Winter, 2015 Newsletter - Shenandoah...

New Board Member Spotlight President’s Message

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Volunteer Couple Board appoints Treasurer Smile.Amazon reminder Graffiti Photo

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Historic Building Series 4

History Crossword Puzzle 5

Preservation Awards due Scotch-Irish Lecture set Heritage Day planned Symphony of Stitches Crossword Puzzle Answers

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New Books on SCHS List Pie Safes Exhibit to close Did you know???

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Events 8

Highlights in this Issue: Graffiti work continues

Newsletter Winter, 2015

New Members

Floyd Heater

Kenny & Jean Klinge

Guy Pence

Diane Miller

Elizabeth Dalton Family

Russell & Julia Randle

Warren/Barbara Halvorson

Robin & Lester Layman

Cindy Rose Long

New Life Members Gregory Bott

Frederick B. Wynn

SCHS Board member Rick Rhoades will give a presentation which he hopes will illuminate the fun, value and relative ease of exploring your family roots in today’s environment.

Genealogy can discover and save those great family stories. It can often confirm or deny mysteries we have in family oral histories. He will demonstrate how genealogy almost always leads to new friends, and expanded understand-ing of both your family history and the world of your forefathers. Finally he will show ways to engage and pass on the family history to chil-dren, grandchildren, and generations to come.

The free program will be on Tuesday, March 10th at 7:00 p.m at the St. Paul’s Heritage Cen-ter , 106 S. High Street in Edinburg.

The public is invited. Ample parking is availa-ble in the Shentel lot across the street.

Adventures in Genealogy will be subject of March

Program Meeting The Museum at The Edinburg Mill has pro-duced a new exhibit which opened on Thurs-day, Nov. 6th and will be on display in the Visi-tor’s Center at the 1795 Historic Courthouse in Woodstock until the end of February. The im-pressive display has filled the exhibit area with a wide variety of artifacts, with stories about the various items. A brief history about the devel-opment of the museum is included, along with a continuous slide show of photos of items one can see at the Museum.

The Visitor’s Center, located in the 1795 Shenandoah County Historic Courthouse, is a multi-purpose establishment. Travel literature and other information is available for the taking and a nice selection of books are for sale, by the Shenandoah County Historical Society, on a variety of subjects pertaining to Shenandoah County and the Shenandoah Valley. There is Continued on Page 3

Paint conservator Chris Mills, with the assistance of volunteer Zach Hottel, exposed more graffiti in the 1795 historic courthouse in December. They focused on the front wall of the 1795 courtroom, next to the main door. This is a likely spot for graffiti and we wanted to find out what is there. Where there is no graffiti, we can use that valuable space for museum exhibits. Surprising results! Chris and Zach found a great deal of writing, but not what was expected. The dates 1837 and 1838 appeared, indicating a period some twenty five years before the Civil War. The names found so far appear to be local Shenandoah County names (Rhinehart, Zirkle). What happened here? Why were folks writing on the walls of the courtroom at that time? Before this discovery, we believed that all the graffiti in the courthouse was done during the Civil War. This discovery raises so many questions! Chris Mills has extensive experience conserving and analyzing surfaces in public buildings. He believes it is very unusual for writing to appear on the walls of a courthouse other than during the stress of war. So our county courthouse has a mysterious and rare story to tell. All of this early writing is on original plaster (limewashed but not painted) and is directly underneath a surface called clearcole, an Continued on Page 2

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What a busy year we had in 2014! Hard to imagine that we’ll out-do ourselves in 2015, but that won’t surprise me if it happens. Clearly the historic courthouse has become a major focus of our time and energy. However, we still have our many other projects and events that deserve, and receive, our attention. My thanks go to all of our board members and other volunteers who so willingly make things happen! Elsewhere in the newsletter, you will see the announcement that Diane Ferguson has stepped down as SCHS treasurer and C.F. Wagniere has taken over that po-sition. Diane has served as treas-urer since 2007 and in those many years put us on a good footing with excellent record keeping. Thank you, Diane, for the enor-mous amount of hours that have gone into your stewardship. Our

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President: Barbara Adamson

Vice-Pres: Janet Wagniere

Secretary: Ellen Markel

Treasurer: C.F. Wagniere

Board Members: John Adamson

Bruce Alger Dennis Atwood Diane Ferguson

Steven Shipe Rick Rhoades Andy Thayer

Meg Trott Kent Womack

Newsletter Editor: Janet Wagniere

Bob Lowerre is one busy man! You will often find him hosting the Visitor Center at the Historic Courthouse and, in the summer months, you’ll also find him at The Woodstock Museum, where he has also served as President. In the past, he has been President of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild, as well as Chairman of the Shenan-doah County Democratic Commit-tee. He has been a Board Mem-ber of Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation and a member of the 6th Con-gressional District Democratic Committee. These are just a few of his many public service activi-ties. Is it any wonder that he has also been honored as the Wood-stock Citizen of the Year?

