Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 19th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

Photograph showing the "Portal Staff" at Edinburg High School. The image appeared in the school's 1959 yearbook, "Hi-Lights."

Portal staff were responsible for designing and producing the school's yearbook.

Pictured are Phyllis Benedict,…

Photographs (x2) of students from Strasburg High School in costume for the 1929 May Day parade and festival.

One photograph is labeled "May Day - 1929 - Seniors" and the second is labeled "What 'We' Wore."

The individuals in the photograph…

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…

Letter sent from "Weston & Anderson, Civil Engineering" located in Wilmington Delaware to W.R. Merrian, President of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company.

The letter references the decision to no longer pursue a possible extension of the Liberty Iron…

Snapshot of Woodstock Virginia's downtown business district dated May 1928.

The image was taken near at the intersection of Main and Court Streets and looks south. Visible businesses are:

-Holtzman Hotel
-Geary Hotel
-New York…

Unidentified woman, seated outdoors, is holding an unidentified barefoot baby in her lap. An unidentified man is standing beside her.

Probably, this was a family photograph.

Photograph of chickens outdoors and scratching around in the dirt.

Fields and trees are behind them.

Photograph of page 1 of Master Sergeant Marks' retirement orders from the U.S. Army.

The page is dated 1948.

Group of mostly unidentified men and women posed in a wood-paneled room.

Identified are:

Dr. Harold Miller is on the far left.
Hope S. Morrison is standing in front, second woman from the left.

Photograph of John and Maude (McDaniel) Crisman, seated in front, with their seven children posed around them.

Identified are (l to r):

Front row: Doris Crisman, John William Crisman, his wife, Maude (McDaniel) Crisman, Benjamin Crisman (on his…

View of a two-story home with a covered front porch and a border stone wall fronting on Main Street (U.S. Route 11) in Toms Brook, Virginia.

The photograph was taken from across Route 11, possibly in someone's driveway.

Outbuildings are visible…

Unidentified man and woman wearing a cameo pin are seated in the front center and surrounded by six unidentified young men and an unidentified young woman.

Probably, this was a family photograph.

Photograph of page 2 of Master Sergeant Marks' retirement orders from the U.S. Army.

The page is dated 1948.

Unidentified older man in a boutonniere and woman wearing a corsage are seated in the front center and surrounded by seven unidentified young men and women.

The photograph was taken in a living room setting.

Probably, this was a family…

Unidentified older woman in a print dress is seated, outdoors, and holding an unidentified barefoot baby in her lap. An unidentified man and woman are standing beside her.

Probably, this was a family photograph.

View looking across U.S. Route 11 at a two-story farmhouse and outbuildings located just south of Mount Jackson, on Rude's Hill near Caverns Road.

The house still stands (as of 2025) at 5168 Old Valley Pike.

View looking across U.S. Route 11 at a two-story farmhouse and outbuildings located just south of Mount Jackson, on Rude's Hill near Caverns Road.

The house still stands (as of 2025) at 5168 Old Valley Pike.

View looking across U.S. Route 11 at a two-story farmhouse and outbuildings located just south of Mount Jackson, on Rude's Hill near Caverns Road.

The house still stands (as of 2025) at 5168 Old Valley Pike.
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