Shenandoah County Library Archives

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This coin bank was produced in the mid-1920s by the Banker’s Thrift Corporation. The company was known for their production of novelty coin banks. They, and their subsidiaries, were acquired by the Banthrico Corporation in 1931. The new company,…

Photograph of Cleda Orndorff Conner.

Published in the Shenandoah Herald on May 20, 1969 as part of their "Country Kitchens" series.

Cleda Orndorff was born August 9 1888 in Zepp Virginia where she would live her entire life. In 1915 she…

Photograph showing Company A of the 2nd Virginia Volunteer Regiment after returning from service during the Spanish American War. It is dated December 15, 1898 and was taken by Hugh Morrison.

The company consisted primarily of men from Woodstock…

Photograph and letter sent to Margaret "Daisy" Hickman from Charles Kessler Coffman in reference to a rose bush Charles had placed on the grave of Margaret's mother Angeline Campbell.

Angeline's grave is located in the "Old" Columbia Furnace Union…

On May 20, 1927 Strasburg High School’s seniors graduated during commencement exercises held at the Strand Theatre. This invitation was one of numerous cards ordered by the class’ 38 graduates. Originally the event seems to have been planned for June…

Photograph showing the church confirmation class at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church on March 31, 1957.

The individuals pictured are identified, though the order in which they appear is uncertain. They are, as listed on an attached identification…

Scan of an elementary certificate issued to Conrad Allen Helsley for successfully completing the course of study at Toms Brook Elementary School. It was issued on May 31, 1963.

Photograph of three men performing construction work on a side walk along Main Street (US Route 11) in Woodstock Virginia. Dated September 1980.

Label on rear reads "Mr. Murdock in Stocking Co Sido Walk _ Bank Main St."

This photo shows Corporal Linden Zirkle of New Market fusing a tank mine somewhere in South Korea. It appeared on the front page of the September 7, 1950 Shenandoah Herald. At the time the United States forces in Korea were attempting to stop the…

Counterfeit 1928 series $5 United States Note contained in the collection of the Hugh Saum Hardware Store of Edinburg Virginia. Marked by the National Bank of Woodstock.

Photograph showing the Fourth of July Celebration held on Court Square in Woodstock Virginia. The photograph is dated July 4, 1901. Unknown photographer.

Photograph of four unidentified people crossing the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, near New Market. The people are crossing with a carriage and two horses.

Photograph of carriage crossing Stoney Creek. As a child, Patsy Cline lived in the house to the left of the center house.

Dagny Golladay came to Shenandoah County in the 1970s with her husband Roller.

A native of Iowa, Dagny attended Iowa State College and later graduated from San Francisco State College. She then became a Home Economics teacher and head of…

Photograph showing Dagny Golladay of Woodstock Virginia.

Advertisement for the "Daily Arrival" at T.B. Richey's store.

The advertisement was printed in 1896 in an unknown newspaper. It lists underwear, produce, hardware, and groceries as items for sale.

The store was located on Main Street in…

Photograph of Daniel Sheetz, a First Sergeant of the Stonewall Brigade, which was led by General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

Daniel Sheetz was part of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, which found most of its members from towns that were north of…

Order for meat from Daniel Shirley & Company of New Market Virginia. Dated November 4, 1886 and signed by Noah M____.

Report of an extraordinary amount of snow and extremely frigid temperatures that occurred in Shenandoah County in December of 1880. The author is unknown, but it was kept by the Saum family of Edinburg Virginia.

August 16, 1909 letter sent from the Dedford Company of Luray Virginia to the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company of Liberty Furnace in Shenandoah County Virginia. The letter details an amount of bark received by the Dedford Company, who operated a…

1974 photograph of Del Kridler, a resident of Shenandoah County Virginia.

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…

Oral history interview featuring Delois Warr conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program.

In 1964 Delois became the first African American student to attend what was then Stonewall Jackson High…

"Directory of the Public Schools of Shenandoah County, Virginia For 1932-1933."

This directory lists the names of the school superintendent, trustee boards, school supervisors, Board of Supervisors, and teachers.

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