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 unknown photographer.
Various Edinburg pictures and pictures of Girl's Club, 1913, Shenandoah County Photograph Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Mother and Daughter Story About Marriage
A poem written concerning a mother and daughter discussing marriage. The author of the poem is unknown. It is dated January 1 1857 and is labeled as being written in Timberville Virginia.
Mother and Daughter Story About Marriage, Timberville Virginia, January 1 1851, Series II: Documents and Photographs, Advisory Committee Research Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Photograph showing what was then called the Moyer House in Edinburg Virginia. It is located along Stoney Creek Road (now Boulevard) just west of town. The library now stands in the adjacent field. The image is labeled "Moyers House as shown from Doc Downeys." William "Doc" Downey lived next to this house during the mid-20th century. He most likely took this photograph.
Downey Photographs, 1924-1947, Photograph Series, Mary Ann Williamson Collection, Truban Photographs, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Photograph showing an unidentified man holding Josephine Miller (Lynn) in the middle of Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.
Hoshour Miller Photograph Album, Mackenzie Grimes Collection, 1887-1950, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
J.R. Miller, Josephine Miller, and Mary Miller
Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) next to his wife Mary Miller. The photograph was taken in front of their residence at the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
J.R. Miller and Josephine Miller on horse
Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) while on a horse. The photograph was taken near the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
J.R. Miller, Josephine Miller, and unidentified woman
Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) along with an unidentified woman in from of the Miller residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
Photograph showing toddler Josephine Miller (Lynn) in front of her residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
Josephine Miller Lynn and unidentified family members
Photograph showing baby Josephine Miller and unidentified family members along Muhlneberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.
Photograph showing J.R. Miller in front of his residence in Woodstock Virginia.
Photograph showing J.R., Josephine, and Mary Miller in front of their residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) in front of their residence at the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.
Photograph showing members of the Miller family in front of their residence on the corner of Spring and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock Virginia. Identified from left to right are: J.R. Miller, baby Josephine Miller (Lynn), unidentified, Mary Miller.
Ruby and Josephine on sled with John Hoshour
Photograph showing Ruby ____ and Josephine Miller (Lynn) being pulled on a sled by John Hoshour (1850-1925). The house in the background is located at the intersection of Spring and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock Virginia. It is where Josephine was born, grew up, and lived for her entire life.
Letter to Hamilton Ottawa Ferguson from Laura White
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 at Arlington National Cemetery. Who Laura G. White was is unknown.
H. O. Ferguson Letter Collection, 1928-1931, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
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 the activities he engaged in after returning to Washington. William Maddox had served as Governor of Minnesota from 1889-1892 and first director of the US Census Bureau from 1898-1903. He served as President and principal owner of the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company from 1905-ca. 1910. The operated Liberty Iron Furnace and the Dinky Railroad. Samuel Maddox served as one of the company'a attorneys and was a personal friend of Merriam's. He practiced law in Washington DC during the first part of the 20th century.
Letter to W.R. Merriam from Samuel Maddox concerning trip, November 23, 1908, Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, 1809-1917, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Nevin P. Dellinger was born in New Market in 1932. He graduated from New Market High School in 1950 and the same year enlisted in the US Army for a three year period. Dellinger deployed to Korea as a part of the 15th Infantry Division where he served in a motor vehicle company. A report on his service in the Shenandoah Herald noted his letters observed “fighting was severe and the soldiers’ sleeping quarters for most part were in fox holes.” Nevin Dellinger continues to live in the New Market community of Shenandoah County.
Shenandoah Valley-Herald Newspaper Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia
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 North Korean advance into the south. Zirkle was a member of the 25th Infantry, nicknamed “Tropic Lightning.” Corporal Zirkle was captured by the North Koreans in December of 1950 and would remain a captive until released in August of 1953. He returned to the New Market area and died on September 13, 1965 at the age of 38.
Pictured here is Jacob C. Saylor (left) with his Army buddy Corporal Lippki. Both were machine gunners in the Korean War. The image appeared in the Shenandoah Herald. Jacob C. Saylor was a New Market native that deployed to Korea on July 31st 1950 as a part of the 2nd Infantry Division. He fought in actions related to the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. He nicknamed his machine gun "Anna Belle." On August 31, 1950 Saylor was wounded and evacuated to Japan. He left the army in 1953 and currently residents in Broadway Virginia.
A picture of Harold "Sparky" Sutphin. It appeared in the Shenandoah Herald when they reported he had been killed in action on November 9, 1950. He was 20 years old. Harold had deployed to Korea as part of 38th Infantry Division which was operating in North Korea at the time. Sutphin is buried somewhere in that country. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawerence Sutphin, two sisters, a grandmother, and his wife Mureta. They had been married on May 9th.
Portrait photograph of Harold Lee Ritenour, of Woodstock, as a young man wearing his U.S. Marine Corps uniforms. Harold Ritenour was born in Woodstock Virginia on March 25 1925. He served in World War Two with the U.S. Marine Corps. After the war he remained in the reserves and was activated to serve in the Korean conflict. Harold deployed to Korea in 1950 with the 1st Marine Division. On March 3rd, 1951, he was wounded in the shoulder but recovered and returned to Korea. He regularly served on the front lines. After the war, he returned to his wife and children in Woodstock.
Shenandoah County Historical Society Hugh Morrison Photograph Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Harold Lee Ritenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006906 and 17893.
Paperwork related to Harold Lee Ritenour's Discharge from the USMC after WWII appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 025410 and 026214.
A picture of James E. McKenzie, US Army. It appeared in the Shenandoah Herald on September 7, 1950 when the paper announced he had been killed in action in Korea. On September 7, 1950 the Shenandoah Herald Private James E. McKenzie, 18, of Quicksburg was killed in action while serving in Korea. He was the first county resident to die in the conflict. McKenzie was a graduate of the New Market High School Class of 1949. He volunteered for the US Army after graduating, was assigned to the 23rd Infantry Regiment, and deployed to the conflict zone in July of 1950, almost immediately after the war began. His parents, G.M. and Florence McKenzie as well as 5 brothers, 3 sisters, and his grandparents survived him.
Letter to Duval and Mary Thelma Hines from Joseph M. Hines, USMC
Letter from Joseph M. Hines, a Toms Brook native who was then serving in the United States Marine Corps, to his parents Duval and Mary Hines in Toms Brook Virginia. The letter was sent from Camp Joseph H. Pendleton in California on October 17, 1943.
Folder 1.6: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval and Mary Hines, August-December 1943. Joseph M. Hines Collection, 1941-1945, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
A letter written to W.R. Merriam of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company threatening to destroy the "Dinky" railroad, which connected the furnace with Edinburg Virginia, unless James Sine and Thomas Foltz were fired.
Samuel G. Clark, Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Finding aid for collection available at: http://shenandoah.co.lib.va.us/liberty-furnace-collection
Shenandoah County (Va) Boys Leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries
On July 26th, 1918 local photographer Hugh Morrison took this photograph of local men preparing to basic training at Camp Humphries, now Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County Virginia. It was taken on the steps of the Woodstock Depot. It was from here that most Shenandoah County men departed for service in the conflict after being sworn in at the historic courthouse two blocks away. After a national draft was instituted in 1917, these departures became commonplace. Several hundred men and women from the area would go off to war. Most would become part of the US Army and would receive basic training at Camp Humphries or Camp Lee. Scores would go overseas. Several would never return. The names of the men in this photograph are unknown. If you can identify them, please let us know.
Shenandoah County Photograph Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.