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JCHS Memberships
Lifetime Membership

Lifetime Membership

Save money by purchasing a lifetime membership at the Jefferson County Historical Society.

$500

Annual Membership - Patron

Annual Membership - Patron

An annual membership to the Jefferson County Historical Society.

$100

Annual Membership - Family

Annual Membership - Family

An annual family membership to the Jefferson County Historical Society.

$50

Annual Membership

Annual Membership

An annual membership to the Jefferson County Historical Society.

$25

Annual Membership - Student

Annual Membership - Student

An annual student membership to the Jefferson County Historical Society.

$15

JCHS Publications
Tombstone Inscriptions of Jefferson County, WV

Tombstone Inscriptions of Jefferson County, WV

A singular source of the tombstones throughout the county

$20

The Washington Homes of Jefferson County WV

The Washington Homes of Jefferson County WV

Did you know Washington traveled through Jefferson County and built homes for many of his family members here? This guidebook takes a look through each one

$10

JCHS Magazines
Magazine Volume XC. December 2024

Magazine Volume XC. December 2024

Daniel Bedinger: The Norfolk Years by M. S.Doug Bedinger+The Pension Papers of George William Tacey by Carol A. Decker+United States Colored Troops from Jefferson County by Bob O’Connor+The Summer Picnic—August 7, 2024, held at McMurran Farm the home Joy and Eric Lewis.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXIX. December 2023

Magazine Volume LXXXIX. December 2023

Sheridan versus Early August 21, 1864, by John Bagladi+“…but the work was done too late.”: A Tribute to Local Historians Mary Taylor Wilson Miller and Carrie Beall Wilson, by P. Douglas Perks+Boyd Stutler’s article, “Judge Richard Parker,”Revisited Seventy Years Later, by Trish Ridgeway+The Summer Picnic – August 9, 2023, held at Rosemont House home of Carol and Marty Kable+Volume LXXXIX is the first edition for Magazine+Editor Deborah K. Piscitelli.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXVIII. December 2022

Magazine Volume LXXXVIII. December 2022

Brothers of the Revolution, by M. S. Doug Bedinger+The Pioneer Thomas Hart at the First Crossroads in what is now West Virginia, by Stephen Stec+The Summer Picnic - September 14, 2022, held at Harewood home of Samuel Walter Washington+James L Glymph, Editor of The Magazine since 2007, announced his retirement.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXVII. December 2021

Magazine Volume LXXXVII. December 2021

Washingtons Leave Cedar Lawn, The End of an Era, by M. S. Doug Bedinger+Silversmiths of Jefferson and Berkeley Counties+Preserving the History of the Eastern Panhandle One Spoon at a Time, by Eric S. Hendricks Jenkins+The Summer Picnic, scheduled to be held at Happy Retreat, was once again cancelled by the pandemic.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXVI. December 2020

Magazine Volume LXXXVI. December 2020

Trauma and Truth-Telling: Jefferson County in the 1918 Pandemic by Catherine Magi+The Washingtons of Cedar Lawn by M. S.Doug Bedinger+The First Highway in West Virginia by Stephen StecIn Mr. Jefferson’s County, It is All About the Rivers byP. Douglas Perks+Summer Picnic – For the first time since 1974 when the Picnic was held at Belvedere, the Summer Picnic was cancelled due to the pandemic.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXV. December 2019

Magazine Volume LXXXV. December 2019

Early Newspapering in Jefferson County: John S. Gallaher +The Ladies’ Garland, by Dianne Roman+ For The Cause: Jefferson County and West Virginia’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment,by Jeral A. Milton+“Picnics, Meetings, and a Magazine” Ninety plus yearsof the Jefferson County Historical Society, by P. Douglas PerksSummer Picnic – August 7, 2019, at Happy Retreat, home of Charles Washington.

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXIV. December 2018

Magazine Volume LXXXIV. December 2018

They Helped to Win the Great War, Jefferson County Women and World War I, by Jeral Milton+A Forty Year Bond: William Darke and George Washington in Politics, Business and War, by Gabriel Neville+“Two Hundred Fifty Acres of First Quality JeffersonLand:” +“…public ferries…will be of great service to travellers and others” Crossing the Potomac at Princess Street, Shepherdstown, by P. Douglas Perks+Summer Picnic - August 1, 2018, at Fruit Hill, home of Archibald and Connie Hoxton

$15

Magazine Volume LXXXIII. December 2017

Magazine Volume LXXXIII. December 2017

Redemption of a Race, Reverend Nathan Brackett and the Founding of Storer College, by John C. Newcomer+Stuart Edmonds and the Colonial Revival, by Lauren Kelly+The Untold Story of Two Union Loyalists of the U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1861, by James Beckman+“We are already beginning to find the need of aNormal School…” The 3 Rs Replace Rifles atHarper’s Ferry, by P. Douglas Perks+Summer Picnic - August 2, 2017, home of Shepherd University President

$15

JCHS DVDs
The Civil War years in Jefferson County

The Civil War years in Jefferson County

Local historian and legend Doug Perks' very own book of his historical research of the Civil War throughout Jefferson County

$25

Civil War in Jefferson County

Civil War in Jefferson County

DVD of how the Civil War was a constant presence in Jefferson County. This tour takes you through the landscape of the county and the spots that were shaped by history

$10

JCHS Other Products
Magazine Volume XLVII. December 1981

Magazine Volume XLVII. December 1981

Major James Walton Thomson+A Factual Account of the Wedding at Harewood of James and Dolley Madison+Pottery in the 1800s. The Weis Pottery, Shepherdstown, West Virginia+The Jefferson County Landmarks Commission +Historic Shepherdstown Commission+Restoration Project+Pride in Action+Report on the Miss Louise C. Briscoe Bequest+Summer Picnic [The Hill]Comprehensive Listing of County Tombstones Inscriptions+Book Notes

$15

Military Operations in Jefferson County, WV

Military Operations in Jefferson County, WV

Jefferson County's unique location was the focal point of numerous Civil War battles and skirmishes. This book provides a background of what took place year by year

$15

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