165 Kelley Street,
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802
Directions Bethel AME Church from to site 15:
- Across the street from Bethel AME Church on the left
The Record Shop was in the home of Henry and Lena Stuart at 165 East Kelley Street. Long time resident, Doris Allen, said in 2016, "they started with selling records, then cigarettes and kick-knacks, then ice cream and so on." It was first known as The Record Shop but later became known as Miss Lena's Store. Both the Henry and Lena were born in Harrisonburg. Henry Stuart, 1915-1993, attended Wilberforce University and was a World War II veteran. Lena Mae Vickers Stuart, 1917-2003, graduated from the Effinger Street School.IN addition to operating The Record Stop with her husband, Lena raised a family and worked at Harrisonburg Auto Auction and H&R Block. The Stuarts were active in their churches, The Bethel AME Church across from their home, and the John Wesley United Methodist Church.