Shenandoah County Library Archives

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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…

Margaret Ott (Grabill) Jones as a young woman wearing a long strand of faux pearls, a bracelet, and a watch.

Margaret was a descendant of Captain Grabill, the first Superintendent of Schools in Shenandoah County. She taught English at both…

Margaret Ott (Grabill) Jones seated on a bench with one hand in her lap and the other resting against her cheek.

Margaret was a descendant of Captain Grabill, the first Superintendent of Schools in Shenandoah County. She taught English at both…

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…

Portrait photograph of J. Eldred Swartz, a well-known Shenandoah County resident.

J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from William and Mary…

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…

Damaged portrait photograph Frank E. Large.

Frank was an instructor and coach at Massanutten Military Academy ca. 1920 and is wearing a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

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…

Ethel E. Stickley shown seated on a bench.

Ethel taught Speech and Dramatic Reading in Shenandoah County. She never married.

Her parents were Ezra E. and Sophia (Helm) Stickley. She is buried in Woodstock.

Portrait photograph of Dean H. Russel.

Russel was an instructor at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock Virginia. The 1924 school yearbook "Helmet" lists him as a Captain and notes he was a graduate of the Staunton Military Academy and The…

Portrait photograph of Margaret P. Cosby.

Margaret was the school nurse and mathematics instructor at Shenandoah Valley Academy located in New Market, Virginia, in 1925.

Portrait photograph of James H. Smith.

Smith was the "Bible" teacher at Shenandoah Valley Academy in New Market Virginia. This photograph appeared in that school's 1925 yearbook.

Portrait photograph of Sherman Ballard as it appeared in the 1917 Massanutten Academy Yearbook "Aggelos."

Sherman graduated from Massanutten and was an instructor in 1917.

Portrait photograph of Alexander C. Kerr.

Kerr was an instructor at Massanutten Academy and this photograph appeared in the school's 1917 yearbook Aggelos.

Portrait photograph showing Charles Virgil "C.V." Shoemaker.

Shoemaker was born in Bedford County Pennsylvania to parents Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker. He later mved to Woodstock and became a teacher with the Shenandoah County School System.…

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…
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