Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Faded image of a group of students and their teachers posed in front of a building, probably their school. The child on the right is holding a slate that says, "June 1910".

Photograph of students and teachers from the class of 1912 posed as a group in front of the Lantz Mill School.

The caption, "Lantz Mill School", and the date, "3/12", are written on the bottom of the image.

Image of the two-story home in Woodstock where Ethel Lee (Marston) Denison lived with her brother in her later years.

Ethel was the daughter of William Frank Sr. and Mary Jane (Clem) Marston.

She was a graduate of Woodstock High School and the…

Group photograph of the students and teachers of the class of 1919 at the St. Luke Graded School.

All have been identified as follows:

Front row, (l to r): Robert Walker, Chester Riffey, Joe Wetzel, Theodore Markley, Dorothy Shipp, James…

Group of unidentified SVA students and teachers assembled on the steps of one of the campus buildings.

Group of unidentified SVA students posed together outside a building on campus.

The man seated in the center of the photograph may have been a teacher.

Portrait photograph of Major Edwin Wosley Grimmer.

At the time of the photograph, Grimmer was working for Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) as head of the school's ROTC program from 1940-?.

Previously he had served in the US Army.

Portrait photograph of Catherine (Boyer) Patterson who taught English at the high school level in Shenandoah County.

Portrait photograph of Cecil M. Newcorn, in profile, and wearing a uniform. He is best remembered for the years he served as Bandmaster at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in the late 1930’s.

Cecil was from Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of…

Portrait photograph of Francis E. Palmer.

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

Palmer was the business teacher at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) during the 1930s and early 1940s.

After the Second World War,…

Portrait photograph of Dr. John Walter 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…

Portrait photograph of Dr. John Walter Wayland in profile. He is 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.…

Portrait photograph of Dr. John Walter 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…

Portrait photograph of Samuella Hawes Crimm as a young woman.

She was the daughter of Jacob Clinedinst (1880-1952) and Behethland (Fitzpatrick) (1885-1971) Crim and grew up in New Market.

She never married and spent most of her life teaching.…

Poor image of a group of unidentified students and their teachers posed in front of an unidentified school building.

Group of unidentified students posed in front of a building, probably their school.

An unidentified adult woman and man are also pictured in the back (top) row and were probably teachers.

Group of unidentified people, probably students and teachers, posed in front of an unidentified building, probably a school.

Group of unidentified students posed outdoors.

Their unidentified school building is behind them.

Several adults are also pictured and were probably teachers.

Portrait photograph of Clyde O. Gibson

Gibson was an instructor for Massanutten Academy during the 1913-1914 school year.

This photograph appears in the school's 1913-1914 catalog "Massanutten Academy Views."

Portrait photograph of Elizabeth "Bessie" Gwinn.

Elizabeth was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1913-1914 school year. Her nickname was "Bessie" and she was from Monterey, Virginia.

Portrait photograph Elizabeth "Bessie" Gwinn.

Elizabeth was an instructor at Massanutten Academy for the 1913-1914 school year. Her nickname was "Bessie" and she was from Monterey, Virginia.

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 contributions as a Superintendent of…

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 contributions as a Superintendent of…

Photograph of Mary Bair Bowman as a child.

She was the daughter of Frank Bowman, a long-time Woodstock Merchant. She went on to become a teacher.

Photograph of Mary Bair Bowman as a young child.

She was the daughter of Frank Bowman, a long-time Woodstock merchant. She grew up to be a teacher.
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