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Rocktown History
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 เม.ย. 2021
Sit back and enjoy stories of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County history!
Rocktown History partners with generations past, present, and future to collect, preserve and share a tapestry of local history stories through museum exhibits, library resources, history publications, student activities, and now digital content.
Rocktown History partners with generations past, present, and future to collect, preserve and share a tapestry of local history stories through museum exhibits, library resources, history publications, student activities, and now digital content.
John T. Harris' Independent Campaign for Congress, 1859
In 1858-1859, a Harrisonburg lawyer named John T. Harris upset the political applecart in the central Shenandoah Valley when he defied the Democrat Party and ran as an independent candidate for the 9th Congressional District. This presentation will cover Harris’s successful bid for Congress while also revealing the colorful, rancorous, and rowdy nature of political campaigning on the eve of the Civil War.
Using Harris’ memoirs and articles from the newspapers of the day in Harrisonburg and Staunton, Harter will discuss Harris’s independent campaign and the political world it revealed in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
Dale Harter, a Rockingham County native, is the librarian at Albert Hill Middle School, in Richmond. He began researching John T. Harris as an undergraduate at James Madison University and went on to edit Harris’s memoirs for his master’s thesis at the University of South Carolina. Along with his wife Tracy, he established the archives for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Society and edited the Society’s newsletter for many years. He also was the Society’s museum curator when it was located in Harrisonburg and then known as the Warren-Sipe Museum.
Using Harris’ memoirs and articles from the newspapers of the day in Harrisonburg and Staunton, Harter will discuss Harris’s independent campaign and the political world it revealed in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
Dale Harter, a Rockingham County native, is the librarian at Albert Hill Middle School, in Richmond. He began researching John T. Harris as an undergraduate at James Madison University and went on to edit Harris’s memoirs for his master’s thesis at the University of South Carolina. Along with his wife Tracy, he established the archives for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Society and edited the Society’s newsletter for many years. He also was the Society’s museum curator when it was located in Harrisonburg and then known as the Warren-Sipe Museum.
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Heatwole Genealogy: Putting to Rest the Mathias Myth
มุมมอง 342 หลายเดือนก่อน
Franklin Heatwole presents his Huthwohl-Heatwole research, including the family Mennonite heritage and the David “S.” controversy.
Documenting Tradition: Shenandoah Valley White Oak Basket Making
มุมมอง 622 หลายเดือนก่อน
Drawing on his fieldwork in the early 1990s, Dr. Scott Suter introduces the craftspeople who kept the white oak basket making tradition alive in the Shenandoah Valley into the twenty-first century. Funded by the Virginia Folklife Program and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Suter collected images, interviews, and baskets to document this important folk craft in the region. Scot...
September Mourn: The Dunker Church at Antietam
มุมมอง 1052 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Dunker Church is one of the most iconic structures of the American Civil War. Surprisingly, few people know much if anything about its fascinating story or the role it played within the community of Sharpsburg and its importance during and after the Battle of Antietam. The German Baptist Brethren, or Dunkers (Dunkards) as they were colloquially known, built the Mumma Church of the Manor con...
Knocking Down Walls (updated)
มุมมอง 5663 หลายเดือนก่อน
This documentary presents a powerful story of history and civics-a story about high school students as told by high school students. From Harrisonburg's Federal Court House, Judge John Paul handed down decisions that ultimately forced the end of Virginia's "Massive Resistance" to school integration. In this film, you are introduced to the students who lived that history. A film created by Spots...
Mountain Women Live On: Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women
มุมมอง 2926 หลายเดือนก่อน
(With apologies for awkward double screen view) Dr. Peggy Ann Shifflett discusses her new book, "Mountain Women Live On," a chronicle of a way of life which was both beautiful and terrible. The book contains a history of the region, a study of Appalachian culture and folklore, a sociological treatise on the family, and a social statement extremely pertinent to today’s modern society. Shifflett ...
Marching to War, Waltzing to Peace: An Evening with the Mountain Saxhorn Band
มุมมอง 986 หลายเดือนก่อน
0:00 Welcome 3:02 Program Begins Enjoy the musical heritage of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Since before the Civil War, the Mountain Saxhorn Band has been regaling citizens with the unique sound of Adolph Saxe's inventive brass instruments. The most accurate representation of period music available to the public, the Band (which was refigured as the Stonewall Brigade Band during the War) ...
Aldine Keiffer, Revisited: Featuring the Mountain Saxhorn Band
มุมมอง 1318 หลายเดือนก่อน
This Mountain Saxhorn Band, which dates to early 1855, provided a performance and history program during The 1898 Society kickoff event at Rocktown History on September 28, 2023. Mountain Saxhorn and is a special project of the Stonewall Brigade Band, headquartered in Staunton's Gypsy Hill Park; it is directed by the Rev. Dr. Kevin Haynes, and by EMU junior Jacob Loya. Musicians are: Mark Heise...
