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Toms Brook School
Picture of the former school located in Toms Brook Virginia.
Teacher and Students
Picture of teacher Robert Sibert with his students at the Zepp School.
Students at the old Toms Brook School
Picture of students at the Toms Brook School building that was located on the site of the current building.
Sidney Sibert's Class Room
Picture of Sidney Sibert's classroom located at the former Toms Brook School.
1st Grade 1959
Photograph of the First Grade Class at Toms Brook School in 1959.
2nd Grade 1960-61
Picture of the Second Grade at the Toms Brook School during the 1960-1961 school year.
2nd grade 1959-60
Picture of the second grade class at the Toms Brook School during the 1959-1960 school year.
3rd grade 1961-62
Picture of the Third Grade Class at Toms Brook School during the 1961-1962 school year.
Letter to Pauline Lichliter from J.R. Selz
On June 1, 1915 J.R. Selz, of the Chicago-based Selz, Schwab & Co., sent this letter to Pauline Lichliter of Strasburg Virginia, notifying her that she had been awarded the coveted Morris Selz Liberty Bell Medal.
Named for the Selz Company’s…
Named for the Selz Company’s…
Toms Brook High School Girl's Basketball Team
The 1946 Toms Brook High School girls’ basketball team had an extremely successful season. Their yearbook reports they played a total 21 games and losing only four. 14 of those were played against teams from Shenandoah County’s six other high…
Stonewall Jackson Gymnatsics
For several years during the 1960s and 1970s, Stonewall Jackson High School fielded a competition gymnastics team. At the time, it and cheerleading were the only two sports offered to girls at the time.
While information is sketchy, it appears that…
While information is sketchy, it appears that…
Commencement Program
On May 20, 1927 Strasburg High School’s seniors graduated during commencement exercises held at the Strand Theatre. This invitation was one of numerous cards ordered by the class’ 38 graduates. Originally the event seems to have been planned for June…
Story of Our Flag
Sometime during the First World War this story was written about the United States flag. Though the story is undated, its reference to troops going “over the top” in France indicates it was composed during that conflict. Most likely it was produced…
Triplett High School FFA-FHA Fair Program
Program created for the Triplett High School's 1954 Fair, sponsored by the Future Homemakers of America (FHA) and Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters. This annual event was designed to promote the organizations, the competitions they competed…
Headquarters School
In 1891 the Shenandoah County School Board constructed this school near the intersection of what is now Headquarters and Cave Ridge Roads. It was named Headquarters School after the local community which featured a church, stores, and several…
Triplett High School May Day
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing Triplett High School May Day King Donald Funkhouser and Louise Rinker.
Stonewall Jackson High School
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing Stonewall Jackson High School located in Quicksburg Virginia. The schools were built in 1959.
Massanutten Academy Football Players
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing two unidentified Massanutten Academy, now Massanutten Military Academy, football players wearing letterman jackets in front of the school.
Unidentified High School Graduation Class
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing a graduation class from an unidentified High School.
Woodstock High School, Class of 1930
Photograph showing the Woodstock High School Class of 1930. Pictured from left to right are:
First Row: Ione Beydler, Wilbur Lauck Newman, Edna Miller, Virginia Stickley, Jay Pence, Joycie Williams, Lisa Fleming, Robery Ramey, Romaine Foster.…
First Row: Ione Beydler, Wilbur Lauck Newman, Edna Miller, Virginia Stickley, Jay Pence, Joycie Williams, Lisa Fleming, Robery Ramey, Romaine Foster.…
Marguerite Artz' Class
Photograph showing a class of students taught by Marguerite Artz at the Woodstock Elementary School. Pictures, from left to right, are:
Row 1: Leo Ryman, Tommy Morrison, Larry Wilkins, L.B. Shelton
Row 2: Larry Seal, Donnie Shrum, JoAnn Miller,…
Row 1: Leo Ryman, Tommy Morrison, Larry Wilkins, L.B. Shelton
Row 2: Larry Seal, Donnie Shrum, JoAnn Miller,…
Lebanon Church School Picture
Photograph of students at the Lebanon Church School sometime around 1910. Pictured are, from left to right:
Row 1: Ethel Beeler Heishman, Eula Beeler Walker, Mary Rhodes Himelright, Emily Funkhouser Miller, Lizzie Holtzman Hockman, Virginia…
Row 1: Ethel Beeler Heishman, Eula Beeler Walker, Mary Rhodes Himelright, Emily Funkhouser Miller, Lizzie Holtzman Hockman, Virginia…
April 11, 1918 Snow, Edinburg Virginia
Five photographs showing various portions of Edinburg Virginia following a snow story. The pictures are dated April 11, 1918. They include images of the Cedar Hill Academy, Piccadilly Street, Main Street, and Center Street. All were taken by an…
Toms Brook Hi Times, Winter 1950
"Toms Brook Hi Times," winter 1950. This newsletter was published by the Toms Brook High School on January 31 1950. It details school activities, academic accomplishments, sporting events, gossip, social activities, and local advertisements for the…
Gwendolyn Tolliver Nickens Oral History Interview
Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. In 1963 Gwen became the first African American student to attend the formally segregated…