Bob was raised on a dairy farm in Southeastern Wisconsin and he has many fond memories of his days on the farm. Among them are the arrival of milking ma-chines and tractors and goodbye to horses and hand-milking. Com-munity events such as threshing and riding through town in a horse-drawn sleigh also bring a smile .

After graduating from St. Johns Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, he earned his BA (Magna Cum Laude) at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His masters and doctorate were acquired at the U. of Wisconsin. After a stint in the Army, he joined the Agriculture Dept. as a staff attorney, and was known as the “peanut lawyer”. He worked out various agreements with the then unknown member of the Georgia Legislature and peanut farmer - one Jimmy Carter. The U.S. House of Representatives knew him as the Associate Coun-sel to the Committee on Agricul-ture, and he also served as Dep-uty General Counsel to the Farm Credit Administration. This isn’t everything he has done in his 84 years, and the list is still growing. In addition to the SCHS, he is a member of the Shenandoah Forum, Friends of the North Fork, the Civil War Trust and he is the National Leg-islative Chair of the Local Chap-ter of NARFE. Bob and his wife, Dot, live in Woodstock. Thanks Bob, for being a member of the SCHS team.

thanks also go to Diane’s unofficial assistant, Patrick Murphy, who can relax a little more now. We’re very pleased that C.F. Wagniere has agreed to take over the treas-urer position. C.F. is a devoted SCHS volunteer with plenty of ex-perience in finance and, as many of you know, is our go-to tech guy, which puts him in a good position to handle 21st C. financial record keeping. Thank you, C.F. This holiday season has been tempered somewhat with the passing of two important Shenan-doah County historians. Our own Mary Ann Williamson, who served on the SCHS board for many years and as president from 1996-1999 died on Dec. 2. Mary Ann led a full life and was the author of many books including The History of Edinburg, Virginia (with Jean Al-len Davis) and Union Forge, Shen-andoah County, Virginia. Most

Message from The President recently she served on the Shenandoah County Library Shenandoah Room and Tru-ban Archives Advisory Com-mittee. Her daily visits to the library and Shenandoah Room to see what was happening will be missed. I will miss and have always appreciated the regular “thank you” that she gave me for contributions to SCHS.

Another passing to note is that of Martha Baker Jones of Mt. Olive on Dec. 12. Martha wasn’t an active volunteer with SCHS but certainly contribut-ed to local history with her genealogy research and au-thorship of A History of Mt. Hebron Church Shenandoah County, Virginia. Both ladies have contributed a great deal

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GRAFFITI - from Page 2 animal hide glue coating that seals plaster and limewash before paint is applied. This confirms that the newest dis-coveries are very old. Graffiti discovered in previous work does appear to be Civil War related, so there is much to sort out. Chris worked at the courthouse for nine days. This visit was financed by a $1,500 grant from the Shen-andoah Community Founda-tion with a matching amount from SCHS. A portion of his time was a donation on Chris’s part for which we’re extremely grateful. In addi-tion, SCHS supporters donat-ed housing for Chris while he was here, cutting down on his expenses and stretching our dollars even further. While we have been able to read a few names on these newly exposed surfaces, oth-er writing needs sharp eyes to help us decipher what is there. You are welcome to stop by the courthouse and take a look. Become a part of the project! If only these his-toric walls could talk…

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March Program

March 10th - 7:00 P.M.

Adventures in Genealogy

By

Richard Rhoades

St. Paul’s Heritage Center

106 S. High Street

Edinburg VA

Volunteer Couple Board of Directors appoints new Treasurer

At the December meeting of the SCHS Board of Directors, Treasurer Diane Ferguson requested that she be replaced as Treasurer, a position she has held for many years. She will continue to serve on the Board.

The Board appointed C.F. Wagniere to the position of Treasurer, effective immediately. The Treasurer is not required to be a member of the Board.

