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2010 Bluestone, James Madison University
2010 Bluestone, James Madison University
All JMU Yearbooks
The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.
1982 Bluestone, James Madison University
1982 Bluestone, James Madison University
All JMU Yearbooks
The Bluestone is the yearbook of James Madison University.
1912 Schoolma'am, State Normal And Industrial School For Women At Harrisonburg
1912 Schoolma'am, State Normal And Industrial School For Women At Harrisonburg
All JMU Yearbooks
The Schoolma'am is the yearbook of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg.
Montpelier: The Magazine Of James Madison University, James Madison University
Montpelier: The Magazine Of James Madison University, James Madison University
Montpelier Magazine- 1977-1979
Montpelier Magazine named for the home of James and Dolley Madison, is printed quarterly for alumni, faculty and friends of James Madison University. Montpelier is published by JMU's Division of University Relations in cooperation with the University Alumni Association.
(Snp105) Charles Ross Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Alan S. Brenner, Charles Ross
(Snp105) Charles Ross Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Alan S. Brenner, Charles Ross
Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection
Records an interview with Charles Ross, whose father, Dr. Charles J. Ross, was one of several local physicians who served the families living in the mountains prior to the advent of Shenandoah National Park. Charles J. Ross was born in Taylor County, WV, in 1881. He received his medical degree from the Medical School of Virginia in 1905, and later studied surgery in New York City. Mr. Ross describes the primitive conditions under which his father worked, where access to many of his patients was often limited to horse trails and foot paths. Recalls several deadly outbreaks of diphtheria, tuberculosis …
(Snp023) Elzie Cave Interviewed By Amanda Moody And Leigh Jones, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Elza A. Cave
(Snp023) Elzie Cave Interviewed By Amanda Moody And Leigh Jones, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Elza A. Cave
Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection
Mr. Cave leads a walking and driving tour of the area around the Cave family homestead in Dark Hollow, Virginia, where he was raised prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1934. The tour includes a stop at the Cave family cemetery, where Mr. Cave identifies the grave sites of his extended family, going back to the Civil War, and explains the genealogy of the various family members interred there. Includes references to Civil War era ancestors, moonshiners, bark peeling, copper mining, ginseng and chestnut harvesting, and other natural features of Dark Hollow.
(Snp053) Miley Frazier Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Miley Jackson Frazier
(Snp053) Miley Frazier Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Miley Jackson Frazier
Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection
Records the reminiscences of Miley Frazier, who was born in 1900 near Patterson Ridge, in what would become the Southern Section of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, including local agriculture, livestock production and food preservation, courting rituals and folk music. Discusses the annual cattle drives from the lowlands to the mountain pastures. Discusses the importance of seasonal harvests, including chestnuts, huckleberries and tan bark, to the local economy.