The Rockbridge Historical Society was founded as a non-profit organization in 1986 with the mission to spread education about, and promotion of, widespread community interest in, and public knowledge of, the history of the Rockbridge County, Virginia area, and the promotion of local historic preservation.

The materials from the Rockbridge Historical Society's collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Director of the Rockbridge Historical Society.

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  • Brady Series

    Selected items from RHS Archival Collection 0501 - Brady Family Papers.

Recent Submissions

  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 12 (1995-2002) 

    Bland, Larry I.; Sanders, I. Taylor (Irwin Taylor), 1943-; Rasmussen, William M. S.; Dooley, Louise K.; Holman, Andrew C.; Brown, Katharine L.; Heinemann, Ronald; Brodie, John A.; Coffey, David W., 1960-; Bodie, Charles A.; Lynn, Francis W.; Hadsel, Winifred, 1917-; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Halseth, Richard C.; Mahle, Colin P.; Kostelni, Charles; Leslie, Buck; Hatcher, Henry; Hays, Meridith G.; Kopp, James R.; Hildebrand, John R.; Paxton, Matthew W., IV; Harris, Jerry; Chase, Doug; Rossi, David R.; Matkins, William J.; Koons, Kenneth E. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 2003)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 14 (2006-2010) 

    Dooley, Edwin L., Jr., 1942-; Beck, Stephen D.; Wilson, Eric S.; Pezzoni, J. Daniel, 1961-; Morgan, James M., Jr. (James Markus), 1923-; Douty, Horace D.; Cox, R. David (Russell David), 1947-; Gibson, Keith E.; Koons, Kenneth E.; DeLaney, Theodore Carter, Jr. (1943-2020); Coffey, David W., 1960- (Rockbridge Historical Society, 2017)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 11 (1990-1994) 

    Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Driver, Robert J., Jr.; Hunter, Robert F.; Coulling, Mary P.; Bryan, Charles F., Jr.; Gibson, Patricia; Tyree, Lewis, Jr.; Campbell, Edward D. C., 1946-; Morgan, James M., Jr. (James Markus), 1923-; Hadsel, Winifred, 1917-; Sanders, I. Taylor (Irwin Taylor), 1943-; Kelly, James; Harralson, Elizabeth; Dew, Charles B. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 2000)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 10 (1980-1989) 

    Brooke, George Mercer, Jr.; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Mason, Mary Moore Montgomery; Heffelfinger, Jen Wade; Whipple, Mollie Sue; Stearns, Laura Moore; DeLaney, Theodore Carter, Jr. (1943-2020); Latture, Rupert Nelson; Heflin, Sterling M.; Clark, Carmen E., 1914-; Hotinger, Agnes L.; Potter, Emory M.; Potter, Charles A.; Ax, George B.; Paxton, Matthew W., Jr.; McDaniel, John M.; Adams, James T., Jr.; Ray, Randall; Coulling, Mary P.; Raynal, H. Middleton; Dooley, Edwin L., Jr., 1942-; Luck, Barbara R.; Sanders, I. Taylor (Irwin Taylor), 1943-; Gaines, James E., Jr; Lyle, Katie Letcher, 1938-; Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (William Fitzhugh), 1959-; Brady, Douglas Ellinipsico, Jr. 1916-2001; Letcher, John Seymour, 1941-; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Hadsel, Winifred, 1917-; Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Morrison, James B.; Crawford, Barbara L.; Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007; Davis, Thomas W. (Thomas Webster), 1942-; Hunter, Robert F.; Russ, Kurt C.; Ryan, Laurence K.; Bland, Larry I.; Wilson, Paul C.; Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009; Blair, Louis; Miller, William McElwee; Vaisey, David G.; McClung, Hunter; Pusey, Mary Hope; Buchanan, William, 1918-2003; Cummings, Mary Frances; Huntley, Robert E. R, 1929- (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1990)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 9 (1975-1979) 

    McDaniel, John M.; Shields, Randolph Tucker, Jr.; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007; Moger, Allen W. (Allen Wesley), 1905-1988; Fletcher, Richard R.; Watson, Charles N., Jr.; Doyon, Gerard M.; Schneider, Cary A.; Bannerman, Joy E. Lamm; Manarin, Louis H.; Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Gilliam, Catharine M.; Pusey, William W. (William Webb), 1910-1994; Lowry, S. Todd; Crawford, Anthony R.; Tanner, Douglas W.; Spencer, Edgar W. (Edgar Winston), 1931-2020; Dooley, Edwin L., Jr., 1942-; Brown, Katharine L.; Knapp, John W. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1982)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 13 (2003-2005) 

