Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photo of an oval-framed portrait photograph of Clayton I. Spessard.

This is a photographic copy of an earlier Morrison Studio image.

Clayton was born in Maryland, the son of Benjamin F. (1844-1910) and Catherine E. (Hartle) (1845-1902)…

Photograph of Mary Bair Bowman as a young child.

She was the daughter of Frank Bowman, a long-time Woodstock merchant. She grew up to be a teacher.

Photograph of Mary Bair Bowman as a child.

She was the daughter of Frank Bowman, a long-time Woodstock Merchant. She went on to become a teacher.

Portrait photograph of Charles Virgil Shoemaker who lived in Woodstock.

Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, his parents were Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker.

C.V. Shoemaker is best remembered for his contributions as a Superintendent of…

Portrait photograph of Charles Virgil Shoemaker who lived in Woodstock.

Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, his parents were Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker.

C.V. Shoemaker is best remembered for his contributions as a Superintendent of…

Portrait photograph Elizabeth "Bessie" Gwinn.

Elizabeth was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1913-1914 school year. Her nickname was "Bessie" and she was from Monterey, Virginia.

Portrait photograph of Elizabeth "Bessie" Gwinn.

Elizabeth was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1913-1914 school year. Her nickname was "Bessie" and she was from Monterey, Virginia.

Portrait photograph of Clyde O. Gibson

Gibson was an instructor for Massanutten Academy during the 1913-1914 school year.

This photograph appears in the school's 1913-1914 catalog "Massanutten Academy Views."

Group of unidentified students posed outdoors.

Their unidentified school building is behind them.

Several adults are also pictured and were probably teachers.

Group of unidentified people, probably students and teachers, posed in front of an unidentified building, probably a school.

Group of unidentified students posed in front of a building, probably their school.

An unidentified adult woman and man are also pictured in the back (top) row and were probably teachers.

Poor image of a group of unidentified students and their teachers posed in front of an unidentified school building.

Portrait photograph of Francis E. Palmer.

Francis Palmer is sometimes known as F.E. Palmer or "Eph" Palmer.

Palmer was the business teacher at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) during the 1930s and early 1940s.

After the Second World War,…

Portrait photograph of Cecil M. Newcorn, in profile, and wearing a uniform. He is best remembered for the years he served as Bandmaster at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in the late 1930’s.

Cecil was from Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of…

Portrait photograph of Catherine (Boyer) Patterson who taught English at the high school level in Shenandoah County.

Portrait photograph of Major Edwin Wosley Grimmer.

At the time of the photograph, Grimmer was working for Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) as head of the school's ROTC program from 1940-?.

Previously he had served in the US Army.

Image of the two-story home in Woodstock where Ethel Lee (Marston) Denison lived with her brother in her later years.

Ethel was the daughter of William Frank Sr. and Mary Jane (Clem) Marston.

She was a graduate of Woodstock High School and the…

Photograph of students and teachers from the class of 1912 posed as a group in front of the Lantz Mill School.

The caption, "Lantz Mill School", and the date, "3/12", are written on the bottom of the image.

Faded image of a group of students and their teachers posed in front of a building, probably their school. The child on the right is holding a slate that says, "June 1910".

Portrait photograph of Julia (Stickley) Campbell, who worked as a 1st and 2nd grade teacher in Strasburg.

She graduated from Strasburg High School and attended the State Teachers' College (now called JMU) in Harrisonburg.

Her 1925 yearbook…

Photograph of the students from Bowmans Crossing School about 1911.

They are identified as:
1st row (l to r): Ruth Baker, Raymond Baker, Medger Bowers, Clarence "Pete" Ward, Joe Bowers, Fred Grandstaff (Tip Downey), and Mertie Bowers.

2nd…

Group of high school students in front of the Strasburg High School.

The following have been identified:
1st Row (l to r): ?, Cecilia (Horan) Kirby, Marguerite Boles, Mildred (Funk) Gordon, Ada Lineburg, Beatrice Booth, Dorothy Lutz, Lillie…

Portrait photograph of Cecil M. Newcorn wearing a U.S. Army uniform. He is best remembered for the years he served as Bandmaster at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in the late 1930’s.

Cecil was from Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of William…

Photo of a photo of an unidentified individual wearing the uniform of a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Officer.

It appears this individual is an instructor at MMA who had served in the U.S. Army.

Portrait photograph of Miguel "Mike" Chellini, of Venezuela and Woodstock.

Miguel “Mike” Angel Chellini, Jr. was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Miguel Angel Chellini, Sr. and Jaunita De Riera. When he was 16 years old, Mike was sent to America to…
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