Shenandoah County Library Archives

Shenandoah County Library Digital Archives

Browse Items (35717 total)

Postcard showing the Bushong house located on the New Market Battlefield.

Photograph of the Bushong Farm located in the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park north of New Market, Virginia. The Federal-styled home was built in 1825 to accommodate Jacob Bushong and Sarah Strickler's growing family.

The 1864…

Marriage certificate attesting that Forest B. Bushong and Dorothy J. Griffith were married in Woodstock, Virginia, on December 25, 1941.

The minister was Rev. J.P. Derrick of the Lutheran Church.

Marriage certificate attesting that Garland Wisman Bushong and Virginia Goodloe were married in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 20, 1941.

The minister was Rev. Gustav E. Hageman of the Lutheran Church.

Photograph of the marriage certificate issued to Forest B. Bushong and his wife, D. Jane (Griffith) Bushong when they married in Woodstock on Christmas Day, 1941.

Photograph showing people viewing a crashed bus from "Monumental Motor Tours Inc." in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The crash struck the home of Burgess Nelson which was located on the northern end of town where the current headquaters of Holtzman Corp is…

Photograph showing a crashed bus from "Monumental Motor Tours Inc." in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The crash struck the home of Burgess Nelson which was located on the northern end of town where the current headquaters of Holtzman Corp is located.

The…

Photograph showing a police officer and others looking at a crashed bus from "Monumental Motor Tours Inc." in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The crash struck the home of Burgess Nelson which was located on the northern end of town where the current…

Photograph showing individuals leaving a crashed bus from "Monumental Motor Tours Inc." in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The crash struck the home of Burgess Nelson which was located on the northern end of town where the current headquaters of Holtzman Corp…

Photograph showing a Monumental Motor Tours bus crashed into a shrub. The crash was located at the Burgess Nelson house on the southern end of Mt. Jackson, the present site of Holtzman Oil Corporation.

The date of the incident is March 2, 1942 as…

Photograph showing people coming from a crashed Monumental Motor Tours bus. The crash was located at the Burgess Nelson house on the southern end of Mt. Jackson, the present site of Holtzman Oil Corporation.

The date of the incident is March 2,…

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet Burton Franklin DeChant wearing his school’s uniform.

Burton was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of five children born to Jacob William (1874-1948) and Mabel (Blough) (1874-1948)…

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet Burton Franklin DeChant wearing his school’s uniform.

Burton was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of five children born to Jacob William (1874-1948) and Mabel (Blough) (1874-1948)…

Burtelle W. Fansler, Sr., seated, and holding his barefoot son, Charles Benton "Ben" Fansler.

Portrait photograph of Burtelle W. Fansler, Sr. in his later years.

Photograph of the dam spanning the Shenandoah River northwest of Woodstock Virginia.

The dam is locally known as Burnshire Dam.

Originally, this site was home to Rush's Mill. In 1873 it was purchased by J.I. Triplett. In 1892 he converted the…

Drawing of Burner's Springs Resort, also known as Shenandoah Springs, in Fort Valley Virginia. The resort was constructed in "bowl-like hollow" that was surrounded by seven fountains. Six were within one acre of the resort but the seventh was piped…

Postcard showing "Burner's" house near Luray Virginia

Postcard showing Burner's Hotel at Massanutton Heights near Luray Virginia.

Photograph of the Burner Farm, located southwest of Luray Virginia.

A 1920s era automobile is on the road and a house and barn are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Asa and Effie (Nicholson) Burner with their children.

The young girl is their daughter, Joann Burner. The older boy is their son, Beverly Burner, and the younger boy is their son, Everett Burner.

Photo of a photo of Burgess Nelson's home in Mount Jackson.

Burgess designed this home using the Risig House in Roanoke as its inspiration. That home is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection number 002117.

Unfortunately, the home pictured…

Photograph of a photograph of a home in Mount Jackson that was built by Burgess Nelson.

Burgess designed this home using the Risig House in Roanoke as its inspiration. That home is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection number…

Photograph showing three people and a dog eating at a table.

The man in the center of the photograph facing the photographer is Burgess Nelson.

The other two are unidentified.

The photograph was taken at Burgess Nelson's home in Mount…

Photograph of Burgess Nelson (right) shaking hands with an unidentified man.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) and was elected to the Virginia State…
Output Formats

atom, csv, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2