The Shenandoah Valley Radio Program

History and Stories in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley

While conducting research in the Valley, Dr. Weeks learned about Lena Artz, a Valley native who had for decades studied rare plant life in the Massanutten Mountains. Even as she was making important scientific discoveries, the challenges Artz faced as a female botanist often had little to do with steep, rugged terrain. Check out this episode of the Shenandoah Valley Radio Program featuring Dr. Andrea Weeks is a Professor of Botany at George Mason University and Director of the Ted R. Bradley Herbarium

Discussion with Dr. Andrea Weeks

Fort Valley Book Still Available

Welcome To Fort Valley is available, and can be shipped.  

The book cost is $80.00. get one now before the next printing, when the cost will go up due to increased production costs.
If you prefer to have it shipped, the shipping cost by USPS costs an additional $8.00 ($88.00 total for the book, plus shipping). Cash (at the museum), check, or credit card payments are available.
Checks should be mailed to: Fort Valley Museum, PO Box 32, Fort Valley, VA  22652. Checks should be made out to "Fort Valley Museum."  If you wish to pay via credit card, please email us for an online invoice: fortvalleymuseum1830@gmail.com

Oral Histories Available on YouTube Channel

A video channel has been created to provide online access to a collection of recorded oral histories.
 Check it out!

Online Digital Archive Directly Accessible Via Our Home Page

You may have noticed the “Archive” option on the menu bar of our home page.  Fort Valley Museum volunteers continue scanning documents and photos and then cataloging them in our museum software.  This is a project that will go on for years so new documents and photos will be added regularly.  Interested in helping with this project? Send us a message with one of the “Send us feedback” links to inquire.

When you visit the Digital Archive landing page either by clicking the menu link at the top of the home page or by directly accessing it through fortvalleymuseum.org/archives. You will have several options to look at this content:

Random images - Archive - Photos - People 

We have watermarked downloaded images to protect the copyrights of our donors.  If you would like a copy of an image without the watermark, please make that request with the “Send Feedback” link and tell us what you plan to do with the image.

We are just getting started and there is much more to come!