Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Laura Catherine Pence Funkhouser.

Laura lived in the Pleasant Valley community of Shenandoah County which is approximately 2 miles west of Mt. Jackson Virginia. She married Joseph Funkhouser on March 26, 1896 and had 5…

Undated broadside advertising the annual lawn party of the "Young People's Guild of the Edinburg Reformed Church."

Photograph of Leannah Bowers Getz.

The image is labeled "July 31, 1868." Artificial rose coloring has been added to her cheeks.

Leannah was the daughter of Shemuel Bowers and Mary Margaret Bowers. On November 11, 1856 she married Jonathan…

This letter to Mary (Mollie) Foltz of Forestville VA was written on December 13, 1904 by “Gus,” a man who we know very little about. Records indicate that some of Mary’s family, including the Charlie Foltz mentioned in the letter, had moved to North…

Letter from S.D. Crude, resident engineer for the Virginia Department of Highways, to J.W. Garner of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors. The letter informs Garner and the board that the state department of transportation had received approval…

Letter from an unknown party to "Aunt Mary." It discusses a garden, pickling, and local deaths. It is dated August 13, 1912.

Letter from Laura G. White to Hamilton Ottawa Ferguson who she describes as her "uncle." Hamilton (H.O) Ferguson was a veteran of the Spanish American War who lived in Mt. Jackson Virginia. He died on September 25 1941 at the age of 75 and is buried…

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…

Letter written from R.K. Hoch to the manager of the "Woodstock Ball Club" inquiring about playing for the team that year. At the time Woodstock fielded a team as part of the Shenandoah Valley Baseball League which included teams from throughout the…

Letter sent by Christian Wissler to his brother John Wissler. Dated January 25, 1861.

The letter discusses business transactions. the weather, travel, and the political climate. At the time the Wisslers were involved in managing several iron…

Letter sent by Shenandoah County resident Christopher Fansler to Mary C. Fansler in August 1863. At the time Christopher, a native of Woodstock VA, was serving in the Confederate Army's 12th Cavalry Regiment and was stationed in Culpeper Virginia.…

Letter sent from Daniel Shockey to R.D. Newland, Hamburg Virginia. Shockey appears to be writing from the Hotel Evans in Winchester Virginia.

Letter sent from Douglas V. Evans to Margaret Hoffman congratulating her being named to the honor role while a student at Madison College, now James Madison University.

Douglas V. Evans was principal of the Woodstock High School when Margaret…

Copy of a letter sent from Franklin D. Roosevelt to A (Absalom) Willis Robertson concerning the possible closure of Camp Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located near Edinburg Virginia. Robertson at the time was the Congressional…

Letter from George W. Graham of A. Spencer & Co. Real Estate Agents, Harpers Ferry West Virginia, to R.D. Newland of Hamburg (Shenandoah County) Virginia.

The letter inquires about Newlands ability, and price, to supply lumber for the…

Letter sent from George W. McCauley of Moorefield West Virginia to William Rush Merriam of Washington DC concerning a shipmen of lumber owned by the Henkel and McCauley Timber Company to be transported from Liberty Furnace to Edinburg Virginia by the…

Letter from "John Scholl & Bro., Inc." of Reade Street in New York City to W.H. Baker of Toms Brook Virginia dated March 27, 1925. It concerns a damaged shipment of eggs.

W.H. Baker operated a general store and egg distribution business on Back…

Envelope and letter written by John Wisman of Woodstock to R.H. Newland of Hamburg Virginia. Dated August 15, 1889.

The letter concerns a construction debt owed by Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock to Newland.

December 17 (1862)

Shenandoah County

Dear brother I seat my self to drop you a few line to let you no that we are all well at present and hope that when these few lines come to hand they may find you in the Same state of health. They say that…

Letter sent from Samuel B. Myers to his Uncle John Wissler about the purchase of Union Forge, an iron producing forge located near Edinburg Virginia.

The letter was sent from Henrietta Furnace, another iron furnace owned by Myers and Wissler near…

This letter was sent by Samuel Maddox, an attorney in Washington DC, to William Rush (W.R.) Merriam, President of the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company, on November 23 1908. It discusses Maddox's recent visit to the Liberty Furnace area and some of…

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…

Letter from William Tisinger to John Gatewood. Gatewood was editor of the "Sentinel of the Valley," a newspaper published in Woodstock Virginia ca. 1845. The letter appears to reference an article, written by "Tyro," that appeared in the Sentinel at…

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