RHS Coll. Rockbridge Historical Society Collections
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
Rockbridge Historical Society files on Goshen, Virginia
Rockbridge Historical Society files on government
Rockbridge Historical Society files on horses
Rockbridge Historical Society files on hospitals
Rockbridge Historical Society files on hotels
Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses
This collection consists of essays, reports, financial documentation, and other historic records documenting the presence, arcitecture, development, or evolution of local houses in and around Rockbridge County and Lexington, Virginia.
Rockbridge Historical Society files on imprints, Fire Tariff rates for Lexington, Va., and surrounding locales
This file contains two rate books discussing the tariff of rates in Lexington, Rockbridge Co. and one rate book for the Valley counties of Virginia.
Rockbridge Historical Society files on Lexington Fire Department
This file contains: a newspaper clipping about Lexington's fire department in 1829; a list of the first group of Lexington firefighters from 1797; and a souvenir booklet of the Forty-third Annual Convention and Tournament of the Virginia State Firemen's Association.
Rockbridge Historical Society files on regional forests
This collection contains newspaper clippings and papers about forests in the Shenandoah Valley.
Rockbridge Historical Society files on Rockbridge County fairs
This collection contains brochures, premium books, newspaper supplements, and other advertisements for Rockbridge County fairs and festivals.
Rockbridge SPCA Collection
This collection contains official records of the organization, such as annual reports, as well as various papers, including event invitations, mailed pamphlets, the organization's newsletter, and photocopies of newspaper articles. It also contains two envelopes of animal photographs, some of which are used in the mailed pamphlets. Also included is the July 27, 2022, News-Gazette obituary for Jane Cornett, who was the Executive Director of the SPCA for many years.
Stonewall Jackson Hospital Auxiliary Inc. Volunteer Handbook
This collection consists of the organization's volunteer handbook dated 1987.
Thomas Bateson Account Book
This collection contains an accounting booklet of rents paid by Samuel and Thomas Rankin and others to a Thomas Bateson of Londonberry, Irelandand others. Clues in the booklet suggest that a flour mill was being rented. At some point the account book was sent to the Wilson family of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection includes contemporary notes on the booklet as well as acquisition information.
Ulster-Irish Society yearbook
This collection consists of the society's yearbook from 1938.
Virginia's Green Revolution - Research collection
This collection contains research materials compiled by Charles W. Turner for his book Virginia's Green Revolution.