Guide to the Minnick Family Quartet Collection 2025-0008Rachael FriedenbergShenandoah County Library: Truban Archives

August 22, 2025

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-23 22:06:07 +0000.Description is written in: English, Arabic script. Shenandoah County Library: Truban Archives Minnick Family Quartet Collection 2025-0008 /repositories/2/resources/46 3 Linear Feet ca. 1971 The collection includes two vinyl records from circa 1971 with music by the Minnick Family Quartet of Edinburg. The albums are "When I Looked Up and He Looked Down" and "We Shall Rise," both produced by Major Recording Studios in Waynesboro Virginia. Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives English . 1 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated on November 29, 2021 by Julie M. Reeves.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item] Minnick Family Quartet Collection, ca. 1971, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

 Processing Information

No orginal order. Items were foldered after processing.

 Scope and Contents

The Minnick Family Quartet Collection is organized in one box, with each vinyl record foldered individually.

 Conditions Governing Access

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.

 Biographical / Historical

The Minnick Family Quartet of Edinburg Virginia was a Christian singing group active from 1971 through 1975. The group members included Grace Barrick Minnick, her husband Melvin "Pete" Minnick, and their sons Kevin and Terry Minnick. The group formed after their pastor, Rev. Jimmy Robinson, of Wakeman's Grove Church of the Brethren, invited them to sing at the Bridgewater Home for the Aged on August 8, 1971.

 Bibliography

[Folder 1.1 "When I Looked Up and He Looked Down"] Minnick Family Quartet Collection, ca. 1971, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

"Obituary for Grace Barrick Minnick," Heishman Funeral Home Inc., accessed August 22, 2025, https://www.valleyfs.com/obituaries/grace-minnick/#!/Obituary.

 Edinburg (Va) "When I Looked Up and He Looked Down," The Minnick Family Quartet, Edinburg Virginia, Vinyl Record, Produced by Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro Virginia Folder 1.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/3843ca. 19711"We Shall Rise," The Minnick Family Quartet, Edinburg Virginia, Vinyl Record, Produced by Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro VirginiaFolder 1.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/3844ca. 19711