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Portrait of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins, smiling slightly, and looking off to the side.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard Gideon Wilkins and had three…

Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins with short hair and wearing ruffles and a bow on the front of her dress.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard…

Photograph of Helen (Wisman) Logsdon.

Helen Lucille Wisman was born in Woodstock to Walter Calvin and Irene Dora (Saum) Wisman.

She married John Ligouri Logsdon in 1946 in Washington D.C.

Both are buried together in the Mount Zion Lutheran…

Left to right: Helen (Seal) Ambrose, Charles W. "Dickle" Seal, and Harold L. Seal, Sr. pictured as young children.

The three were the children of Otis Lynden (1907-1982) and Daisy M. (Clem) (1913-1983) Seal. They grew up in the Woodstock area of…

Portrait photograph of Helena Margaret Finch.

This photograph appeared in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook "Shenandoah." Helena graduated from the high school that year.

Photograph of holiday decorations visible on the porch of the Heller House, located on West Court Street in Woodstock.

John Allen Heller, and his wife, Alice Heller lived there with their children. Daughters were: Elizabeth "Bess" and Mary; two…

Photograph of the staff that produced Massanutten Military Academy's 1924 yearbook "Helmet."

The picture appears in the yearbook under the title "1924 Helmet Staff."

Pictured are, from left to right:

Seated:
Charles Sydney, Arthur Payne…

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the yard.

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the fenced enclosure and there are turkeys walking by on the outside of the fence.

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the fenced enclosure and there are turkeys walking by on the outside of the fence.

A vast majority of European immigrants who came to Shenandoah County had a strong German background. With them came the Lutheran faith and the strong desire to preserve their heritage.

The Henkel family of New Market built a printing business…

Broadside produced by Henkel & Company Printers advertising "Henkel's Eye-Water," a lotion designed to assist with eye inflammation.

The print company and product originated in New Market Virginia.

Photograph of the Barrick family.

Pictured standing (l to r) are: Alma (Wakeman) Barrick and her son, Brook E. Barrick.

Pictured seated (l to r) are: John "Harry" Barrick and his daughter, Betty (Barrick) Estep.

The family lived in the…

A photograph of the Barrick family.

Pictured standing (l to r) are: Betty (Barrick) Estep and her brother, Brook E. Barrick.

Pictured seated (l to r) are: John "Harry" Barrick and his wife, Alma (Wakeman) Barrick.

The family lived in the…

Portrait photograph of Henry Clay Allen with a mustache and wearing a suit.

Henry was born in Botetourt County, Virginia, a son of John James Allen and Mary Elizabeth Payne (Jackson) Allen. His father was born in Woodstock.

He is best…

Photo of a photograph of Henry Clay Allen and his wife, Julia McKay (Gatewood) Allen.

Henry was born in Botetourt County, Virginia, a son of John James Allen and Mary Elizabeth Payne (Jackson) Allen. His father was born in Woodstock.

He is best…

Photograph of Henry Clay Ellis of Strasburg standing beside a gate. He was the son of William Henry Clay Ellis and Bess Ellen (Machir) Ellis.

As a young man, Henry worked as a bank teller in Washington D. C. There, he met and fell in love with…

Photograph showing unidentified members of the Henry family on the front porch of their house in Woodstock, Virginia.

The house stands at 528 Henry Drive in Woodstock.

Portrait photograph of Henry Lauck Hottel, know as "Lauck", wearing round glasses and a suit with a striped tie.

His parents were George Henry and Laura Lee (Painter) Hottel. He married Ethel Ray (Bowman) Hottel.

He owned and operated the…

Photo of an oval portrait photograph of Henry Saint John Rinker.

Rinker was a Reformed Church minister in Shenandoah County.
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