Strasburg Heritage Association

Local historian and author Richard Kleese will present a lecture on the creation of Bank's Fort in Strasburg, its role during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign and the impact of the events of the campaign on the town of Strasburg. The lecture will be followed by a walk to the site of the Fort.

Sesquicentennial Digitization Project
Saturday June 2, 2012, 9:00AM-4:00PM
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall
The VA Sesquicentennial of the Am.Civil War Commission and the Library of VA are partnering to identify and locate original manuscript material related to the Civil War and document those materials for future generations. Their team of archivists will be in Strasburg on June 2 to scan privately-held materials to be included on their websites. This includes materials such as letters, diaries, photographs, claims for damages, hand-drawn maps and sketches, military passes, discharge papers, pension materials and other Civil War era materials. These materials do not have to be specific to Virginia. If you or any family members or friends may have such materials, we hope you'll consider adding them to this important archive and encourage others to do so.

Library of VA staff will be at St. Paul all day on June 2. Scanning sessions are set up by appointment in order to avoid long waiting times. For more information or to inquire about making an appointment for June 2, call 465-5570. You also may visit Virginia Civil War web site for general information about the project and see Shenandoah County materials already documented.