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Wednesday, April 16th, 6:00 am – 8:00 pm Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future For over 125 years, our mission has always been clear: to preserve, share, and bring to…
Past Events
Follow the Money
How primary sources revealed the story of John Isaac Myers Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am With Peggy Ann Shifflett Join Peggy Ann Shifflett, acclaimed author and researcher, for a fun…
The Stories Behind Rattlesnake Granny
People, Places, Pots, and Pans Thursday, April 3, 7 pm With Stephanie Gardner In 2024, Stephanie Gardner introduced us to the world of Rattlesnake Granny: the mountainside of the Virginia…
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….
America’s Deadly Legacy
Landmines in the Civil War April 17, 2025, 7pm With Ken Rutherford Landmines in the Civil War. Despite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect…
Grocery Boy: Vignettes and Adventure Stories
Author talk, music, and book signing Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7pm With Bobby Driver In case you missed it . . . Bobby Driver brought the house down with his…
The Life of a Printer’s Devil
The Stories of Emory H. Shoemaker Thursday, November 21, 2024, 7pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With William L. (Bill) Zirk, Sr. Bill Zirk has recently transcribed, compiled, and published…
Pairings with a Purpose! Sold Out!
Wine and Chocolate with Notes of History A Rocktown History Fundraiser, Thursday, November 14, 2024, 7 pm, at Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg $75 Rocktown History members, $80 non-members. Other discounted…
Rattlesnake Granny
with Stephanie Gardner Book Talk, Saturday, Aug 3, 2024, 10:30 am Rattlesnake Granny: Nancy Remembers Life in Old Thornton Gap, Inspired by True Stories, by Stephanie S. Gardner Love the…
Golden Anniversary for the Great Mountain Yonder: Massanutten Village at 50
with June Brinkman and MPOA Administrator Bradford Dyjak Third Thursday Talk, July 18, 2024, 7:00 pm, in the Lecture Hall and via Zoom. A famous American poet, a post-Civil War…