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Civil War Institute Director Rendered Speechless By Donation

Philadelphia woman donates collection of Civil War documents to Shenandoah University

The Johnston family recently donated wonderful artifacts from Union Army Private Robert Bradbury, who fought in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, to SU’s McCormick Civil War…

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What Is Esports?

Listen to the Podcast on 95.3 The River

We were in the studio with Dr. Joey Gawrysiak, Director of eSports & Associate Professor of Sports Management & eSports at Shenandoah University. Dr. Joey G gave us an…

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June 2019 Class Notes

A 1908 Shenandoah Collegiate Institute & School of Music catalog, which belonged to Shenandoah alumna Myrtle M. Powell 1907, was recently donated to the university…

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Publication Of Note | June 2019

Aldace F. Walker, “The Vermont Brigade in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864” (Burlington, VT: The Free Press Association, 1869). *Note in our March newsletter we promised…

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Artifact of the Quarter | June 2019

William W. Layton Collection, receipt from 1863. Throughout the course of MCWI’s 27 years, various items, including letters and other ephemera, have been donated to…

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Acclaimed Children’s Authors Invited To Share Their Stories

Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference turns page on 34th year

The 34th annual Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference kicks off this month with appearances by 16 best-selling children’s authors. The event runs from 9 a.m.…

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Go Virtual at Battle of Cool Spring

Anniversary celebration highlights Civil War history through tours, augmented reality

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute is commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Cool Spring with tours, lectures and the unveiling of an…

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