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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 Swag
JCHS polo

JCHS polo

Arrive to the yearly JCHS summer picnic in style! Collared polo shirts with the JCHS logo on left. Comes in S, M, L and XL and in Sky Blue, Navy Blue, White, and Red.

$15

JCHS Baseball hat

JCHS Baseball hat

Official hat of the Jefferson County Historical Society! One size fits all

$10

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

Between the Shenandoah and the Potomac, Historic Homes of Jefferson County, WV

Between the Shenandoah and the Potomac, Historic Homes of Jefferson County, WV

Beautiful, historic homes are all over Jefferson County! This book provides photos and write ups of each

$40

A Bicentennial History, Jefferson County WV, 1801 -2001

A Bicentennial History, Jefferson County WV, 1801 -2001

Take your history knowledge to the next level! 200 years of facts, figures, and stories of Jefferson County, WV

$8

.... and so I did

.... and so I did

Transport yourself with stories from years past that took place in beautiful Shepherdstown WV

$25

JCHS Magazines
Magazine Volume LXXV. December 2009

Magazine Volume LXXV. December 2009

John Brown Raid Issue, 1859-2009John Brown’s Raid – The Breaking Story: As reported from Harper’s Ferry. Compiled by Walter Washington+The Trial of John Brown (by Bushrod C. Washington,dated 1899). Preface by Gerald Lee Ward+John Brown Trial of 1859 and the Virginia Insanity Defense Laws Explored, by James Beckman+The Capture, Trial and Execution of John Anthony Copeland, Jr. and Shields Green, by Linda Murr and James TaylorCary Breckinridge Letter+Summer Picnic [Allstadt House and Ordinary]

$15

Magazine Volume LXXIV. December 2008

Magazine Volume LXXIV. December 2008

Happy Retreat 1945 to 1954, by Tom Fairbairn+“The Officers In General are exceedingly (sic)discontent…”, by P. Douglas Perks+Rebel in Iowa, by Randy Koch+The Conservation of the Chew Flag, 2005, by Susan M. Collins+Finding History: Brown-Shugart House, by Charity Beth Long+John F. Kennedy’s Speech at the Charles Town Race Track, by Walter Washington

$15

Magazine Volume LXXIII. December 2007

Magazine Volume LXXIII. December 2007

Ho, for California! The Charlestown Virginia Mining Company, by P. Douglas Perks+John Augustine Washington, III et al,by John A. Washington with photographs from Walter Washington+George Washington’s Lost Plantation, by Charlotte Fairbairn Crouch+James B. Washington: An Often-Forgotten One-Time Resident and Descendant of the George Washington Family in Jefferson County, by James A. BeckmanThe Portrait of Charles Washington, by John A. Washington+Summer Picnic [Happy Retreat]

$15

Magazine Volume LXXII. December 2006

Magazine Volume LXXII. December 2006

A History of the National Conservation Training Center Property and Surrounding Area, Part Three: The Nineteenth Century, by Dan Everson+The Chapline Family Burial Ground, by Johanna Armstrong+Cornerstone of the Modern Civil Rights Era: The 1906+Niagara Movement Conference at Harpers Ferry, by P. Douglas Perks+The Search for the “Old Negroe Burying Ground,” by Carmen Creamer+Notes and Sources: Manumission Papers, contributed by Carmen Creamer+Summer Picnic [Millbrook]

$15

Magazine Volume LXXI. December 2005

Magazine Volume LXXI. December 2005

A History of the National Conservation Training Center Property and Surrounding Area, Part Two: The Federal Period, by Dan Everson+The Correspondence of Bettie Brittian Koonce,September 1862, contributed by William L. Brockner+Thomas J. Clark and James A. Clark, CSA by Janice Cox Brown+Notes and Sources Section:The Shepherds Town Academy, contributed by Earl Jackson White House Farm by Carmen Creamer

$15

Magazine Volume LXX. December 2004

Magazine Volume LXX. December 2004

A History of the National Conservation Training Center Property and Surrounding Area, Part One: The Colonial Era, by Dan Everson+Storer College and its Role in Assisting African Americans in Securing Homes in Jefferson County, by James A. Beckman+Page-Jackson High School by James Taylor+Jefferson County Ironworks by David G. Allen+Extracting iron in Jefferson County by Stanley Dickinson

$15

Magazine Volume LXIX. December 2003

Magazine Volume LXIX. December 2003

Historical and Archaeological Investigations of the Flowing Springs Mill, by William D. Updike+The Washington’s of Jefferson County, Interview of John A. Washington by James T. Surkamp+The Railroad at Potomac Cliffs, Shepherdstown, compiled by John E. Stealey II+Tudor Hall, by Mrs. John Philip Creamer III

$15

Magazine Volume LXVIII. December 2002

Magazine Volume LXVIII. December 2002

The Freedmen’s Bureau in West Virginia, by Stealey, John E. III+“Charles Town’s Initiative” The Building of Old Charles Town Library and Civic Center, 1965, by Susan M. Collins+Picnic: Aspen Pool Farm, by Wendy Kedzierski

$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 LXXVI. December 2010

Magazine Volume LXXVI. December 2010

Washington’s Last War. Harpers Ferry’s First, by Gene Wilkins+Ward Hill Lamon, by Bob O’Connor+Battaile Muse: George Washington’s Shenandoah Valley Land Agent, by Jane Rissler+James Rumsey: Steamboat Inventor or Pioneer inSteam Navigation? by David Allen+Summer Picnic [Beallair]

$15

Magazine Volume LVI. December 1990

Magazine Volume LVI. December 1990

Summer Picnic [Walnut Hill]+1850 Census of Jefferson County, Virginia

$15

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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