A Tip of the Hat Exhibition Introduction
มุมมอง 7311 หลายเดือนก่อน
Curator Scott Suter introduces the new "A Tip of the Hat" exhibition which celebrates 125 years of service to the mission of saving and sharing Harrisonburg and Rockingham County history.
Knocking Down Walls Documentary Full Event Recording
มุมมอง 682ปีที่แล้ว
On May 25, 2023, at Harrisonburg's Court Square Theater, Rocktown History premiered "Knocking Down Walls," a documentary about the integration of Virginia schools by high school students as told by high school students. This recording includes the full original documentary, plus an opportunity to hear from the individuals who lived the history, the student filmmakers, and others. 0:00 Welcome 2...
What Can Conservation Do for You? Preservation in your Home Town.
มุมมอง 51ปีที่แล้ว
Kate Ridgway discusses her role as State Archaeological Conservator at the Department of Historic Resources and the help she can provide to members of the public. Her talk included highlights of projects during her ten years working for the Commonwealth, including preservation of the WWI monument in Harrisonburg. Katherine Ridgway is the State Archaeological Conservator for the Virginia Departm...
Old South High: Historical Investigations of Harrisonburg's Landmarks
มุมมอง 199ปีที่แล้ว
This new and deeply local history talk will focus on the historic Old South High neighborhood and the early industrialization of Harrisonburg. Among many important characters in the story are Philo Bradley, Juliet Strayer, Winfield Liggett, Joshua Wilton, Eugene Tutwiler, Addie Burkholder, Jonas Lowenbach, and Roy Early. The discussion will explore the racial and economic histories of an era wh...
Everything But the Bedroom Quilt
มุมมอง 68ปีที่แล้ว
Everything But the Bedroom Quilt: Textiles from the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Collection Presentation sponsored by the Margaret Grattan Weaver Institute for Regional Culture at Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. While the Shenandoah Valley is known for its strong quilting tradition, quilts are only one facet of the tapestry of textiles produced and used in the region. Samplers an...
A History of Rawley Springs Resorts & Hotels
มุมมอง 283ปีที่แล้ว
Presenter Bev Appleton’s program is filled with images, history notes, and anecdotal remembrances, covering about 100 years of Rawley Springs Resort history from the antebellum period to post-WWII. Appleton spent numerous summers in his "long lost" youth at his grandfather's (Daddy Joe Deter) cabin, Blue Hole, the Spring House, City Park (now Riven Rock Park), and numerous other Rawley Springs ...
The "Shape" of Melodious Marketing
มุมมอง 342 ปีที่แล้ว
The nineteenth century saw many innovations and changes occur over a short period of time. One of those innovations was a new form of music notation called shape-notes. The Ruebush-Kieffer Company was one of many which were instrumental in the promotion of shape-note music. Using unique marketing strategies, Ruebush-Keiffer promoted their business and spread shape-note singing traditions from t...
The Elbow Room: Harrisonburg's Legendary Music Venue
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The Elbow Room: Harrisonburg's Legendary Music Venue
Researching Rockingham's Public Records: Teamwork Reveals Courthouse Treasures
มุมมอง 1082 ปีที่แล้ว
Researching Rockingham's Public Records: Teamwork Reveals Courthouse Treasures
Old House, New History: Where do we go from here?
มุมมอง 1922 ปีที่แล้ว
Old House, New History: Where do we go from here?
"Little Massachusetts": Unionists in Martinsburg & Berkeley County
มุมมอง 1383 ปีที่แล้ว
"Little Massachusetts": Unionists in Martinsburg & Berkeley County
Shenandoah Valley Architecture: From Log Cabins to Drive-Ins
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Shenandoah Valley Architecture: From Log Cabins to Drive-Ins
Archer Alexander and the Faces of Freedom
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Archer Alexander and the Faces of Freedom
Great Community Give 2021 Director Message
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Great Community Give 2021 Director Message
Great video, are you open to new idea
In a free country, moving people away from their beloved homes in Shenandoah, does not sound free at all. More like a devastating imposition of someone else's will on them. Kinda reminds me of the trail of tears, such sad stories.
Thank you for sharing.
such a powerful story; and during my lifetime
Excellent work by these young ladies!! Many Thanks ❤
We agree! Thank you for your comment.
They did make hair combs back then?
Thanks for posting! (Any chance the (automatic) CC can be turned on?)
thank you for posting this. edit: i told my wife i thought that area had mystical powers just from the vibe of the area
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Carlos Santana played Godwin Hall on April 21, 1975. I went to his show and sat in the front row, I was in the 7th grade. Rumor had it that Carlos DID visit the Elbow Room after the show and was arrested for Drunk in Public in front of the Elbow Room. I loved the Elbow Room!! Thanks Bob, Ross Miller