In 1875, Mike Geary purchased this site and opened Geary’s Hotel. In the 1930s, Massanutten Military Academy bought the hotel and kept it in operation as the Hotel Woodstock. It closed sometime after…
A group picture taken outdoors of members of one of the Reformed churches. The back of the photo is labeled, "Andie Cofferman's picture. Reformed Picnic in about 1904."
A formal wedding portrait. The back of the photograph identify the bride as Lois Evans. The groom's name is first labeled as Lem Evans (of Edinburg, Virginia), but is then crossed out and is replaced with Bill Marks.
Photograph showing three women with tennis gear. From left to right they are Ann Stoneburner, Lucia Zigler, and Elizabeth "Beth" Downey. The photograph was taken in August of 1944 of the Downey home's tennis court, located on what is now Stoney Creek…
Undated photograph produced by an unknown photographer showing a baseball team in Strasburg Virginia. The identities of the players are unknown. Most likely the photograph was taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s after a new Strasburg School,…
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 the stable for Woodstock Hotel, located on Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia. The hotel's building later became the home of the Walton & Smoot Pharmacy.
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing a group on the speakers platform at the groundbreaking for Shenandoah Memorial Hospital on November 13, 1949.
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing a fire engine at Triplett and Vehrencamp. Across the street from where the photograph was taken (not pictured) was a fire at Mrs. Mrs. Harry Hogsett's Beauty Parlor.
The Edinburg Fire Department was founded in 1869. H.H. Riddleberger was captain and Robert Ruby and Green Swann were lieutenants. The department consisted of only a bucket brigade because the city did not have a water system. According to accounts,…
Group photograph of six men. Some are holding axes, while others are holding tool boxes. The men are E.G. Dingledine, Will Wolfe, Bob Zirkle, Frank Wolfe, Phil Bowers, and Newt Zirkle.