    Conway, Amanda; Hepner, James M.; Douty, Horace D.; Morgan, James M., Jr. (James Markus), 1923-; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; Pryde, George; Halseth, Richard C.; Machado, Barry, 1944-; Wineman, Bradford A.; Harwood, Douglas J.; Henry, Mary Ellen; Buckley, Thomas E.; Bailey, Ruth Knight; Hinks, Eileen T.; Coffey, David W., 1960-; Maass, John (Rockbridge Historical Society, 2009)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 8 (1970-1974) 

    Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007; Patteson, Roy K., Jr.; Leyburn, James Graham; Brady, Tate T.; Brady, Douglas Ellinipsico, Jr. 1916-2001; Darst, H. Jackson; McClure, William H.; Paxton, Matthew W., Jr.; Trout, William E., III; Fletcher, Richard R.; Heflin, Sterling M.; Couper, John L.; Drake, G. Francis; Sanders, I. Taylor (Irwin Taylor), 1943-; Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-2011; McMurran, Lewis A., Jr. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1979)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 7 (1966-1969) 

    Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Heiner, Anne Brandon; Crenshaw, Ollinger, 1904-1970; Houston, Barclay, W.; Semes, Robert Louis; Tutwiler, Carrington C., Jr.; Robey, Mrs. H. Russell; Sandridge, Sidney; Diehl, George West; Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007; Paxton, Matthew W., Jr.; Isley, Willard; Barrett, John G.; Coulling, Sidney M. B.; Morgan, James M., Jr. (James Markus), 1923-; Boney, F. N.; Heiner, Anne Brandon (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1970)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 6 (1961-1965) 

    Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Lyle, Royster, Jr., 1933-2007; Brooke, George Mercer; Barclay, W. Houston; Anderson, Clinton L.; Leyburn, James Graham; Turner, Theodore R.; Barrett, John G.; Bean, W. Gleason; Cockshutt, Paul R.; Campbell, Stanley W.; Moore, John S.; Motley, Robert C.; Hay, Jr., W. O.; Pogue, Forrest C.; Coulling, Mary P.; Heiner, Anne Brandon; Eby, Cecil D.; McCulloch, Ruth Floyd Anderson, 1876-1971; Munger, Mrs. Robert S. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1966)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 5 (1954-1960) 

    Anderson, James; Augustine, Jean S.; Bean, William; Crenshaw, Ollinger, 1904-1970; Diehl, George West; Fishwick, Marshall W. (Marshall William), 1923-2006; Galt, Mary; Heiner, Anne Brandon; Hemphill, William Edwin, 1912-; Hunter, Robert F.; Johns, Jay W.; Kinnear, D. Lyle (Duncan Lyle), 1904-2001; Moger, Allen W. (Allen Wesley), 1905-1988; Moore, Lois; Moore, Stuart; Patterson, Bruce E.; Paxton, Matthew W.; Reeves, John H.; Robey, Mrs. H. Russell; Semones, Harry; Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Waddell, Harrington, 1872-1961; Wilson, Goodridge (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1961)
  • Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volumes 1-4 (1939-1954) 

    Agnew, Mrs. Henry; Anderson, Ellen; Bouknight, L. E.; Brooke, George Mercer; Buford, Grace; Campbell, L. L. (Leslie Lyle), 1863; Capron, John D.; Couper, Wm. (William), 1884-; Crenshaw, Ollinger, 1904-1970; Davis, William Cole; Dice, Walter F.; Diehl, George West; Fishwick, Marshall W. (Marshall William), 1923-2006; Flournoy, Fitzgerald, 1899-1964; Goolrick, Chester; Lauck, C. Harold (Charles Harold), 1896-; McCown, Albert; McCoy, B. H.; McCulloch, Ruth Floyd Anderson, 1876-1971; McDonald, Carlyle A.; Sale, Mrs. Ernest A.; Tompkins, Edmund Pendleton, 1868-1952; Turner, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1916-1999; Waddell, Harrington, 1872-1961; Wood, A. W. (Rockbridge Historical Society, 1993)

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