Shenandoah County Library Archives

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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 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 Margaret Magruder wearing a winter coat with fur on the collar and cuffs.

Margaret was born to Mark Welsh Magruder and Lilia Myrtle Riddleberger. She grew up in Woodstock where her father was an agent in the Fire Insurance…

Portrait photograph of Olive M. (Magruder) Dellinger, as a young woman.

Shewas born in Woodstock to Mark W. Magruder (1868-1921) and Lelia (Riddleberger) Magruder (1867-1939).

She taught school for more than 30 years in Washington, D.C.,…

Portrait photograph of Frances Honey.

Frances was a faculty member at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for the 1926-1927 school year.

This photograph appeared in the school's 1927 yearbook "The Adjutant" which noted she was the school's…

Portrait photograph of George Shufflebotham.

Shufflebotham was an instructor at Massanutten Academy in the 1920s with the rank of Captain. He taught language and history.

This photograph appeared in the 1927 MMA yearbook "The Adjutant" which…

Portrait photograph of Ruth A. Rockafellow.

Ruth was an instructor of piano and voice at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in 1927.

This photograph appears in the school's yearbook from that year.

Portrait photograph of Olive M. (Magruder) Dellinger, as a young woman.

Mrs. Dellinger was born in Woodstock to Mark W. Magruder (1868-1921) and Lelia (Riddleberger) Magruder (1867-1939).

She taught school for more than 30 years in Washington,…

Portrait photograph of Miss Mary Beall Walton wearing a long faux pearl necklace.

Miss Mary Beall Walton was a popular kindergarten and primary grade teacher in the Woodstock public schools during the 1910’s and 1920’s.

She never…

Portrait photograph of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, best remembered for her years as a Strasburg High School teacher.

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

Group of unidentified students posing on the steps of the Lantz Mill School. The adult woman on the far right was probably their teacher and is identified on a local postcard as "Mrs. Miller."

The photograph was taken ca. 1924, based on a similar…

Group of students and their teacher outside the Lantz Mill School circa 1912.

One student has been identified (front row, 6th from the left) as Ruby Clinedinst.

The other students are unidentified as is the teacher.

Miriam Anna Schafer standing in the studio and wearing a stylish outfit of the time.

She was an Assistant Instructor in Music at Massanutten Academy in Woodstock not long after the school was established.

This photograph was used in a 1902…

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

Clayton Spessard was a teacher of Latin and History at Massanutten Academy in 1902. This photograph appeared in a 1902 publication advertising that…

Portrait photograph of J. Calvin Bolger with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie with a high, starched collar.

Bolger was a teacher of instrumental music at Massanutten Academy in 1902. This photograph appeared in a 1902 publication advertising…

Faded image of a group of unidentified elementary-aged school children and a few unidentified teachers standing outside of their school building.

Portrait photograph of Charles Virgil Shoemaker who lived in Woodstock.

Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, his parents were Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker.

C.V. Shoemaker is best remembered for his service as a Superintendent of Shenandoah…

Portrait photograph of Mollie D. Coyner.

Coyner was an instructor at Massanutten Academy in 1924.

Damaged portrait photograph of Mary Bair Bowman, a well-known music teacher at Woodstock High School.

Mary was the only child of Franklin Schmucker (1871-1963) and Sarah Fletcher (Supinger) (1870-1953) Bowman. She never married and was very…

Portrait photograph of Leroy Edward Glunt, an instructor and coach at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA), in uniform.

Leroy Edward Glunt was born in California, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Sara E. (Humphries) Glunt. He served as a Corporal…

Portrait photograph of William Tamkin, long-time resident and well-known school teacher of Fort Valley.

His parents were John and Catherine Virginia (Spitzer) Tamkin. He had a sister, Josephine, and a brother, James.

In April 1885, Mr. Tamkin…

Portrait photograph of William J. Snyder.

Synder was an instructor at Massanutten Academy in 1924. The 1924 yearbook "Helmet" notes he is from Media Pennsylvania and attended Hobart College.

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…

Unidentified group of students and, at least one teacher, from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA).

Large group of unidentified students and teachers assembled outside in front of a campus building.
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