Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Document bearing Geary Hotel letter head listing the running team of Harrisonburg Hose Company Number 4. The running team would have been part of a series of hose reel races that occurred in Woodstock on July 4, 1901 when the town celebrated the…

Photograph of Russell Page Frye and Clara A. Sine Frye of Lantz Mill.

The image was taken and developed by Hugh Morrison at his Woodstock Studio. While the image is undated, it was most likely taken ca. 1908 when the couple were married.

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…

Photograph of Russell Funkhouser as a child.

Russell was born, and lived, near the Macanie/Hudson Crossroads communities west of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

The photograph was produced by W.L. Mumaw of "Belgrade Virginia" located between Mt.…

Photograph of Ruth Finks as it appeared in the "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" newspaper, November 27 1974.

Engineering drawing of a flat car produced by the Ryan-McDonald Manufacturing Company of Baltimore Maryland.
The drawings are part of a collection related to the Liberty Iron Furnace Company which operated a narrow railroad in the western portion…

"Whole Ticket: Saint Luke String Band Concert." Unknown date.

Undated photograph showing "Salem Church" in the Hamburg community.

The building was erected in 1877. It originally housed a Disciples of Christ Church and later was home to a Lutheran Congregation. It closed as a church sometime after 1946.

Portrait photograph showing Sallie Catherine Olinger of Quicksburg Virginia.

The reverse of the image is labeled "Album markied Miss Sallie C. Olinger Quicksburg, Va May 9 1904."

In 1905 Sallie married Samuel Golladay.

In 1979 Sallie Wetsel Gochenour retired from the County Extension Office.

For the 25 years Sallie worked to provide the resources families needed to be successful. This included offering advice on nutrition, budgets, child rearing, sewing,…

Photograph of the "Samuel Bowman Store" located in the Hamburg community. The business operated from ca. 1869 until the mid-20th century.

The store was first operated by Samuel Bowman until his move to Woodstock and later by John Eckard.

Cover and a page from Samuel Coverstone's journal. Coverstone lived in Fort Valley Virginia.

Drawing and information for a patent issued to Samuel Kerns of Strasburg Virginia for a clover threshing machine. The patent is dated May 8, 1838.

Patent and patent drawing issued to Samuel Kerns of Strasburg Virginia for a surveyor's compass. The patent is dated July 31 1846.

Two undated photographs showing an unidentified individual serving as "Santa Claus" for the Shenandoah County Library's annual Christmas holiday program for children. The photographs were taken in the library's original location in the basement of…

Photograph showing the Saum Hardware Store in Edinburg Virginia. The picture was taken at the public auction liquidating the inventory of the store and selling the building following its closing in 1988. The building was later demolished and replaced…

This photograph of bicycles for sale at the Schmitt Drugstore in Woodstock was taken sometime in the late 19th century. Around that time the country was experiencing a “bicycle craze.” This new form of transportation was popular among the members of…

Chart showing the indebtedness of the various schools in Shenandoah County including state literary bonds and private loans.

Document appointing John A. Saum a district school trustee for the Madison District in Shenandoah County dated November 1, 1870. Saum operated a hardware store and would provide the majority of the materials for the construction of the Cedar Hill…

Picture showing the "Schubert Orchestra" sometime around 1918. Identified in the picture are:

-Bass Player Joseph Crowder
-Clarinet Player: W.N. Fahrney
-Cornet Player: Briley Wicks
-Violin Player: Dr. W.C. Shirley
-Flute: C.H. Giles

Here are two sides of a scrapbook page. The scrapbook was created by Margaret Hoffman during at an unknown date.

Each side of the page has different pictures pasted onto it. All the pictures were clipped from magazines. Margaret added her own…

Photograph showing Selena Hines. Taken from the 1957 Triplett High School Yearbook. Selena was secretary of that school for many years.

Photograph showing a group of seven unidentified girls at Camp Strawderman.

Strawderman is a girls only camp located in a rural part of Shenandoah County west of Edinburg.

While the photographer who took the picture is unknown, the print was…
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