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First Settlers of the Shenandoah Valley

A hereditary society that acknowledges and confirms the existence of early Shenandoah Valley Ancestors who became FIRST SETTLERS in VA before 31 Dec 1799. There is an online application and instruction sheet for the applicant. Approved members receive a commission-designed certificate with hand-lettering. Certificates available for children and grandchildren.

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Heritage Museum

Dayton, Virginia.

Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society

Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society, founded in 2003, serves all genealogists researching family records in the Shenandoah Valley. This area includes counties formed from Augusta and Frederick Counties that generally hold the watershed of the Shenandoah River. These counties are Augusta, Berkeley (now WV), Clarke, Jefferson (now WV), Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, and Warren Counties. We will sometimes include news from five West Virginia counties that were in old Frederick County, but not in the watershed area. They are Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, and Morgan Counties.