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Color postcard with a photograph of houses along Center Street in Edinburg Virginia.

The view looks east toward Main Street from the area of Printz Street.

The postcard is dated 1920.

Color postcard with a photograph of Edinburg Virginia.

The photograph was taken from the south eastern portion of town looking north.

The postcard is undated.

Postcard with a colorized photograph showing "Red Banks" along the Shenandoah River. The photograph looks east.

Red Banks is an area on the Shenandoah River located adjacent to US Route 11 just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia and south of Edinburg…

Envelope and letter written by John Wisman of Woodstock to R.H. Newland of Hamburg Virginia. Dated August 15, 1889.

The letter concerns a construction debt owed by Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock to Newland.

Postcard showing the pool at the Sky Chalet resort in Bayse Virginia.

Postcard showing "Sky Chalet," a lodge and resort located in southwestern Shenandoah County.

As of 2022 it was located on Sky Chalet Lane.

At the time of the postcard's production is maintained a Macanie Postal Address but that post office…

Postcard showing the entrance to the Sky Chalet resort in Macanie Virginia (now Bayse Virginia)

Broadside advertising the Woodstock Academy's "
Semi-Annual Exhibition," dated February 15-16 1827.

The exhibition appears to have included a variety of theatrical productions such as monologues and numerous lectures.

The Woodstock Academy…

Brochure published by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce highlighting the town's amenities.

Color photograph of "Highway Post Office One" passing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in 1988.

The Highway Post Office was inaugurated in 1941 with a Washington DC to Harrisonburg VA route. In 1988, the Smithsonian and US Postal Service…

Photograph, taken from a 1951 Woodstock High School Yearbook, showing members of school's "Dancing Club" dancing. The caption indicates it was sponsored by Mary Blair Bowman.

A November 4, 1936 edition of the "Sez Who," a newspaper published by the students of the Woodstock High School in Virginia.

The newspaper contains information about upcoming events, school activities, and local advertisers.

The name Margaret…

Postcard with a drawing of Dorthy's Inn located just south of Woodstock Virginia.

"Shenandoahopoly" Board game. Produced in 1989 as a fundraiser for the Woodstock Virginia Rotary Club. The places on the board bear the names of local businesses at the time.

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…

Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. In 1963 Gwen became the first African American student to attend the formally segregated…

Oral history interview featuring Willy and Marquetta Mitchell conducted on February 4, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. Willy and Marquetta were the first two African American students to attend Strasburg High…

Art object produced by Louis Zeigler of "Ridgley School" for "Edith." The item is undated.

Ridgley School was located in Shenandoah County approximately 1.5 miles east of US Route 11 at the Saumsville Christian Church on what is now Ridgley Road…

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