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Portrait photograph of Russell George Clinedinst, Jr. in his U.S. Army uniform with Irene Crisman beside him.

Russell was the son of Russell George and Retta Wise (Fultz) Clinedinst, a farming couple in the Edinburg area.

He enlisted in the…

Photograph of Russell Page Frye and Clara A. Sine Frye of Lantz Mill.

The image was taken and developed by Hugh Morrison at his Woodstock Studio. While the image is undated, it was most likely taken ca. 1908 when the couple were married.

Photograph of Russel Shaw Carew wearing a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet uniform.

Russel was from Vineland, New Jersey, and a cadet at MMA in 1923 and 1924. He graduated in 1924 and the "Helmet" yearbook from that year noted his nickname…

Damaged image of siblings, Rush and Lacy Boyer, as young children.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other siblings died as infants.

When Rush W. Boyer…

Portrait photograph of Rush W. Boyer (left) with his brother, Lacy Alva Boyer (right), when both were very young.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other…

Portrait photograph of Rush W. Boyer (left) with his brother, Lacy Alva Boyer (right), when both were very young.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other…

Article about the Fort Valley Ruritan Club honoring Jeanette Conner Ritenour

View of a county road heading down a narrow valley.

A 1920's era automobile is visible on the road and a house is on the right. Mountains are also visible.

View looking down a hillside and off into the distance. A well-travelled road, possibly Route 11, is visible in the distance.

Unidentified rural scene with a small wooden bridge, dirt road, trees, and a few unidentified buildings or picnic pavilions in the background.

Document bearing Geary Hotel letter head listing the running team of Harrisonburg Hose Company Number 4. The running team would have been part of a series of hose reel races that occurred in Woodstock on July 4, 1901 when the town celebrated the…

Drawing showing the ruins of the Narrow Passage Bridge following its collapse on March 6, 1876. Produced by W.O. Towns of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph of ruined remains of Bowman's Mill on the west side of Route 11, just north of the town of Strasburg.

The mill operated on Cedar Creek close to the Stickley House.

Two unidentified men are visible looking at the stone walls and trees…

Rufus Wilkins and Gertie Dellinger dated each other after both had lost their spouses.

Rufus Wilkins and Gertie Dellinger began dating (or as people used to say, "courtin"), after both had lost their spouses.

Photograph of the group of mostly unidentified people gathered for the dedication ceremony of the commemorative highway marker at Rude's Hill, south of Mount Jackson on Route 11.

The plaque reads in part, "Rude's Hill", with the text below it:…

Portrait photograph of Ruby Mae (Frye) Phillips as a young woman with glasses.

Ruby was born in Mt. Jackson, the eldest daughter of Luther Lemuel McKinley "Boots" Frye and Alice (Mauck) Frye.

She graduated from Triplett High School in 1943 and…

Ruby Fry pictured as a young woman. She married Doug Phillips.

Portrait of Ruby Arlene Lichliter as a young woman.

Ruby was the daughter of the late Roy Adison and Helen Virginia (O’Neal) Lichliter. She was a 1941 graduate of Edinburg High School.

A year later, she married Carson Marion Lichliter and…

Portrait of Ruby Arlene Lichliter as a young woman.

Ruby was the daughter of the late Roy Adison and Helen Virginia (O’Neal) Lichliter. She was a 1941 graduate of Edinburg High School.

A year later, she married Carson Marion Lichliter and…

Photograph showing Ruby ____ and Josephine Miller (Lynn) being pulled on a sled by John Hoshour (1850-1925). The house in the background is located at the intersection of Spring and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock Virginia. It is where Josephine was…

Portrait photograph of Ruby (Dellinger) Hawkins with short, curled hair and wearing a short-sleeved dress.

Ruby was born in Conicville, one of six children born to Mantonia Dellinger and Gertie (Mumaw) Dellinger.

She graduated from Triplett…

View looking north on U.S. Route 11 near the intersection with Saumsville Road north of Woodstock.

The large brick home on the left side of the road (center of image) belonged to Jonathan Stribling Crabill.

A large white barn is on the…

View looking north on U.S. Route 11 near the intersection with Saumsville Road north of Woodstock.

Signs for the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown, Shenandoah Apple Candy, and the Clearbrook Woolen Shop are also visible on the left side of the…

Photo of a framed photograph of Royston L. Shiley, son of James Samuel and Attie Gertrude Barton Shiley. Royston married Jean Rinker (1931-1997) and together, they had two daughters: Judith Thorpe and Vickie Shiley.
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