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Tombstone Inscriptions of Jefferson County, WV
A singular source of the tombstones throughout the county
$20
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
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
Take your history knowledge to the next level! 200 years of facts, figures, and stories of Jefferson County, WV
$8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Summer Picnic [Walnut Hill]+1850 Census of Jefferson County, Virginia
$15
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
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