The charming store that is The Edinburg Village Shop first opened it’s door to customers in 1989. From the beginning The Shop attracted a loyal following of discerning customers who valued the good taste evidenced in the variety and selection of beautiful handmade things. In 2002 the owners sold the shop, and the new owners vowed to continue to offer customers a quality shopping experience. For us, that means a careful selection of quality crafts, artifacts, folk art and antiques, with a special focus on items from the Shenandoah Valley and the Appalachian region. Quality means items with aesthetic integrity that retain or increase their value with time. Quality also extends to the way customers are received and treated.

Jim and Cynthia Morris are co-owners of The Edinburg Village Shop. They live in Edinburg, Virginia, in a historic 1885 Victorian home just a stones-throw away from their shop.

Co-owner Jim Morris was a professional singer and actor. As Director of Performing Arts at the Smithsonian Institution, he created many programs that enlivened the Mall and the Smithsonian Museums. He created the Smithsonian’s annual Folklife Festival, now in it’s 38th year. The Festival has been a leading national force in finding, encouraging and presenting crafts and folk art.

Co-owner Cynthia Morris was a musician and teacher, and Director of the Education Services staff at the Smithsonian. She later headed the National Archives Arts and Culture Program. Her interests and expertise range from ethnic cooking to Victorian antiques and decorative crafts design and gardening.

Diane Downey is manager of The Edinburg Village Shop. Diane is a native of Edinburg, with a degree in sociology. She was a Supervisor at The Island Gallery and Christmas Shop in North Carolina for over 12 years, and has broad experience in customer service and crafts and gifts merchandising.