C.F. has been a SCHS member for many years and is an active member of the Morrison photo processing team.

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Bill & Gloria Boone Bill & Gloria Boone moved from Maryland to Gloria’s family home in Edinburg in 2011. The house was built in 1842 by Gloria’s Great Great Grandfather and it has been occupied by the same family since that time. The couple has 14 grandchildren and 2 great grand chil-dren with two more expected in 2015. They have been working as a volunteer team in the Visitor Center at the Historic Court-house in Woodstock and they were SCHS members while still living in Maryland. Gloria retired from the Anne Arundel Coun-ty School Board. Prior to that, she was Admin-istrative Assistant to the Vice President of Technology at AT&T. Bill retired from the Federal Government as IT director for the Veteran’s Administration. Some of his earlier challenges really show his versatility ….. He was a minor league baseball player in 1951, then saw a tour of duty with the US Navy on the SS Saratoga as a diver/frogman in the mid-late 50’s. During the 1960’s he worked for NASA as an Aero Space Engineer doing world tracking, networking and satellite design. Since moving to the Valley, he is on the Edinburg town planning committee, is a volun-teer voting official for the County, and in the summer, volunteers at the Music Festival. He is a Master Mason and belongs to the Scottish Rites, Sojourner, National Walter Reed and the VFW in Edinburg. Bill plays the mandolin and the banjo and is learning to play the piano. His spare time is spent restoring their home, their barn and a 1963 Dodge. Gloria is on the Board of the Edinburg Heritage Foundation, the Ole Time Festival and Symphony of Stitches Committees. She also enjoys quilting and cooking for their large family. We are so glad they came to Edinburg.

even a section of previously owned history books. The Center is staffed by volunteers and is managed by the Historical Society and the County Tourism office.

In addition, a portion of the Center has been reserved for a changing exhibit. Local museums and historical interest groups are invited to pro-vide an exhibit which will be on display for 4 months in the Visitor Center. The first organiza-tion to take advantage of this opportunity was the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum near Toms Brook, and their term ended November 1st. The Narrow Passage Chapter of the DAR will place the next exhibit on March 1st.

The Visitor Center, and the 1795 Shen-andoah County Historic Courthouse Museum, is open to the public on Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

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Former intern, Zach Hottel, searches for graffiti

Dietz Cabin - Hepners, VA

Continuing Series on Historic Buildings in Shenandoah County

The Shenandoah County Historical Society participates in events that cele-brate county history. One way we do this is to erect a big red-striped canopy and display our books for sale. Naturally, we are happy to make sales as that is one of our prime means of fund-raising. But when we man our tent, we always benefit from the conversations that occur between our volunteers and the public as they pass by. We try to have a good supply of SCHS newsletters to give away and we welcome those who just want to browse our publications to chase after a bit of ge-nealogy or some local history. It’s no sur-prise that our display of books and other publications often stimulates interesting exchanges. At the Edinburg Ole Time Festival in September, I was the beneficiary of such a conversation. Jim and Lou Ann Dietz stopped at our tent and began looking at the materials on display. Conversation started and I quickly learned that they had rebuilt an old log cabin in the southwestern part of the county near Hepners. (If you’ve never heard of Hepners, do not feel too uninformed. It is a tiny village of about 5 buildings just a little southeast of Orkney Springs.) The mention of a rebuilt cabin caught my attention. I am always on alert for subject matter to create my newsletter articles, so I steered the conversation in that direction. Friendly people that they are, Jim and Lou Ann graciously agreed to let me call on them. A couple of months later, I found myself turning south at Macanie on to Morning Star Road following the directions to their cabin. Perhaps because I live near Stras-burg, I think of the southwestern corner of Shenandoah County as being pretty re-mote, and other than the Bayse area, rela-tively undeveloped. After visiting with Jim and Lou Ann, I still feel that way. And, I would quickly add, I am glad there is a large portion of our county that has not changed too much in the last one hundred years. The first thing I learned from Jim and Lou Ann was that when they said “rebuilt”, they meant it precisely. They did not “restore”, “renovate” or “conserve” their cabin, they literally used the materials from the original structure to rebuild about 50 feet away from the cabin’s initial site. My telling of the Dietz’ story will explain why they made the choice to rebuild. In 1991, Jim and Lou Ann purchased the old cabin they would later rebuild. Living and working in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C., they wanted a place where they could spend weekends enjoying nature. Because they both are conservation oriented, they were seeking a relatively remote location. But a long lasting search did not turn up anything that suited them until their real estate agent said there was “only one more possibility, but you won’t want it”. As soon as they saw the old cabin, they knew it was for them, no matter what its condition. It would take

Cabin as rebuilt - front view

Original cabin circa 1920

courage, innovation and many thousands of hours of hard work, but more than 20 years after finding their spot in the woods, the Dietz’ made it their permanent home in 2012.

