Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Harold Lee Ritenour, of Woodstock, as a young man wearing his U.S. Marine Corps uniforms.

Harold Ritenour was born in Woodstock Virginia on March 25 1925. He served in World War Two with the U.S. Marine Corps. After the war…

A picture of Harold "Sparky" Sutphin. It appeared in the Shenandoah Herald when they reported he had been killed in action on November 9, 1950. He was 20 years old.

Harold had deployed to Korea as part of 38th Infantry Division which was…

Pictured here is Jacob C. Saylor (left) with his Army buddy Corporal Lippki. Both were machine gunners in the Korean War. The image appeared in the Shenandoah Herald.

Jacob C. Saylor was a New Market native that deployed to Korea on July 31st…

This photo shows Corporal Linden Zirkle of New Market fusing a tank mine somewhere in South Korea. It appeared on the front page of the September 7, 1950 Shenandoah Herald. At the time the United States forces in Korea were attempting to stop the…

Nevin P. Dellinger was born in New Market in 1932. He graduated from New Market High School in 1950 and the same year enlisted in the US Army for a three year period.

Dellinger deployed to Korea as a part of the 15th Infantry Division where he…

This letter was sent by Samuel Maddox, an attorney in Washington DC, to William Rush (W.R.) Merriam, President of the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company, on November 23 1908. It discusses Maddox's recent visit to the Liberty Furnace area and some of…

Letter from Laura G. White to Hamilton Ottawa Ferguson who she describes as her "uncle." Hamilton (H.O) Ferguson was a veteran of the Spanish American War who lived in Mt. Jackson Virginia. He died on September 25 1941 at the age of 75 and is buried…

Photograph showing Ruby ____ and Josephine Miller (Lynn) being pulled on a sled by John Hoshour (1850-1925). The house in the background is located at the intersection of Spring and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock Virginia. It is where Josephine was…

Photograph showing members of the Miller family in front of their residence on the corner of Spring and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock Virginia. Identified from left to right are: J.R. Miller, baby Josephine Miller (Lynn), unidentified, Mary Miller.…

Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) in front of their residence at the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing J.R., Josephine, and Mary Miller in front of their residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing J.R. Miller in front of his residence in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing baby Josephine Miller and unidentified family members along Muhlneberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing toddler Josephine Miller (Lynn) in front of her residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) along with an unidentified woman in from of the Miller residence at the corner of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) while on a horse. The photograph was taken near the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing J.R. Miller holding his daughter Josephine Miller (Lynn) next to his wife Mary Miller. The photograph was taken in front of their residence at the intersection of Muhlenberg and Spring Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing an unidentified man holding Josephine Miller (Lynn) in the middle of Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph showing what was then called the Moyer House in Edinburg Virginia. It is located along Stoney Creek Road (now Boulevard) just west of town. The library now stands in the adjacent field.

The image is labeled "Moyers House as shown from…

A poem written concerning a mother and daughter discussing marriage. The author of the poem is unknown. It is dated January 1 1857 and is labeled as being written in Timberville Virginia.

Five photographs showing various portions of Edinburg Virginia following a snow story. The pictures are dated April 11, 1918. They include images of the Cedar Hill Academy, Piccadilly Street, Main Street, and Center Street. All were taken by an…

Photograph of an unidentified rabbit hunter.

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Report of an extraordinary amount of snow and extremely frigid temperatures that occurred in Shenandoah County in December of 1880. The author is unknown, but it was kept by the Saum family of Edinburg Virginia.

Photograph showing an unidentified group of four men and women standing near the Shenandoah Alum Springs Hotel. Located in what is now the Bayse Community, Shenandoah Alum Springs was a popular resort that was founded sometime around 1874. It was…

Photograph showing an unidentified father with an infant sometime around 1924.
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