Volunteers sought for cleanup at parks

Northern Shenandoah Valley residents can combat a common enemy at area battlefields April 10.

Battlefield to host homeschoolers

NEW MARKET -- As a place of history, the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park documents its own pretty well.

Stimulus money will build trail to connect battlefields

FISHERS HILL -- The Virginia Department of Transportation has obligated money toward the last of its stimulus-funded projects, which include a bike and pedestrian trail linking the Fishers Hill Battlefield to the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.

Boy Scouts celebrate 100th birthday

WINCHESTER -- The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was a sea of tan Scout uniforms Monday night as members of the Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America turned out to celebrate the 100th birthday of the national organization.

Civil War battlefield preservation sees record year

A near-record year for the Civil War Preservation Trust was a record one for Virginia. The trust, based in Washington, tallied its second-highest ever amount of acreage preserved last year, according to a news release, and it helped to protect 2,777 acres at 20 different battlefield sites in five states. The transactions totaled more than $38 million.

Civil War hospital is given new life

WINCHESTER -- An agreement reached between preservationists and the Winchester-Frederick County Sanitation Authority means a Civil War landmark has a new lease on life.

Weekend event will relive pivotal battle

MIDDLETOWN -- Spectators can relive a pivotal Civil War battle and see the action taken by both sides this weekend.