In its original condition, the cabin was a very simple two over two log structure with an attached shed kitchen. The basic structure measured 14 feet by 24 feet. The cabin appeared to have never had a masonry chimney (a stove was vented with a stovepipe through the metal roof). To me, this sug-gests the cabin is post-Civil War. Further, Lake’s 1885 Atlas does not show a structure at this loca-tion. I find it quite believable that the cabin was built after 1885, possibly as late as 1920. The cab-in joinery of half-notched logs dates back to the very earliest structures in Shenandoah County. However, a hardy, traditional builder could have used such a tried and true technology in the early 20th century. Perhaps a thorough deed research project will reveal the name of the original owner and date of construction. Jim and Lou Ann used the cabin for weekends for a number of years, living with rotting logs, leaks, a sagging foundation and too many other issues to list in this short article. Nonetheless, they came to love their cabin and decided they had to do SOME-THING to continue to use it. Fortunately, they found Dennis Biller, a local contractor. A realistic examination of the cabin’s structural decay left the Dietz’ with two choices: use it until it (soon) fell down, or, take it apart and rebuild it using as much of the original fabric as possible. So, the rebuilding project was born. The construction team consisted of Jim, Lou Ann, Dennis Biller and local workers – a sort of community work force. The challenges of rebuild-

ing the cabin were many including how to lift the logs to the cabin’s tall second story using only a tractor’s front loader. One evening after working all day Jim, Lou Ann, Dennis and the construction team sat in a circle discussing the problem. Every-one was encouraged to offer their solution. After each team member put forth their idea of what to do Dennis proclaimed “Well, we’ve talked and we’ve talked, now it’s time to do something, even if it ain’t right.” Jim said to me “building this cabin with our neighbors changed our lives for the better.” As completed, the cabin’s original footprint is

now the front portion of the building. Old, reused logs were found to create a large rear addition. Where possible, old logs were placed in their original configuration, but several were too damaged to be reused. New logs were inserted to raise the ceiling height and the entire structure was erected on a new foundation that creates a full basement with a walkout entrance. Compact and efficient, the interior contains built-in cabinets made from the original cabin floor boards. There is even a door made entirely of recycled chestnut from the original cabin. Perhaps some readers will wonder if rebuilding an old struc-ture as Jim and Lou Ann have done truly preserves it. After see-ing their place and hearing their story, I would only suggest that one look at the final result. If they had made any other choice than the one they did, the cabin would only be a faded memory and something much less traditional would be in its place.

Rebuilding in progress

Cabin rebuilt - side view

By: John Adamson

Civil War History Puzzle

Answers on Page 6

The Excellence in Historic Preserva-tion Awards will be presented again this year at the SCHS Annual Dinner on May 12, 2015.

Last year the society revived the awards program begun by the former Shenandoah Preservation League and awarded from 1999-2007. Awards will be presented to up to three individuals or organizations in recognition of outstand-ing projects that further the preservation or the history of Shenandoah County.

The awards focus on projects in the fields of history, architecture, scenic beauty and material culture (includes fur-niture, textiles, documents, folk art, photographs, basketry, tools and more). Projects must be completed to be eligible.

Last year’s winners were: Patrick Murphy for his book: The French and Indian War in Shenandoah County: Life on the Inner Frontier, 1752-1766, Mr. Kenna Fansler, for a faithful and elegant rehabilitation of his historic Federal-style and Greek Revival home located on Main Street in the Mt. Jackson National Regis-ter Historic District, and the Strasburg Presbyterian Church, for outstanding res-toration and reconstruction of its historic church, the oldest church in Strasburg, which was badly damaged by fire in July of 2011.

Symphony of Stitches Symposium is on Sat., March 28th

Nominations sought for Annual SCHS Preservation Award

Heritage Day 2015 will be held on Sat-urday, April 11 from 11am to 3pm at the Columbia Furnace Church of the Brethren at 20910 Senedo Rd., Edinburg.

