Menno Simons Historical Library
The primary purpose of the Menno Simons Historical Library (MSHL) is to collect, preserve and make available for study and research the recorded history, doctrines, life, and arts of Anabaptist and Mennonite groups. The Library also collects materials on Shenandoah Valley history, culture and genealogy.Featured Item
Presented by Mary Geil to Jacob Geil, Virginia.
Labyrinth with manuscript text and colored illustrations. Likely by Mary Wenger Geil (1833-1909), who was married May 15, 1851, to Jacob Geil…
Featured Collection
Flat Files
The items in this collection include a variety of documents relating to life in the Shenandoah Valley during the 19th and early 20th century.
Featured Exhibit
Solomon Henkel Medicinal Compounds
A collection of broadsides of a variety of medicinal compounds created and sold by Dr. Solomon Henkel of New Market,...
Recently Added Items
Marriage license for Reuben Zirkel and Matilda Henckel, 3 December 1836, Shenandoah County
Marriage license
Marriage license for Eli Wilfong and Amanda Miller, 31 December 1839, Shenandoah County
Marriage license