Pins, Pepper, Plows, and Patent Medicines
The Superstores of the Past Third Thursday Talk, May 21, 2026, 7 pm (hybrid event) Long before the internet and big box stores, Shenandoah Valley residents found everything they needed…
Third Thursday Talks
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Here to Stay
The Founding of the Jewish Community in the Shenandoah Valley Third Thursday Talk, April 16, 2026, 7 pm (hybrid event) The arrival of the earliest Jews in the Shenandoah Valley…
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From Emancipation to Empowerment
How Reconstruction Activism Helped Shape Harrisonburg’s Story Thursday March 19, 2026, 7 pm Starting during the Reconstruction era, formerly enslaved African Americans asserted their freedom by establishing control over their…
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The Valley Frontier
European Migration and Settlement in the Valley of Virginia during the 1700s Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7 pm (in-person & online) The Valley of Virginia today is a dynamic place…
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Bridging Two Counties
The Shared Signing Community of Shenandoah and Rockingham January 15, 2026, 7:00 pm (online only) A shared signing community once linked the rural neighborhoods of Lantz Mills in Shenandoah County…
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Weaving a Story from Your Family History
Third Thursday Talk With Jeff Ishee Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 pm Many family history enthusiasts have lots of hard data – birth dates, marriage certificates, military records, etc. But…
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Naomi “Omie” Wise
Her Life, Death, and Legend Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7 pm Naomi Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina’s Deep River in 1807. Her murder…
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Restor(y)ation at the Lincoln Homestead
Restoring House and History Thursday, July 17, 2025, 7 pm President Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather John Lincoln moved from Pennsylvania and settled in the Linville Creek area of Rockingham County in…
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Resilience Amid Resistance
Creating a student-led exhibition Thursday, June 19, 2025, 7 pm With Beau Dickenson and Members of the Student Exhibition Team Join this event to meet the students and mentors who…
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Strong in Wretchedness and Woe
The Untold Story of Rockingham County in the Spanish-American War March 20, 2025, 7 pm With E.K. Knappenberger As a historian and analyst, Knappenberger seeks out the forgotten and overlooked….
