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Photograph of Helen Hernell, a student at Shenandoah Valley Academy in 1929.

The name, "Hernell", is written on the glass plate.

Photograph of Helen Kessler

This photograph appeared in the 1925 Woodstock High School yearbook. That year Helen was a member of the Junior Class.

Portrait of Helen Lambert wearing a jeweled pin on the lapel of her jacket.

Helen Lee (Ellifritz) Iandoli as a young woman wearing a long gown with a sash that says, "Miss Strasburg 1939" and holding a trophy.

Helen was born in Davis, West Virginia, to William Howard and Mary Ellen (Resley) Ellifrits. She grew up in…

Helen Little with short wavy hair and seated on a bench.

Helen was the daughter of William Walter and Bess Susan (Stickley) Little.

Photograph of the hospital birth registration issued for Helen Lorraine Lam who was born on November 8, 1938, in Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington D.C.

Parents were Clarence William Lam (born in Virginia on Nov 3, 1913) and Ava Alice Andes…

Heavily damaged portrait of Helen (Middleton) Ritenour. She was the daughter of George Lewis Middleton (1894-1961) and Ada Lee Strosnider (1891-1972), from Strasburg.

At just 19, she married Harold Lee Ritenour (1925-1994), a 19-year old U.S.…

Portrait of Helen Palmer as a young woman posed in studio. She was married to Marvin Palmer.

Portrait of Helen Palmer as a young woman posed in studio. She was married to Marvin Palmer.

Helen Sargent, who never married, pictured as a young woman.

Portrait of Helen Seal as a young woman.

Helen Seal was the daughter of Otis L. and Daisy M. Seal. She had two brothers, Harold and Charles. She grew up in Woodstock and the 1950 census found her there as a 19-year old “office worker” still…

Photo of a portrait photograph of Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) Ring.

She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.

In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring…

Portrait of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins, smiling slightly, and looking off to the side.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard Gideon Wilkins and had three…

Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins with short hair and wearing ruffles and a bow on the front of her dress.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard…

Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) Ring.

She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.

In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring (1909-1968) in…

Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) Ring.

She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.

In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring (1909-1968) in…

Photograph of Helen (Wisman) Logsdon.

Helen Lucille Wisman was born in Woodstock to Walter Calvin and Irene Dora (Saum) Wisman.

She married John Ligouri Logsdon in 1946 in Washington D.C.

Both are buried together in the Mount Zion Lutheran…

Left to right: Helen (Seal) Ambrose, Charles W. "Dickle" Seal, and Harold L. Seal, Sr. pictured as young children.

The three were the children of Otis Lynden (1907-1982) and Daisy M. (Clem) (1913-1983) Seal. They grew up in the Woodstock area of…

Portrait photograph of Helena Margaret Finch.

This photograph appeared in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook "Shenandoah." Helena graduated from the high school that year.

Holiday decorations visible on the porch of the Heller House, located on West Court Street in Woodstock. John Allen Heller, and his wife, Alice Heller lived there with their children. Daughters were: Elizabeth "Bess" and Mary; two sons were named:…

Photograph of the staff that produced Massanutten Military Academy's 1924 yearbook "Helmet."

The picture appears in the yearbook under the title "1924 Helmet Staff."

Pictured are, from left to right:

Seated:
Charles Sydney, Arthur Payne…

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the yard.

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the fenced enclosure and there are turkeys walking by on the outside of the fence.

Photograph of a large hen house with multiple doors leading from the fenced area into the building.

Chickens are visible in the fenced enclosure and there are turkeys walking by on the outside of the fence.

A vast majority of European immigrants who came to Shenandoah County had a strong German background. With them came the Lutheran faith and the strong desire to preserve their heritage.

The Henkel family of New Market built a printing business…
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