The Heritage Center at Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia is home to:
- the Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society
- an excellent genealogy library
- a gift
shop and bookstore SALE on selected items (see
below)
- an electric map depiction of General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Valley Campaign
- temporary and permanent museum exhibits
- talks and lectures on local history, genealogy and folk art.
A fee of $5.00 for nonmembers buys one-day admission to all exhibits on display, the electric map and the library. All facilities are free to members.
- Genealogists: Online sources! Find your Valley relatives here!
- Make Donations online.
- Rockingham mill information.
- Rockingham WPA report transcriptions online.
- Site map
New Limited Exhibit
“Valley Weddings: Then & Now, 1870-2008,” is on display at the Shenandoah Valley Folk Art and Heritage Center Museum.
This exhibit explores wedding customs and
showcases the wedding gowns, dresses, and accessories in the
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society collection. There are
20 gowns and dresses on display, including a number of items on loan
from HRHS members and friends. The exhibit also includes photographs,
wedding gifts, bridal bouquets and veils.The exhibit will run through
November 1.
For more information on the exhibit, contact Richard Martin at 540-879-2681.
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Registration for the Heritage 5K is now available. Click the image below for more information.
Watch this spot for more information about the 2nd annual 5K on August 23, 2008 @ 8am.
and members take an additional 10% off!
 Armentrout Family History - $50.00 |
 Abstracts Executor,
Admininistro, and Guardian Bonds - $8.00 |
 Portals to Shenandoah Valley -
$13.00 |
 Valley Aflame - $15.00 |
Members, please make a note in "comments" that you are a member and we will deduct an additional 10% from your order.
click here to order
The Spring 2008 Lecture Series:
(Note: All programs are at 7:00 p.m. at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham
Historical Society in Dayton.)Contact Mary Nelson or Richard Martin at the
Heritage Center in Dayton (540-879-2616) for more information.
May 8, 2008: Speaker: Ann L. Miller, Senior Research Historian, Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, VA,
Chair, Virginia Historic Structures Task Group
Topic: Development of County Road Systems and Their Impact on Early Settlement
and more...: Events page
“Valley Weddings: Then & Now, 1870-2008,” is on display at the Shenandoah Valley Folk Art and Heritage Center Museum. Exhibit runs through November 1, 2008.
Permanent Exhibits:Invincible Spirit: History in the Heart of the Shenandoah more
The Art of Tradition more
Wayland's 1953 Rockingham County Post
Offices
Also
available via PDF
(165 kb)