Shenandoah County Library Archives

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A November 4, 1936 edition of the "Sez Who," a newspaper published by the students of the Woodstock High School in Virginia.

The newspaper contains information about upcoming events, school activities, and local advertisers.

The name Margaret…

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Photograph showing the officers of the Woodstock Woman's Club dated June 21, 1956. The photograph was published in the Shenandoah Herald Newspaper.

Pictured from left to right are:

Lacy Boyer
Emily Logan
"Mrs. Frank Humston"
Helen…

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Photograph of the French Brothers Dairy located on Water Street in Woodstock Virginia.

The image is labeled by the producer "France Brother Milk D.H."

It is dated 1980.

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Miniature photograph of Hattie Fravel. The image is dated on the reverse "January 3, 1898."

Hattie was a resident of Woodstock Virginia.

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Photograph showing the Hotel Holtzman located in Woodstock Virginia.

The hotel's staff, several of which are African American, and numerous other individuals are also pictured.

This structure stood at the current site of the Shenandoah County…

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Photograph showing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in Woodstock Virginia.

The image is undated, but would have been produced in the first part of the 20th century.

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Concert program dated December 7, 1947.

The concert headliner was Russell Abbott "Bass-Baritone." It was held at Massanutten Academy (now Massanutten Military Academy) in Woodstock Virginia.

Abbott sang eleven songs in four acts. Willard…

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

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 20th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

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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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Photograph of Pete Blentson, Rena Pappas Blentson, their children Angelo P. Blentson (center) and Helen Blentson (right). The girl on the left is unidentified.

Pete was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock…

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Wedding photograph of Pete Blentson and Rena Pappas Blentson. The couple were married in 1931.

Both were Greek natives who immigrated to the United States in the first half of the 20th century.

Pete was a partner in, and later co-owner of the…

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Photograph of Pete Blentson, Rena Pappas Blentson, their children Angelo P. Blentson (left) and Helen Blentson (right). The girl in the center is unidentified.

Pete was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock…

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Photograph of James G. Kotsianas.

A native of Kalesmenon, Greece, James was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant on Court Square in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922-1947. He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek”.

We are unsure of the year…

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Photograph of James G. Kotsianas (left) and Pete Blentson (center) with his wife Rena Blentson and children Angelo and Helen.

James, Pete, and Rena were all Greek immigrants who came to Woodstock Virginia in the early 1920s. James and Pete…

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Damaged photograph of James G. Kotsianas.

A native of Kalesmenon, Greece, James was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant on Court Square in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922-1947. He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek”.

We are unsure of…

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Photograph of James G. Kotsianas (seated) and Pete Blentson (standing).

James and Pete were both Greek immigrants who came to Woodstock Virginia in 1922 to open the New York Restaurant, located on Court Square where the Circuit Courthouse is…

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Photograph of James George Kotsianas (right) and Pete Blentson (left).

James and Pete were both Greek immigrants who came to Woodstock, Virginia, in 1922 to open the New York Restaurant, located on Court Square where the Circuit Courthouse is…

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Photograph of James G. Kotsianas super-imposed onto a photograph of his wife, in-laws, and two oldest children in Greece.

Identified (l to r) in the picture are Konstando Kotsianas (James’ wife), Father George Ligdis (James G. Kotsianas’…

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Photograph of James G. Kotsianas and and unidentified man, possibly his son George Consin, John James Kotsianas, or Frank James Kotsianas.

A native of Greece, James G. Kotsianas was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia…

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Damaged portrait of an unidentified MMA cadet wearing his school uniform.

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Unidentified MMA cadet standing outdoors in his school football uniform.

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Photograph of an unidentified Massanutten Military Academy cadet in his football uniform.

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The photograph was taken from along W. Court Street, adjacent to what is now the Woodstock Loft Apartments (formerly Woodstock School). At the time, that area would have been known as the “Woodstock Commons.”

While the image is undated, it would…

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Unidentifed MMA cadet standing in front of a school building and wearing his team's football uniform.

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Photograph of the Walton Law Office Building in Woodstock Virginia.

The building dates to the mid-19th century and is one of several historic structures utilized as law offices located adjacent to the Shenandoah County Courthouse and commonly…
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