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Headquarters School
In 1891 the Shenandoah County School Board constructed this school near the intersection of what is now Headquarters and Cave Ridge Roads. It was named Headquarters School after the local community which featured a church, stores, and several…
Reformation Lutheran Church
Photograph of Reformation Lutheran Church located in New Market Virginia. The picture was featured on a dedication program for the newly constructed church which was held on June 17, 1956.
New Market Observation Tower
Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in New Market Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area. This image appeared in…
Tech. Sgt. Edwin C. Keys Reading the Herald in India
Photograph from the Shenandoah Herald newspaper showing Technical Sergeant Edwin C. Keys reading that newspaper while deployed to India during the Second World War. This photograph was part of an advertisement encouraging individuals to buy…
Edinburg Observation Tower
Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in Edinburg Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area.
Joseph Luther Burner
An image of Joseph Luther Burner of Maurertown Virginia. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on January 7, 1942 and was trained in Parris Island South Carolina.
On October 26 1942 he was deployed to the Pacific where he served in the…
On October 26 1942 he was deployed to the Pacific where he served in the…
Magruder House
A photograph showing the Magruder House and property on North Main Street in Woodstock Virginia. In the 1960s the house was demolished and the land was redeveloped as the Woodstock Shopping Center.
Stickley-Boyer Building
Photograph showing the Stickley-Boyer Building on the corner of Court and Main Street in the Town of Woodstock. This structure, and a large portion of this block, were destroyed by fire in 1900.
Hamburg Cornet Band
This photograph shows the Hamburg Cornet Band sometime around 1915. Pictured from left to right are:
Row 1: Rawley Newland, Albert Heishman, Beuford Hamman, John J. Myers, Vernon Vehrencamp, Will Stonner
Row 2: Will Painter, Tom Myers, W.L.…
Row 1: Rawley Newland, Albert Heishman, Beuford Hamman, John J. Myers, Vernon Vehrencamp, Will Stonner
Row 2: Will Painter, Tom Myers, W.L.…
Marguerite Artz' Class
Photograph showing a class of students taught by Marguerite Artz at the Woodstock Elementary School. Pictures, from left to right, are:
Row 1: Leo Ryman, Tommy Morrison, Larry Wilkins, L.B. Shelton
Row 2: Larry Seal, Donnie Shrum, JoAnn Miller,…
Row 1: Leo Ryman, Tommy Morrison, Larry Wilkins, L.B. Shelton
Row 2: Larry Seal, Donnie Shrum, JoAnn Miller,…
John Bemis with Model T Car
Photograph showing John E. Bemis with his 1913 Model T touring car. He was arrested soon after buying this car for speeding in Woodstock. The officer, who was riding a bicycle, reported he was travelling 15 miles per hour. Bemis was at one time owner…
Woodstock Bicentennial Photograph
This photograph, which originally appeared in the Washington Post, shows a group of women during the Woodstock Bicentennial Celebration in 1952. The women are, from left to right, Mrs. Charles Wolverton Sibert, Mrs. Lyle Shelton, Mrs. Nelson Lynn,…
Lantz Mill Band
Undated photograph showing members of the Lantz Mill Band. They are, from left to right:
Row 1: Unknown order: Oscar Coffelt, Frank Fadeley, Sam Daleley, William Cook, Unidentified man.
Row 2: Jim Coffman, Will Windle, Charlie Cook, Luther…
Row 1: Unknown order: Oscar Coffelt, Frank Fadeley, Sam Daleley, William Cook, Unidentified man.
Row 2: Jim Coffman, Will Windle, Charlie Cook, Luther…
Lebanon Church School Picture
Photograph of students at the Lebanon Church School sometime around 1910. Pictured are, from left to right:
Row 1: Ethel Beeler Heishman, Eula Beeler Walker, Mary Rhodes Himelright, Emily Funkhouser Miller, Lizzie Holtzman Hockman, Virginia…
Row 1: Ethel Beeler Heishman, Eula Beeler Walker, Mary Rhodes Himelright, Emily Funkhouser Miller, Lizzie Holtzman Hockman, Virginia…
"Warning to you"
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.
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.
James E. McKenzie
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…
Harold "Sparky" Sutphin
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…
Harold had deployed to Korea as part of 38th Infantry Division which was…
Jacob C. Saylor and Corporal Lippki
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…
Jacob C. Saylor was a New Market native that deployed to Korea on July 31st…
Corporal Linden Zirkle
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…
Nevin P. Dellinger
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…
Dellinger deployed to Korea as a part of the 15th Infantry Division where he…
Letter, Samuel Maddox to W.R. Merriam
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…
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…
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…
Miller Family
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.…