Civil War Era History, West of the Mississippi
“Luck’s Wild: A Civil War Story” is the historical novel G. Russell Peterman wanted to read, but couldn’t find. . . he was searching for a historical literary novel set west of the Mississippi River...
View ArticleVirginia’s Oldest Family Business
As one of Virginia’s oldest family-owned businesses, Suter’s Handcrafted Furniture in Harrisonburg has seen its fair share of changes since the company began crafting cabinetry and furniture in 1839....
View ArticleVictorian Valentine’s Day Celebration
February 4 : Register now to join in the fun at the “Victorian Valentine’s Day Celebration!” at Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum! Children, ages 7 to 12 will create their own...
View ArticleCivil War history for iPad
Zoomable Media has announced the release of “The Last Full Measure” for Apple’s iBooks 2 app on iPads running iOS 5 or above. The Last Full Measure is an electronic text book designed for use with...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley Farmhouse Goes Historic
Jeanine Herbst writes for American University Radio and filed this audio report: “Virginia is recognizing the Shenandoah Valley farmhouse where Grandma Moses lived briefly with her family long before...
View ArticleWhat’s up in and around Harrisonburg – April
It happened last week — if you have a news, views or review item to share with harrisonburg readers, please pass it along! Among the better news providers we find WSVA, blogs and others in this week’s...
View ArticleRockingham County: Turkey Capital of the World (This is the rest of the story)
This was posted on Facebook in honor of National Poultry Day, which was March 19th. So many people wanted to view the whole story, we decided to host the article here. Enjoy! The rest of the story This...
View ArticleKai Degner: Hemp in Harrisonburg!
Hemp can be the source for fuel oil, parachutes the save presidents, batteries – even paper that our Declaration of Independence was written upon. This was Kai Degner’s podcast for Feb 26, 2016: Rick...
View ArticleThe Dallard-Newman House
The historic Dallard-Newman House is one of the city’s oldest and most enduring monuments to African American Culture and heritage. It’s about to be renovated and re-purposed as an area museum. . ....
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