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January 30th 6:30 PM - New Market Quality Inn
“Come in and have a seat and some pie:
A Survey of Seats and Safes of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia”
Presented by Jeffrey S. Evans President Green Valley Auctions Inc.
Jeffrey Evans has been professionally auctioneering since he was 12 years old. Over the years he has developed a
business auctioning and appraising many fine arts developed here in the Shenandoah Valley. He has a special interest and expertise in chairs made in the Shenandoah Valley in the 18th , 19th , and 20th centuries. He has also developed a special knowledge of pie/food safes designed and built in the Shenandoah Valley. Jeffery will share photos as well as stories about chairs and pie/food safes.
March 27th 7:30 PM Lee-Jackson Building corner of Congress Street and Highway 211
The Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation presents “Preserving the Legacy of the Lee- Jackson
The SVBF will present a historic overview of the Lee Jackson Building and current updates. They will also be showing us the building as well as answering questions about the Lee Jackson Building. They will also discuss other ongoing SVBF projects.
Parking will be at the town hall parking lot or at the United Methodist Church.
May 22nd 7:30 PM New Market Town Council Chambers
“The French and lndian War in Shenandoah County:
Life on the lnner Frontier, 1752-1766”. Presenter: Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy has done extensive research on what life was like during the French and Indian Wars in the Shenandoah Valley. This struggle took place before the Revolutionary War and went on for so many years. Little is written about how it affected the lives of the people in Shenandoah County. We will learn more about what was going on in the valley and those first settlers.
July 24th 6:30 PM Shenandoah Caverns - Annual Picnic
Come join us at Shenandoah Caverns picnic grounds for our annual summer picnic. Our picnic is a potluck and after eating a delicious meal we will walk to American on Parade and the Yellow Barn. We are also hoping to get a talk from the staff about the history of the Caverns. Be sure to bring along your favorite carry in dish with a lawn chair for sitting and chatting.
Carpools will leave at 6:15 p.m. from the Manor Memorial United Methodist Church parking lot.
September 25th 7:30 PM New Market Community Center (old New Market School)
“New Market Remembered”
Pam Brumback, Janet Dellinger, Blair Dellinger and Allen Johnson will share memories of growing up and living in New Market. Stories of the many different businesses and the many things you could do in town on a Saturday night. Stories of local citizens and the folks they remember that made the Queen of Caves town a great place to work, live, and play.
Join us for some great stories and bring a few of your own.
November 20th 7:30 PM New Market Town Council Chambers
“What’s a Woman Doing Here?” Presenter Donna Neary
Historical artist and NMHS member, Donna J. Neary, discusses her historical art as well as her years as a combat and field artist for the United States Marine Corps. The artist’s work has appeared on the covers of national magazines such as The Washington Post Magazine, The New Republic, The U. S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings, Common Cause magazine, America’s Civil War, and countless others, including 25 covers for the Marine Corps Gazette, and several award-winning covers for both Regardie’s magazine and Mortgage Banking magazine.
Numerous history books carry her art on their covers. She has illustrated articles in many magazines and Journals, including Smithsonian magazine and Washingtonian magazine, and her art appears in several Time-Life Books series and in Boston Publishing’s Vietnam Experience book series.
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