag
- Appendix
- Historical bits and Pieces
- Shenandoah County Since 1927
- Table of Dates (Continued)
- Index
A copy of A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia await the curious and avid historian and genealogist alike. FRPC is again offering this volume as this week’s Exceptional Bargain at just $37.50 (plus $5.50 p&h). That’s 50% off of the orginal MSRP. The offer is has been extended and is now good through midnight MDT Thursday, May 15, 2014.
