Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photo of a photograph of an unidentified baby lying on a table and wearing a diaper.

Photo of the birth certificate issued for Sylvia Chapman Bashaw, who was born in the Cora Miller Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 24, 1947.

Her parents were Madon Bashaw of Goshen, and Shirley Violet Baker, originally from Mason…

Unidentified toddler seated on a pillowed chair.

Image shows Jim Strosnider (1923-2013) in a fitness pose.

Jim Strosnider was born in Strasburg, a son of the late James Arthur (1886-1960) and Virgie Alice (Shillingburg) (1889-1975) Strosnider, Sr.

He was a graduate of Strasburg High School…

Unidentified woman wearing a print dress with tassles visible at the waist.

Photograph of George Romick and his wife, Marybelle (Wealthy) Romick.

George and Marybelle were married in Woodstock in 1940. They had a son a couple of years later.

George enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1944 and was killed in October of…

Portrait photograph of Atwell W. Frye in his later years, holding a Confederate flag and sitting on a porch outdoors.

He was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, and served in Co. H, of the 11th Va. Calvary.

His wife was Martha (Maphis) Frye…

Portrait photograph of a young "Junior" Pangle in his U.S. Marine Corps uniform.

Roy Arthur "Junior" Pangle was born on Capon Road in Strasburg to James Arthur and Zelda Belle (Beeler) Pangle.

He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944 and served…

Photograph of Rosalie Benchoff as a student at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock.

Rosalie was born in Virginia, the daughter of Howard Johnston and Kathryn (Mahon) Benchoff, originally from Pennsylvania. In the 1920 census for…

Unidentified young child seated on a chair in the studio.

Portrait photograph of J. Kirby Barb in his U.S. Army uniform.

Kirby Barb was the son of Hosea Columbus and Bessie Victoria (Dellinger) Barb.

His first wife was Margaret Louise (Miller) Barb (1924-1956).

He married again to Anna Elizabeth…

Photograph of Betty Lou Munch as a young woman. She married Eldon Bernard and was originally from Fort Valley.

Betty Lou and her husband lived in Falls Church for many years and raised four children.

Framed picture of Edgar Allen Poe surrounded by championship banners of the Poe Literary Society (PLS) at Massanutten Academy (MMA) from 1909, 1913, 1916, and 1917.

The PLS team held annual declamations against their rival, the Jefferson Literary…

Unidentified little girl seated on a bench in the studio.

Handwritten log of Orndorff and Himelright births between 1855 and 1880.

Included are:

Philip P., son of Jacob and Rachel Orndorff (born Feb. 5, 1855);

Margaret R., daughter of Henry S. and Mary C. Himelright (born Aug 11, 1859); and…

Unidentified young child seated on the edge of a chair in the studio.

Photograph of June (Walter) Richards, of Fort Valley, holding her baby daughter, Gloria.

Photograph of handwritten entries in a book listing the births of nine Tisingers between 1863 and 1902.

Transcribed, the pages read:

Chas. H. Tisinger, Born Jan. 4, 1868
Sarah V. Tisinger, Born Dec. 18, 1863
Wilbur J. Tisinger, Born March 14,…

Photograph of a cashier's check from the Boulevard Bridge Bank in Chicago.

It is in the amount of $1,000 and made out to Sarah V. Spitler.

A very faint date stamp is visible that reads, "1924".

Unidentified young child seated on a chair in the studio.

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson surrounded by Jefferson Literary Society Inter Society Debate winner banners from 1907, 1910, 1912, 1914 and 1915 at Massanutten Academy.

The names of the winning teams are on the banners but most are unreadable in…

Photograph of three unidentified children of varying ages.

Probably, these were siblings.

Photo of a photograph of Harrison Holt Riddleberger, who owned a local newspaper and became a prominent political player in Shenandoah County.

Born in Edinburg, he was the son of Madison J. Riddleberger, a gunsmith by trade and stagecoach…

Unidentified young child seated on a chair in the studio.

Photograph of a house built by Dr. and Mrs. Walter Wunder at 487 Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.
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