Shenandoah County Library: Truban Archives
Judy Gochenour Collection
2024-0014
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1.5 Linear Feet
One legal-sized box and one 8x10 print box.
1870-1920
Photographs and a limited amount of paper material related to the Sheetz family who lived near Woodstock, Virginia.
Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Judy Gochenour on March 28, 2022.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged chronologically within the Finding Aid with older dates appearing first and undated materials in the rear. Physical order of the box may be different.
Materials are arranged by size and material type within each box. Photographs larger than 8x10 inches are stored in Box 1 and items smaller than 8x10 inches are stored in Box 2.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Judy Gochenour Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Processing Information
Materials were originally donated in a plastic bag with no original order retained.
Items were processed individually unless multiple items were found with a proven connection/identical subject. Some items with common subjects were processed individually due to the size of the materials.
All photographs were placed in appropriate photograph sleeves and then either foldered or placed in paper sleeves for organizational purposes. Written materials were foldered.
Material related to "Stonewall Stretcher Rehabilitation" were mounted on foam core and this was retained.
Photographs with identified subjects were titled with the original names when appropropriate. These original titles are denoted by quotation marks ("").
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 19 sleeves of images, 2 of a stretcher restoration and 17 of local sites/individuals, and 9 folders of smaller photographs of local sites/individuals. There is one folder of historical information related to the Sheetz Mill.
The bulk of the material within this collection are photographs of members of the Sheetz family, businesses they owned, and agricultural scenes on farms owned by the Sheetz family. These include images of a taxidermy business managed by Asa Sheetz, the Sheetz Mill near Woodstock, Virginia, and the Asa Sheetz Orchard near Woodstock.
Two images are related to the "Stonewall Stretcher" shows a stretcher restored by Ralph Sheetz, a carpenter. The stretcher was utilized after the shooting of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
All materials appear to be from Shenandoah County excluding images of "Big Schloss."
Biographical / Historical
The Sheetz family came to Shenandoah County ca. 1760. A portion of the family lived west of Woodstock near the Calvary community.
In the 19th century this family was involved in several commercial operations, including a mill which operated alongside Narrow Passage Creek.
The bulk of the material present in this collection is associated with Asa Sheetz and relatives who lived in the area during the late 19th century. Asa was born in 1852 and became a farmer near Calvary along with his wife Mary and their nine children. In addition to farming, Asa was a trained taxidermist. He died in 1927.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Bibliography
Spratt, T. M. (1993). A Shenandoah County Pioneer & his Descendants Matthias Schutz (Sheetz) 1698-1766. Iberian Publishing Company.
Agriculture - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Woodstock (Va)
Shenandoah County (Va.)
Mills - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Sheetz family
Joseph Sheetz Home and FamilySleeve 1.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/2629ca. 18701"Sheetz Brothers Fur Buyers," Narrow Passage, Woodstock VirginiaSleeve 1.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/2638ca. 19001Deerhorn Camp, Sheetz/Frye Family, Paddy Mountain/St. Luke VirginiaSleeve 1.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/2631ca. 19101"Apple Butter Boiling"Sleeve 1.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/2624November 20 19121Sheetz Family Camping/Fishing Photographs, Shenandoah River, Woodstock VirginiaFolder 2.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/2643ca. 19122"Hunter Shanty"Folder 2.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/2644ca. 19122Sheetz Family PhotographsFolder 2.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/2645ca. 19122Sheetz Mill PhotographsFolder 2.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/2646ca. 19122Unidentified HuntersFolder 2.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/2642ca. 19122Lydia Kibler SheetzSleeve 1.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/2633ca. 19151Asa Sheetz Orchard, Morrison Studio PhotographSleeve 1.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/2632ca. 19181Frank Sheetz Farm Thrashing Machine SceneSleeve 1.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/2625ca. 19201"Stonewall Stretcher" Rehabilitation Photographs, Ralph SheetzSleeve 1.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/2620Undated1"Stonewall Stretcher" Rehabilitation Photographs, Ralph SheetzSleeve 1.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/2621Undated1"P. Frank Sheetz Apple Orchard"Sleeve 1.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/2622Undated1"Calvary Schoolhouse" PhotographSleeve 1.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/2623Undated1"Wildlife of the Shenandoah Valley of VA" Asa Sheetz Display, Morrison Studio PhotographSleeve 1.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/2626Undated1"Wildlife of the Shenandoah Valley of VA" Asa Sheetz Display, Morrison Studio PhotographSleeve 1.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/2627Undated1Sheetz Mill, Woodstock VirginiaSleeve 1.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/2628Undated1Mt. Airy Cornet BandSleeve 1.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/2630Undated1Pleasant Grove School, Shenandoah County VirginiaSleeve 1.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/2634Undated1Stepp FamilySleeve 1.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/2635Undated1Stepp FamilySleeve 1.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/2636Undated1Ellis Bauserman Home, Toms Brook VirginiaSleeve 1.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/2637Undated1"Big Schloss," Sheetz Family Photographs 1 of 3Folder 2.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/2639Undated2"Big Schloss," Sheetz Family Photographs 2 of 3Folder 2.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/2640Undated2"Big Schloss," Sheetz Family Photographs 3 of 3Folder 2.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/2641Undated2Sheetz Mill InformationFolder 2.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/2647Undated2"Billy Phillips House"Folder 2.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/2648Undated2