Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Ada Woldson Samuels.

Published in the Shenandoah Herald newspaper on May 8 1969 as part of their "Country Kitchen" series.

Ada was born in January 15 1919 in Strasburg Virginia. Daughter of a tailor who operated Wolfsons…

1974 photograph showing Adele Ibl, a resident of Shenandoah County Virginia.

Aerial photograph showing the southern end of the town of Mt. Jackson Virginia and surrounding communities.

It was produced on March 25, 1992 as part of an aerial mapping project funded by Shenandoah County and covering the geographic area of the…

This aerial photograph of the Town of Mt. Jackson Virginia shows a community much different than the one we know today.

The most prominent difference is the layout of the town. While the downtown district may look the same, the areas beyond that…

Scan of a photograph strip with five images showing two different African American women. Both the women and the creator of the photographs are unknown.

Photograph showing Agnes Crabill and Effie Stickley. It is labeled "taken at home in summer of 1904 or 1905."

On April 13, 1945 Corporal Aiden Zirkle died on Okinawa. He was a member of Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Regiment, First Marine Division. Reports indicate he succumbed to wounds obtained while leading his unit against an entrenched machine…

Moving to Shenandoah County in 1950, Amanda Brown turned the fields surrounding her house east of Maurertown into a “nature paradise” filled with plants that supported birds and small animals.

When she wasn’t planting Amanda supported the…

Photograph showing Ann "Rainbow" Harris of Shenandoah County.

Photograph of Ann Gurney of Shenandoah County

1974 photograph of Ann Hockman, a resident of Shenandoah County Virginia.

Photograph showing Anna Lee Emswiler. Taken from the 1957 Triplett High School Yearbook. It noted Anna was a "Lee Class Office," Beta Club Officer, FHA Officer, on the Paper and Annual Staffs, and a member of the school's SCA.

Photograph of a parade with a focus on a float called "Strasburg: Heart of the Shenandoah Valley." The parade was part of the Apple Blossom Festival.

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…

"Architect's Drawing" of an educational building then under construction for St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Strasburg Virginia.

The drawing is dated September 1, 1953. It is taken from the publication "Historical Sketch of St. Pauls Lutheran…

The photograph shows the Arion family on the porch of their store in Quicksburg Virginia. From left to right is an unidentified man, Worthington Arion, Catherine Arion, Bessie Arion, William Arion, and Marvin D. Arion.

This family would operate…

Photograph showing cobbler shop and house operated by the Hisey Family in Edinburg Virginia.

The cobbler shop (first floor, commercial building on left) was founded in 1889 by Benjamin Frederick Hisey and later managed by his son Sedwick. A…

This photograph shows the members of New Market’s “Bachelor Girls Club.” It was most likely taken sometime between 1870 and 1890.

Almost nothing is known about this organization. After the Civil War the male population in the South had been…

Letter sent from the Virginia Department of Agriculture, Division of Markets, to Fred C. Didawick of the Edinburg Hatchery outlining test results conducted for the Bacillary White Diarrhea disease among the hatchery's chickens. The results announced…

Invoice issued by the Baltimore Wholesale Grocery Company to the Snarr & Miley Store located in Toms Brook Virginia.

The invoice is dated September 28, 1938.

Bark statement sent from H.S. Wightman to W.R. Merriam of Liberty Furnace Virginia on August 9, 1911.

The statement details the amount of bark collected, presumably on lands belonging to the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company, during the month of…

Photograph, taken at an unknown location, showing Barney Miller with a bicycle. A resident of Edinburg Virginia, Barney W. Miller was born September 27, 1886 and died April 19 1935.

Pamphlet published by Battery "F" of the 1st Coast Artillery Regiment as part of their Thanksgiving celebration. At the time, the unit was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone at Fort Sherman.

Photograph of bear in the wild.
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