Jerry Holsworth

Jerry W Holsworth, who is the 2012 Winchester, Frederick County Historian of the Year for his book Civil War Winchester, is an assistant archivist at the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, in Winchester, Virginia. He is also a docent at the George Washington Office Museum, which is run by the Winchester, Frederick County Historical Society, and a sportswriter for the Winchester Star. Jerry has led tours of the historical sites around Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley for...See more

Jerry W Holsworth, who is the 2012 Winchester, Frederick County Historian of the Year for his book Civil War Winchester, is an assistant archivist at the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, in Winchester, Virginia. He is also a docent at the George Washington Office Museum, which is run by the Winchester, Frederick County Historical Society, and a sportswriter for the Winchester Star. Jerry has led tours of the historical sites around Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley for various groups, including the Winchester, Frederick County Visitors Center. He is also the author of many magazine articles for various publications, including Civil War Times, Blue and Gray magazine, the Washington Times, Cobblestone magazine and Potomac magazine. A native of Dallas, Texas, he has resided in Winchester for over twenty-five years. See less