This year the event will focus on areas west of Woodstock and Edinburg, as far as the western county border, and will include Columbia Furnace, Liberty Furnace, Calva-ry, St. Luke, Wakeman’s Grove, Coffman-town, Harmony, Larkin’s Grocery, Uncle Tom’s Park, Wolf Gap, the Dinky Railroad and more.

The Committee is looking for presenters who would like to bring and share local, community, church, school or family history. You may contact the SCHS at 459-1795 or call Jean Martin at 459-7377. Look for more info on the SCHS website closer to the date.

Shenandoah County Heritage Day set for

April 11th

Find Your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors: A Practical Genealogical Tutorial at the MSV This interesting lecture will take place at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday, March 18th from 6 to 9 pm. One will learn research techniques, including online genealogi-cal research tips, with members of the Ulster Historical Foundation, Ireland, founded to promote interest in Irish genealogy and history, especially in the province of Ulster. Founded in 1956, the non-profit Ulster Historical Foundation promotes interest in Irish genealogy and history, with particular em-phasis on the historical nine-county province of Ulster. The Founda-tion is one of the leading genealogical research agencies in Ireland and a major publisher of historical, educational and genealogical source books. Its online historical and genealogical resources have helped transform the availability of Irish records for family historians at home and abroad. Fintan Mullan is the Executive Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation. Working with technology partners, Mullan was a pioneer in the creation of online resources for Irish research. He maintained the Foundation’s prominence in digital database developments for Irish genealogy. Mullan has managed the production of over 100 publications, including the popular Researching Scots-Irish Ances-tors. He has lectured widely in the U.S. and in Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. Advance registration is required. Fee for MSV members is $5; for non-members, $10 Call 888-556-5799 for information.

Nomination forms will be available on the SCHS website, by calling 459-1795 and will be distributed throughout the county. They are due by April 1. The Awards Com-mittee will be headed by SCHS Board Member Meg Trott.

Answers to Civil War History

The 2015 “Symphony of Stitches” sym-posium will be held on Saturday, March 28th at the St. Paul’s Heritage Center in Edinburg. The one-day symposium will include talks

[Photo courtesy of Juanita Leisch Jensen]

and the popular “Show and Tell” sessions in which participants are invited to bring arti-facts related to the talks from their own fami-lies or collections. The price to attend re-mains $35 for the full day, and $20 for a half day. All proceeds of the event go to the Ed-inburg Mill Museum. Obtain a registration

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Photo #26797

DO YOU KNOW THEM?

There are 57 albums, in the Shenandoah Room at the

County Library in Edinburg, that are filled with images

from the photo files of Hugh Morrison, Jr.

Plan to stop in and see if you can identify someone you

know.

This book is a sequel to Ech-oes of Shenandoah, and co-vers the years 1977-2000. It is published by the Retired Teachers Association and is filled with history and facts. The book also includes recol-lections of many of those who contributed to the writing of the book. SCHS: $16

New Market lies at the west-ern base of the Massanutten range. It’s crossroads go back to two Native American hunting trails that crossed here through-out the ages. The Town was incorporated in 1796 and the area still shines with its agrarian roots, while over the years it has fostered many educational institutions and maintained his-torically heavy commerce. The book has lots of photos. SCHS: $23; Members: $22

Learn how the women of the Confederacy handled the depri-vations and hardships of war as they experienced what it was like to have war, not across an ocean, but in their own backyard. This book, first published in 1906 is an up close and personal look at these brave women. SCHS: $31; members: $30

New Books in SCHS Catalog

HISTORIC COURTHOUSE VISITOR CENTER

CHANGING EXHIIBIT

The current exhibit by The Museum at The Edinburg Mill will be on display un l March 1st. .

DID YOU KNOW ????

…..The Visitor’s Center and Historic Courthouse Museum in Woodstock, VA is open during the winter months, Thurs.-Sat, 11-4.

….. This Newsletter is avail-able electronically by e-mail and you will see many of the photos in color. Let us know.

….. Many people like to pay their yearly dues in 3 or 6 year increments and not have to bother with those yearly $10 or $15 checks.

….. You can do genealogy research at Ancestry.com on the computers at the library for free.

….. You can still sign up to join our volunteer team at the Courthouse Visitor’s Center.

