“Invincible Spirit: History in the Heart of the Shenandoah” tells the history of Rockingham County and Harrisonburg from pre-Columbus times to the recent past. Here, you can learn which Native…
By popular demand, the coverlet exhibit will return for the month of March. A plan to review and assess the Rocktown History coverlets created an opportunity to share the entire…
WWII home inventory for air raid warden included number of residents, exits, and candles.
Shape-notes as tools for music and business. Using unique marketing strategies, one local family business spread shape-note singing traditions from the Shenandoah Valley throughout North America in the late nineteenth…
Robert Hopkins “Twig” and Lorraine Warren Strickler represent philanthropy in the truest sense of the word. Their generous support of the local community has been well documented. Less well-known is…
Allen Litten has been photographing the events of Harrisonburg and the surrounding area for over 60 years, spending much of that time with the Daily News-Record newspaper. Guest Curator Daniel…
During the 19th and 20th centuries, residents of Rockingham County earned 380 patents from the United States Patent office. Their inventions were surprisingly diverse—from butter churns and poultry brooders to…
An exhibition that recalled the joys of childhood playtime, but revealed many themes of history (manufacturing, materials, education, immigration, business, gender bias, and concern for the environment) through a display…
