Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Postcard with a flower drawing and slogan "Greetings from Toms Brook, VA"

This Christmas greeting and prayer appeared on the front page of the Shenandoah Herald on December 19, 1941. It reflected on the military service of many county residents and the separation that caused during the holidays.

As the article notes,…

Photograph of Greg Wakeman and Stanley Wakeman with cattle at 1980 the Shenandoah County Fair.

Photograph showing Greg and Tyler Wakeman at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gretchen Rebecca Benchoff as a young woman with short hair and bangs.

She was the daughter of Robert Johnston Benchoff, headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy, and Jean (Sine) Benchoff.

She…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gretchen Rebecca Benchoff as a young woman with short hair and bangs.

She was the daughter of Robert Johnston Benchoff, headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy, and Jean (Sine) Benchoff.

She…

Picture shoring the dining room at the Greystone Lodge in Bayse Virginia.

Postcard showing the Greystone Lodge in Basye Virginia.

This structure was originally constructed by Vice Admiral Henry V. Butler ca. 1920. It was operated as a type of hunting/recreation lodge around 1950. Today it is a private residence.

Postcard with an image of the "Greystone Lodge" located near Basye Virginia in western Shenandoah County.

Scan of a photograph showing Ezra Boyer and Frank Boyer grinding susage using a car's axle to power the grinder. Sam Ritenour is shown in the back. All are from Fort Valley Virginia and most likely this photograph was taken on a "butchering day."

Article about the "Progressive Grocer" magazine naming Woodstock Native Wanda Marshburn to its Top Women in Grocery List for 2012

Group of unidentified men in suits standing in a line with one man holding a shovel and poised to dig.

The man on the far left is a policeman.

This was probably a ground breaking ceremony.

Unidentified onlookers watching as an unidentified men in a suit turns over a shovel full of dirt during what appears to be a ground breaking ceremony.

Other unidentified men in suits are standing on the right.

Unidentified onlookers watching as an unidentified men in a suit turns over a shovel full of dirt during what appears to be a ground breaking ceremony.

Scan of a photograph showing the groundbreaking for the new exhibit hall at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. Pictured from left to right are William Vann, Jane Fitzwater, Marvin Sigler, Guy Wetzel, Paul LeDane, James Sheetz, and Coiner Rosen.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the groundbreaking ceremony for the Quality Inn in New Market Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the grounds at Endless Caverns near New Market Virginia.

Photograph showing a group of four girls and one boy at Camp Strawderman west of Edinburg, All subjects of the photograph are unknown.

Photograph showing a group of girls and one male subject at Camp Strawderman. The reverse of the image is labeled "Hike to Orkney."

Photograph showing a group at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock Virginia.

Pictured are, from left to right:

Front row: Josephine "Jo" Lynn, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.

Second Row: Unidentified, Unidentified,…

Photograph showing a group of unidentified boys in front of Lantz Hall at Massanutten Academy, now Massanutten Military Academy.

A group of eight unidentified individuals sitting in front of the Orkney Springs Hotel.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an unidentified consisting of a man, women, and two children at an unidentified pool.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing a group of individuals at the entryway to Shenandoah River Lodge located near Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph of a group of unidentified men and women assembled on the altar of Woodstock United Methodist Church.

Many are holding rolled diplomas.
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