Shenandoah County Library Archives

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In 1930 Web "W.O." Riley and Rev. H.S. Coffey organized the "Scout Tom Cats" football team. This photograph shows the players beside the Woodstock Methodist Church, who sponsored the team, in 1930. Massanutten Academy's coach Leroy Glunt outfitted…

Photograph of the "Shell Struck Post" in New Market Virginia.

The post was struck by an artillery shell during the battle of New Market. The post still stands on Congress Street.

St. Matthews Lutheran Church is visible in the background.

"The Record," a publication produced monthly by the Woodstock Reformed Church Charge.

This edition is Volume II, Number 9 and is dated March 1912.

It includes information about services, financial transactions, and church groups.

Group of unidentified men, women, and children are posed together in front of a church.

The photographer has noted at the bottom: "Mt Zion and St. Luke D.V.B.S. 1930 Shenandoah Parish. Rev. P.E. Shealy, Pastor".

The abbreviation, "D.V.B.S."…

Photograph of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 19th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

1921 photograph showing African American musicians and performers in costume and blackface for a production of “Virginia Minstrels” that benefited Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock Virginia.

Identified in the photograph are:

Front row,…

"Architect's Drawing" of an educational building then under construction for St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Strasburg Virginia.

The drawing is dated September 1, 1953. It is taken from the publication "Historical Sketch of St. Pauls Lutheran…

Augusta Stone Church is a Presbyterian place of worship located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the unincorporated community of Fort Defiance. The church was one of two meeting houses established by The Congregation of the Triple Forks of the…

Photograph of Bethel Baptist Church, also known as Bethel Baptist Memorial Church, a historic Baptist church building located at White Post, Clarke County, Virginia.

It replaced an earlier log Quaker meeting house, used by the Baptist…

If you had attended a community event in the 70s, or 80s you might have found Betty Showman there, dressed as the popular TV character Minnie Pearl.

A resident of Conicville, Betty began performing as Minnie in 1963. She took her act to various…

Group photograph of the unidentified bible school participants at the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in the Fairvew area west of Woodstock, Virginia.

The photograph was taken outdoors in front of the church.

Photographic postcard with an image showing the Brethern Church in Maurertown Virginia.

The date of this postcard and who produced it are unknown. The church still stands on Old Valley Pike in that community.

Unidentified bride and groom take leave of the church altar area and walk back up the aisle after the wedding vows have been exchanged.

The photograph was taken inside Emanual Lutheran Church in Woodstock Virginia.

Postcard with a picture of the Strasburg Christian Church located on what is now High Street.

This photo was taken before 1912 when a major renovation altered the appearance of the 1872 church building.

Postcard showing a picture of the Christian Church in Strasburg Virginia. The card includes a description of the church and its history.

Altar area of an unidentified church that has been decorated with baskets of fruit, pumpkins, and a sign across the top that says, "Harvest Home".

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified chapel showing large stained glass window, arched columns, and two sections of wooden pews.

Group of unidentified students in front of unidentified church

Unidentified church with steeply pitched roof and bell visible at the top. It is made of stone and located next to residences.

Unidentified small church with a bell and steeple. An unidentified young girl is looking at it and is visible in the foreground.

Photograph and letter sent to Margaret "Daisy" Hickman from Charles Kessler Coffman in reference to a rose bush Charles had placed on the grave of Margaret's mother Angeline Campbell.

Angeline's grave is located in the "Old" Columbia Furnace Union…

Photograph showing the church confirmation class at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church on March 31, 1957.

The individuals pictured are identified, though the order in which they appear is uncertain. They are, as listed on an attached identification…

Photograph of the Disciples of Christ Church located on Main Street in Edinburg.

Photograph of the Disciples of Christ Church located on Main Street in Edinburg.

Photograph of Easter Services at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Woodstock Virginia.

Rev. John Paul Derrick is in the center and holding a book.

The adult church choir is on the left and the Children's Church choir is on the right. Most of the choir…
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