Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 19th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

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Photograph showing the "Portal Staff" at Edinburg High School. The image appeared in the school's 1959 yearbook, "Hi-Lights."

Portal staff were responsible for designing and producing the school's yearbook.

Pictured are Phyllis Benedict,…

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Photographs (x2) of students from Strasburg High School in costume for the 1929 May Day parade and festival.

One photograph is labeled "May Day - 1929 - Seniors" and the second is labeled "What 'We' Wore."

The individuals in the photograph…

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Photographs showing two individuals, one woman from the Fritts family and a man from the Dellinger family. The man is in uniform and appears to be a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army.

The man and the woman are most likely 1st cousins, sharing the…

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Letter sent from "Weston & Anderson, Civil Engineering" located in Wilmington Delaware to W.R. Merrian, President of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company.

The letter references the decision to no longer pursue a possible extension of the Liberty Iron…

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Snapshot of Woodstock Virginia's downtown business district dated May 1928.

The image was taken near at the intersection of Main and Court Streets and looks south. Visible businesses are:

-Holtzman Hotel
-Geary Hotel
-New York…

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Card with attached ribbon issued to Zelda Lichliter by the Massanutten Garden Club for their Flower Festival.

The card is undated.

Zelda Lichliter was a resident of Strasburg Virginia. The Massanutten Garden Club operates in the same town.

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The name, “Preston Grandel” is written on the glass plate of this image of a young woman and her child.

Upon further research, we have identified this woman as Mary Lee Harler, the first wife of Preston Newman Grandel (1921-1984). The couple…

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Young Toddler sitting on a pillow on a corner chair with a toy. The subject has a knitted outfit with a cap.

The name, "Preston Grandel" was written on the glass plate. Upon researching, it appears this is one of the four children born to…

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Unidentified young girl sitting on a corner chair wearing a dress with a ribbon in her hair.

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Unidentified toddler wearing a dress sitting on a corner chair.

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Unidentified woman sitting on a table in a print dress with a wide belt.

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Photograph of James Eldred Swartz with his wife, Virginia Ruth (Hornsby) and his young daughter, Ida Sue.

J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from…

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Unidentified sitting on a corner chair on a pillow.

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Unidentified young girl sitting in a chair with a doll baby. The subject has a ribbon in her hair.

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Unidentified young girl sitting sideways on a chair with a toy duck.

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Unidentified toddler sitting on a bench leaning on a pillow. The subject is wearing a necklace.

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John C. Ryman, pictured as a young man and wearing a suit and tie.

John was a lifelong Woodstock area farmer and member of Valley Pike Church of the Brethren. His parents were Edward Andrew (1891-1978) and Sudie Frances (Hoffman) (1891-1965)…

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Portrait of Robert Marvin Shrum as a young boy sitting on a bench with a toy rabbit.

Robert was the son of Clarence Granville (1913-1997) and Fossie Cathern (Richman) Shrum (1909-2000). In the 1950 census, his father worked as a salesman for a gas…

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Unidentified young man in a Massanutten uniform.
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