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Prohibition In Rockingham County: Exploring A Digital Archive, Craig Schaefer Aug 2019

Prohibition In Rockingham County: Exploring A Digital Archive, Craig Schaefer

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Prohibition in Rockingham County: Exploring a Digital Archive, is a digital prehistory thesis project that preserved and made select Prohibition-era records publicly available from the Rockingham County Courthouse. The records are now part of Exploring Rockingham’s Past (ERP), an ongoing collaboration between James Madison University’s (JMU) History Department, JMU Libraries, and the Rockingham County Circuit Court. These digital documents have been released into the public domain as keyword searchable and fully described PDFs at https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/. A digital exhibit is used to showcase the records: https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/prohibition/. The website introduces the reader to Prohibition but mainly strives to put the records …


Moonshining In Rockingham County: A Case Study On Oral Traditions And Folkways, Tiffany W. Cole May 2010

Moonshining In Rockingham County: A Case Study On Oral Traditions And Folkways, Tiffany W. Cole

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Known as the second oldest profession, moonshining has had a significant presence in Rockingham County since the influx of Scots-Irish settlement in the Shenandoah Valley in the mid-1700s. Once used as a commodity for barter and sale and an ingredient in home remedies, a limited number of people still continue to make moonshine. But the practice is most widespread as the subject of oral histories and folklore as told by Rockingham County residents. Often framed as an honorable tradition whose practitioners were heroes and at times even martyrs in their communities, the collective narrative of those closest to moonshining—the sons, …


1883-12-27, J.K. Smith Dec 1883

1883-12-27, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-12-20, J.K. Smith Dec 1883

1883-12-20, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-12-13, J.K. Smith Dec 1883

1883-12-13, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-12-06, J.K. Smith Dec 1883

1883-12-06, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-11-29, J.K. Smith Nov 1883

1883-11-29, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-11-22, J.K. Smith Nov 1883

1883-11-22, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-11-15, J.K. Smith Nov 1883

1883-11-15, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-11-08, J.K. Smith Nov 1883

1883-11-08, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-11-01, J.K. Smith Oct 1883

1883-11-01, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-10-25, J.K. Smith Oct 1883

1883-10-25, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-10-18, J.K. Smith Oct 1883

1883-10-18, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-10-11, J.K. Smith Oct 1883

1883-10-11, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-10-04, J.K. Smith Oct 1883

1883-10-04, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-09-27, J.K. Smith Sep 1883

1883-09-27, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-09-20, J.K. Smith Sep 1883

1883-09-20, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-09-13, J.K. Smith Sep 1883

1883-09-13, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-09-06, J.K. Smith Sep 1883

1883-09-06, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-08-30, J.K. Smith Aug 1883

1883-08-30, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-08-23, J.K. Smith Aug 1883

1883-08-23, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-08-16, J.K. Smith Aug 1883

1883-08-16, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-08-09, J.K. Smith Aug 1883

1883-08-09, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-08-02, J.K. Smith Aug 1883

1883-08-02, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-07-26, J.K. Smith Jul 1883

1883-07-26, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-07-19, J.K. Smith Jul 1883

1883-07-19, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-07-12, J.K. Smith Jul 1883

1883-07-12, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-07-05, J.K. Smith Jul 1883

1883-07-05, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-06-28, J.K. Smith Jun 1883

1883-06-28, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.


1883-06-21, J.K. Smith Jun 1883

1883-06-21, J.K. Smith

Old Commonwealth, 1865-1884

The Old Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Harrisonburg, Va., between 1865 and 1884.