…..There is an extensive list of our Books for sale on the website that shows pictures of the books and gives a descrip-tion of each one.

Safes of the Valley Exhibit at MSV will

end March 22nd

For many, the piece of furniture called a “food safe” conjures nostalgic memories of days gone by. Often called “pie safes,” these rustic pieces of American furniture with punched-tin panels represent country charm and awaken memories of a simpler time Safes of the Valley is a beautiful exhibit at the Muse-um of the Shenandoah Valley, in Winchester, that will be end-ing on March 22nd. It ex-plores the regional variations that the food safe displayed throughout the Valley, as well as its many forms and decora-tive, punched-tin patterns. Assembled by guest-curators and Valley-furniture experts, Jeffrey S. Evans and Kurt Russ, the exhibition fea-tures more than forty food safes, many on first-time pub-lic display in this presentation. celebrate the region’s rural heritage

STITCHES - From Page 6

form by sending an e-mail to [email protected]

The 2015 symposium will have a strong focus on children and the Civil War in and outside the Shen-andoah Valley. Speaker Faye Snyder, owner of Parade Antiques will travel from Wiscasset, Maine to speak on the subject of dolls in the Civil War era. She has collect-ed and restored many dolls and will be setting up a large display of original and restored dolls.

The symposium almost al-ways features at least one talk on quilts and quilting, and with the focus on dolls and children, the committee is looking for someone to present a talk on doll quilts or crib quilts. Please call 540-459-7377 to suggest a speaker on that topic.

During the Civil War, some playthings were used to achieve wartime objectives. Dolls were used to smuggle goods, and to raise funds. A doll named “Rose Percy” and her extensive ward-robe were sold at a fundraising fair for the benefit of soldiers

Saturday, January 24th - 10 am—4 pm Shenandoah Valley Heritage Day is held annually at the Museum of the Shenando-ah Valley in Winchester. Celebrate the history and culture unique to the Shenan-doah Valley, and explore resources in dis-covering your own family history! For info: 888-556-5799

Sunday, February 22nd - 2-4 pm Strasburg Heritage Association Annual Meeting & Program at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Strasburg, VA The program will be about Strasburg in the Civil War — Places and People. It will explore the impact of both Union and Con-federate troops in the town, where they located and their impact on those places and the town’s residents. 2 to 4 PM The public is welcome. For info, call: 540-465-5570

Saturday, March 28th - 9:00 to 5 Symphony of Stitches Symposium at St. Paul’s Heritage Center in Edinburg. See article on Page 6.

Saturday, March 26 - 6:30—8:30 PM Portrait Photography 101 is a one-evening course, at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, to teach techniques for taking better portraits and other photographs. Held in conjunc-tion with the Face to Face exhibition, Laura Bridgeforth, of Full Frame Photography, will demonstrate techniques for taking bet-ter portraits and other photographs includ-ing poses, backgrounds, composition and lighting. Attendees are requested to bring a digital camera. Fee for MSV members is $10; all others, $15. Advance registration required by March 10. Call 540-662-1473, ext. 240 or visit: www.theMSV.org

Friday & Saturday, April 10 11 - Virginia Genealogical Society’s Spring Conference: Unlocking your Ancestor’s Stories using the Resources of Ances-try.com . This annual 2-day conference, is held in Richmond, VA. Numerous lectures and workshops are planned to help you learn which tools are available, through Ancestry.com, to help you take a question

P.O. Box 506 Edinburg VA 22824 Phone: 540-459-1795 E-Mail: [email protected]

Upcoming Events of Interest

Join the SCHS

Individual: $10 per year

Family: $15 per year

Lifetime (Individual): $200

Lifetime (Family): $300

Send Fee to address above.

VA

The SCHS web site: www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org

and then identify the data collections that might hold the answer. For costs and reservations, visit the web site: www.vgs.org. Reserve early as space is limited.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER - From Page 2

to the preservation of Shenandoah County’s history.

In mid-December SCHS hosted a holi-day social for members of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Branch of Preservation Virginia at the historic courthouse in Wood-stock. Preservation NSV is a regional organ-ization interested in historic preservation in the counties of Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Clarke, Frederick and the city of Winchester. SCHS is a member of the group and Shen-andoah County is represented by Rob An-drews, owner of the Zirkle Mill and Chester Ramey. The group holds meetings at his-toric sites throughout the five county area and we were delighted to have members visit the courthouse. We enjoyed showing it off!

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