Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of an unidentified lime plant in Strasburg Virginia.

This may be what was known as the Powhatan Lime Plant, but it is uncertain.

Postcard showing the lily pool at Orkney Springs in Virginia.

Scan of a photograph showing the ground breaking for the Lilly Show Barn building at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in 2008.

Photograph of Lillie Mae (Wilkins) Seibert as a child.

She was the daughter of William F. Wikins and Margaret Wilkins. Married to Harry Robert Seibert and mother of Oleta Frances Seibert.

Photograph of Lillie Mae (Wilkins) Seibert.

She was the daughter of William F. Wikins and Margaret Wilkins. Married to Harry Robert Seibert and mother of Oleta Frances Seibert.

Photograph of three friends identified as (l to r): Lillian Richardson, Margie (Powell) Lichliter, and Catherine Richardson.

Lillian was the daughter of Lester Richardson.

Catherine was the daughter of Perry and Beatrice (Rinker) Richardson.

Photograph of Lilliam Christina (Abell) Heishman as a young woman standing by a bench.

Lillian was the daughter of John Wesley (1854-1916) and Emma Susan (Marston) Abell (1858-1920). She married Lee Allen Heishman Sr. in 1916. They had five…

Portrait photograph of Lillian (Ritenour) Bowers as a young woman.

She was born in in Woodstock, a daughter of William Arthur and Maggie Mae (Walker) Ritenour.

Her husband was Ralph Daniel Bowers. Together, they raised two children, Bruce…

Portrait photograph of Lelia K. (Burner) Boswell wearing her round glasses and faux pearls.

She was from the Calvary area near Woodstock and was the daughter of Harry Cameron and Annie Elizabeth (Heishman) Burner.

Her first husband was Thomas…

Photograph of a drawing or painting of an unidentified man in an oval frame. The artwork is lifelike.

Photograph of the four Lichliter sisters, all from Detrick in Fort Valley. Identified as (l to r): Georgie F. Shipe, Reva Mae Lichliter, Anna Lee Ritenour, and Thelma Shiflett. All are buried in Detrick Cemetery in Fort Valley.

Their parents were…

Photograph of a gravestone for the Lichliter family.

Sometime between 1900 and 1925, one member of the Lichliter family produced this drawing. Unfortunately, whoever was responsible failed to leave any information behind.

What we do know is that the Lichliters lived on Washington Street in…

License granted to "Jno Wissler & Co" to operate a retail store in Columbia Furnace Virginia after the company has paid a $48 fee. The document is dated April 12 1858.

The license was signed by ____ Rinker and references the Sheriff of Shenandoah…

Article about the purchase of of Jacob Stiegel's diary for the Shenandoah County archives.

Certificate for two shares in the "Mt. Jackson Circulating Library" issued to Joseph Homer Tisinger of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

The certificate appears to be issued by "The Collins Library Company, Thomas J. Collins, Manager." It is dated February 6…

Article about the New Market Area Library's technology program

Unidentified library with books on shelves surrounding a desk and chair. The books appear to be a part of the Fiction collection.

Photograph taken in an unidentified library. Many shelves of books are visible.

Article about children's programs at the Shenandoah County Library

Photo of a photograph of buildings that were part of the Liberty Iron Furnace property.

Liberty Furnace was located along Stony Creek approximately 11 miles west of Edinburg, Virginia.

Photograph of Liberty Iron Furnace, located along Stony Creek approximately 11 miles west of Edinburg Virginia.

The superintendent's house (still standing in 2025) is visible on the upper left of the image and the furnace structures are visible…

Receipt noting that $29.25 had been received by Perry Bowman from M.M. Campbell, Receiver inf the Chancery suit of N.J. Conover vs. Liberty Iron Company for brick work on the company's stack. The receipt is dated December 31, 1891.

Picture of a photograph of the Liberty Furnace property.

The superintendent's house (still standing in 2022) is visible on the left of the image and the furnace structures are visible on the extreme right.

Liberty Furnace was located along…
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