Books, historical societies, and websites can be valuable assets to learn more about the people and places that make up the land that became the Shenandoah National Park.
Purchases made through the Shenandoah National Park Association (SNPA) Bookstores supports Shenandoah National Park through online sales or at stores located at:
-Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6)
-Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center (milepost 51)
Books may also be found at the waysides throughout the park such as:
-Loft Mountain Wayside (milepost 79.5)
Books
- These Hills Were Home – Kristie Kendall
- The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park – Reed Engle [Amazon]
- Shenandoah Secrets – Carolyn and Jack Reeder [Amazon]
- The Dean Mountain Story – Gloria Dean [Amazon]
- Memories of a Lewis Mountain Man – John W. Stoneberger [Amazon]
- Lost Trails and Forgotten People – Tom Floyd [Amazon]
- Shenandoah Heritage – Carolyn and Jack Reeder [Amazon]
- Recollections – Dorothy Noble Smith [Amazon]
- Images of America – Greene County – Greene County Historical Society [Amazon]
- Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal – Sue Eisenfeld [Amazon]
Historical Societies
- Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
- Augusta County Historical Society
- Greene County Historical Society
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
- Madison County Historical Society
- Page County Heritage Association
- Rappahannock County Historical Society
- Warren Heritage Society
Websites
- Blue Ridge Genealogy
- Blue Ridge Roots
- Children of Shenandoah
- Mountain Memorial Project
- Shifflett Family Genealogy
- SNP – The Displaced
- SNP – History & Culture
- SNP – Mountain Residents
- SNP Oral History Collection at JMU
- Germanna Foundation
*The BRHP does not endorse any seller or author over another, the views expressed are those of the individual authors.