Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Four men from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) wearing the school's uniform replete with swords.

Pictured are, from left to right:

William R. England (Commandant of Cadets), Unidentified, Alfred Carroll Richmond, Edwin Morrison.

Geraldine Brown (Borden) Artz as a young woman with short hair.

She was born in Toms Brook, a daughter of Christian David and Alma (Brown) Borden.

She taught in Shenandoah County Public School system for more than 40 years.

Her husband was…

Portrait photograph of Captain Alan Lonsdale who taught in the Department of Languages at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia, during the 1926/1927 academic year.

This photograph was used in the 1927 MMA yearbook, "The…

Portrait photograph of Lelia K. (Burner) Boswell wearing her round glasses and faux pearls.

She was from the Calvary area near Woodstock and was the daughter of Harry Cameron and Annie Elizabeth (Heishman) Burner.

Her first husband was Thomas…

Portrait photograph of Alvin A. Lutz wearing a suit and tie.

He served as the Principal of Edinburg High School in the early 1930s.

His parents were Turner Ashby and Cora Lutz. He married Gladys G. (Clem) Lutz. The couple had at least one…

Portrait photograph of Lieutenant Alan Richardson wearing his U.S. Army Infantry Reserves uniform.

Lt. Richardson served as the Commandant of Cadets at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia.

This photograph appeared in the…

Portrait photograph of Guy A. Benchoff, a well-known instructor and Commandant of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA), in his school's uniform.

This photograph appears in the 1927 Massanutten Academy yearbook titled: "The Adjutant".

Born in…

Portrait photograph of Lucy Frye Ludwig. She was a school teacher for many years in Strasburg.

Lucy never married and was the daughter of Henry P. and Mary K. (Spangler) Ludwig.

This photograph appeared in the 1925 Strasburg High School…

Photograph of Lelia Katherine (Burner) Boswell.

This photograph appeared in the 1925 Woodstock High School yearbook. That year Lelia was a member of the Junior Class.

She was from the Calvary area near Woodstock and was the daughter of Harry…

Portrait photograph of John H. Sachs wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

Sachs was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1912-1913 school year.

Portrait photograph of Nathan H. Corman.

Corman was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1911-1912 school year. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College.

Portrait photograph of Clayton I. Spessard as a young man and wearing a suit and tie with a high, starched collar.

Spessard was a teacher of Latin and History at Massanutten Academy in 1902. A similar photograph of him appeared in a 1902…

Portrait photograph of Charles Harry Kehm.

Kehm was instructor of English, History, and German at Massanutten Academy in 1902.

Portrait photograph of Charles Harry Kehm.

Kehm was instructor of English, History, and German at Massanutten Academy in 1902.

Portrait photograph of Harrison Philip Magruder.

He is wearing a Massanutten Military Academy uniform where he was an instructor of English.

This photograph was produced for the undated publication "Massanutten Academy: A Select Military…

Portrait photograph of Les Fouts later in life. he This photograph was made while he was a teacher and coach at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Leslie “Les” Fouts was a cadet at Massanutten Academy from 1922-1924. He later returned to the…

Portrait photograph H. Ross Baldwin, an instructor of science at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Portrait photograph of Francis E. Palmer wearing the uniform of a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Captain.

Francis Palmer is sometimes known as F.E. Palmer or "Eph" Palmer.

Palmer was the business teacher at MMA during the 1930s and early…

Photograph of three members of Massanutten Military Academy's staff.

From left to right are Robert Fransen, Leroy Glunt, and Ralph Henry Abbas.

Leroy Glunt, was a well-known coach at Massanutten Military Academy in the 1920s and 1930s.

Donald Fisher as a young man and wearing a double-breasted jacket and tie.

Donald grew up in Strasburg and became a teacher at Strasburg High School.

Portrait photograph of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, who never married and became a teacher.

Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis.

Interestingly, her civil birth was…

Portrait photograph of Dr. John W. Wayland, best remembered as the author of several books on the history of Shenandoah County.

John Walter Wayland was born in Woodlawn, in the southwestern part of Shenandoah County, Virginia. He graduated from…

Genevieve D. McClain with glasses and seated on a bench. She is best remembered for having been a teacher at Creekside School in Woodstock.

Genevieve D. Robinson was born in Douglas Grove, Berkley County, West Virginia, to David Henry and Sarah E.…

Portrait photograph of Professor Milton Hollingsworth wearing a suit and tie.

He was the son of Charles Edwin and Fannie (Coffelt) Hollingsworth and had a long career in high school level education; first as a teacher, later as a…

Photograph of Mary Bair Bowman as a toddler.

She was the only child of Franklin Schmucker (1871-1963) and Sarah Fletcher (Supinger) (1870-1953) Bowman. Her father was a Woodstock Merchant.

Mary was a well-known music teacher at Woodstock High…
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