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Ruth (Wetzel) Shaver

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Title

Ruth (Wetzel) Shaver

Subject

Shaver, Ruth Marie Wetzel (1924-2017)

Description

Portrait photograph of Ruth (Wetzel) Shaver as a young woman wearing a necklace and pin with her off-the-shoulder dress.

Born in Woodstock, she was the daughter of William Luther and Mary Ellen (Gochenour) Wetzel.

Before moving to Harrisonburg in 1960, she owned and operated the Stonewall Terrace Gift Shop. After she moved there, she opened the R and R Trading Post, a family restaurant, gift shop and gas station. She was also partners with Dick and Elaine Strawderman in the Double S Catering Service for many years.

She is buried in Alonzaville, Shenandoah County.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sept 1946".

Contributor

Identified in 2009 by Arlene Hamman.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

017791

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Ruth (Wetzel) Shaver,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/47805.

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