Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman
Subject
Wisman, Betty Ellen Bowman (1930-2018)
Description
Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman as a young child standing on a wicker chair.
Betty was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, daughter of Walter H. and Mazie (Coffman) Bowman.
She graduated from Edinburg High School in 1947 and earned a degree in Library Science from Madison College in 1951. After graduating, she taught at Edinburg High School then became librarian at Handley High School in Winchester.
She married Dr. Douglas P. Wisman in 1954, settled in Woodstock, where he practiced Optometry and they raised four children together.
The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
Betty was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, daughter of Walter H. and Mazie (Coffman) Bowman.
She graduated from Edinburg High School in 1947 and earned a degree in Library Science from Madison College in 1951. After graduating, she taught at Edinburg High School then became librarian at Handley High School in Winchester.
She married Dr. Douglas P. Wisman in 1954, settled in Woodstock, where he practiced Optometry and they raised four children together.
The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
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 "Aug 1932".
Contributor
Identified in 2012 by the subject herself, who had the same photograph at home.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
025984
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 19, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55655.
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