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Postcard showing the Artz Mill, aka the Strasburg Mill, at the time it was home to the Old Mill Tavern restaurant.

Photograph of James Mayberry Artz, seated left, with his oldest daughter, Lois, and his wife, Lettie (Schaeffer) Artz, beside him.

James M. Artz was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, the eldest of at least six children born to James Peter…

Photograph of (l to r): Josephine (Artz) Umberger, Francis Artz, and Carolyn (Artz) Kronk.

Photograph of Francis Artz as a toddler.

Family photograph of the Artz family.

Pictured left to right are: Douglas S. Artz, his daughter, Carolyn, son, Francis, wife Geraldine, and daughter, Josephine.

Photograph of the Artz siblings identified as (l to r) standing: John P. Artz, Alice (Artz) See Isner, and Lois (Artz) Sheetz. Douglas S. Artz is seated in front.

The name, "Jim Artz" was written on the glass plate of this image.

Photograph of a notarized certification from the Clerk of Hardy County, West Virginia, in 1941, stating that the birth of Julia Gertrude Artz, daughter of James Peter Artz and Cedena C. Artz, was on November 30, 1885. The note also attests that "the…

Photograph of Vizanah (Senseney) Artz (left) and her older brother, Robert L. "Bobby" Senseney, Jr.

Their parents were Robert Lee Senseney (1905-1988) and Louise (Funk) Senseney (1912-1997). The family lived in rural Strasburg.

Tragically,…

Photograph of Lois F. Artz and her younger brother, John P. Artz, when they were children.

They were the two oldest children of James Mayberry and Lettie Irene (Schaeffer) Artz, of Woodstock.

Lois married Odin Guy Sheetz (1892-1965) in 1933.…

Portrait photograph of Emma Lou (Clark) Artz from Woodstock in her graduation cap and gown.

Photo of a photograph of the four Artz siblings. From left to right are: John P., Alice, Lois Florine (standing in back), and Doug (seated in front). They were the children of James M. and Lettie (Schaeffer) Artz.

Anna Rebecca (Cayton) Artz seated in the studio as a young woman.

Anna was the daughter of Claude Samuel and Minnie Gertrude Cayton.

Her husband was John Peter Artz (1909-2000). He was the son of James Mayberry and Lettie (Schaeffer)…

Portrait of John P. Artz as a young man. Born in Woodstock, he was the son of James Mayberry and Lettie Schaeffer Artz. He married Anna Rebecca Cayton (1913-1999) originally from Luray. The couple lived in Strasburg and had a son, James S. and a…

Anna Rebecca (Cayton) Artz standing in the studio as a young woman.

Anna was the daughter of Claude Samuel and Minnie Gertrude Cayton.

Her husband was John Peter Artz (1909-2000). He was the son of James Mayberry and Lettie (Schaeffer) Artz.…

Portrait of Maynard Emory Artz as a senior in high school.

This photograph was used in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook. The yearbook staff wrote this about him:

"Marty" entered High School with us in 1921. He is known for having a…

Jean Marie (Artz) Thompson, seated in the studio with her three children posed around her. They are (l to r): Mickey, baby Linda, and Allen.

Jean's husband was Charles Thompson.

Photograph of Samuel Jefferson Artz astride his horse, "Mike".

Samuel Artz was born at the family farm near Edinburg. The beginning of the Civil War found the 24 year old farmer, orphaned and unmarried, ready and willing to enlist with a local…

Polly (Henson) Artz as a young woman wearing a necklace and a dress with ruffles on the sleeves and hips.

Polly was from Strasburg. She married Arthur "Punk" Arnold Artz (1911-1994).

Polly (Henson) Artz as a young woman wearing a necklace and floor-length dress with ruffles on the sleeves and lower part.

Polly was from Strasburg. She married Arthur "Punk" Arnold Artz (1911-1994).

Portrait photograph of Lena Artz.

Lena was raised near Woodstock Virginia and later became a pioneering botanist studying plant life in the Shenandoah Valley.

Geraldine Brown (Borden) Artz as a young woman with short hair.

She was born in Toms Brook, a daughter of Christian David and Alma (Brown) Borden.

She taught in Shenandoah County Public School system for more than 40 years.

Her husband was…

Portrait photograph of Geraldine Brown (Borden) Artz as a young woman with short hair.

She was born in Toms Brook, a daughter of Christian David and Alma (Brown) Borden.

She taught in Shenandoah County Public School system for more than 40…

Photo of a framed school portrait photograph of Lois Frances (Artz) Pomeroy as a high school graduate in her cap and gown.

The date, "1940-41" appears at the bottom of the photograph.

She was the daughter of Joseph Robert and Lottie Mae…

Photograph of Golda Mae (Hottle) Wisman and her husband, Clarence L. Wisman, both seated. Behind them are their three daughters identified as (l to r): Jean Elizabeth (Wisman) Artz, Betty Ann (Wisman) McCoy, and Louise Virginia (Wisman)…

Christina L. (Artz) Umbreit as a young woman in a long dress and wearing a sash that says, "Miss Strasburg 1934". She is holding a trophy.

This photograph was taken shortly after she won the Miss Strasburg contest in 1934.

Christina was one of…
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