Strasburg Museum

04/25/2026

The Strasburg Museum opens on Friday, May 1; open every Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. Children are always Free; Adults($5)except on special days(see below)--then, they are free

04/24/2026

Mayfest 2026 Commemorative Mug $40 (not price increase)
AT the Strasburg Museum AFTER the 10:00 Auction of pieces #1 and #100
The sale of the remaining 98 will follow---
YOU are welcome to get in the line as early as you want; 1 pot per person; may reenter the line for another one per person
There will no additional mugs made----once these are sold that day or later----no more will be made

01/01/2026

11/25/2025

Gift Shop at the Strasburg Visitor Center/Hupp’s Hill
33229 Old Valley Pike, 540-465-5884

Pottery, Tree Ornaments, Jewelry, T and Sweatshirts, Puzzles, Magnets, Books, and MORE


Featured Books of Local Interest

Nonfiction

$14.99

What happens when a White woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? They embark on a path toward reconciliation – from Betty’s experience desegregating her county’s only high school, to Phoebe asking,” How do I begin to repair the harms?”

Historic Fiction
(New Author: Anne Marchant)


$ 17.00

TEACHER Blair Carter is contacted about doing research that may lead to finding the legendary Mosby Treasure. Blair finds herself caught up in a murder investigation. The use of ghost stories is an integral aspect of the book’s plot. References to the Strasburg Museum

$15.00

In this second Blair Carter mystery, she joins an
archaeological team working on a Native American
site. In the classroom, she explores the plight of families displaced
with the building of the Skyline Drive and SNP. Another mystery and some romance, too. Mountain folklore, too

10/15/2025

Only 2 more Saturdays to see the Model Train run at the Strasburg Museum---we close on Friday, Oct 31. Free for Children. Call ahead(check if staff is present) 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, and 1:00

10/15/2025

Looking for Gift Giving Ideas

Strasburg Museum Gift Shop is only open Fri, Sat, and Sun until Friday, Oct 31----THEN
Visit the Gift Shop at the Strasburg Visitor Center/Hupp’s Hill
in conjunction with the Strasburg Museum

Pottery, Tree Ornaments, Jewelry, T and Sweatshirts, Puzzles, Magnets, and MORE

Books of Local Interest(many others, too)

Nonfiction

$14.99 Cousins
hat happens when a White woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? Open to exploring difficult truths and sharing an admiration for Dr. Martin Luther King, they embark on a path toward reconciliation. Each tells her dramatic story – from Betty’s experience desegregating her country’s only high school, to Phoebe’s eventual question to Betty: How do I begin to repair the harms? Piercingly honest. Includes a working reparations projects which the two women conceived together.
Visit this link to find out more about these Cousins:

https://laurelridge.edu/event/reaching-across-the-racial-divide-a-presentation-by-betty-kilby-baldwin-and-phoebe-kilby/

Historic Fiction
(New Author: Anne Marchant)
College professor/administrator evolved into a writer
in retirement

$ 17.00 Revenants of the Shenandoah Valley

TEACHER Blair Carter teaches Virginia History in the scenic
Shenandoah Valley and writes Civil War era ghost stories
as a hobby. She uses her teaching to help her students
discover that the past is prolog and uses her ghost stories
to show how past injustice stays with us. When a wealthy
and attractive collector of Civil War artifacts contacts Blair
IS CONTACTED about doing research that may lead to
finding the legendary Mosby Treasure, Blair finds herself
caught up in a murder investigation.

15.00 $ Revenants of the Mountain People

In this second Blair Carter mystery, Blair joins an
archaeological team working on a Native American
site while teaching a class on the Mountain People
who were displaced to create Shenandoah National
Park. Join Blair as she explores the plight of displaced
peoples while solving a murder and exploring a tender
new relationship. This books includes a murder
and romance too..

10/15/2025

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