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All of the Following articles appear in
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 1
Published by Heritage Books, Inc. & Released in April 2005
1) Article of 8/21/1997 - Striving to Keep History and Tradition Alive
2) Article of 9/4/1997 - Researching a Civil War Ancestor, and Where to Begin
26) Special Article of 8/13/1998 - Page County Confederates Dispatched at Rude's Hill (The Summers-Koontz Execution)
69) Special Article of 5/25/2000 - Though Page's VMI Cadets Didn't fight at New Market, They did Distinguish themselves in Service
All of the following articles appear in
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 2
Published by Heritage Books, Inc. & Scheduled for release in October 2005
111) Article of 12/27/2001 – Captain S.B. Coyner and redemption for the Massanutten Rangers, part 1
112) Article of 1/3/2002 – Captain S.B. Coyner and redemption for the Massanutten Rangers, part 2
113) Article of 1/17/2002 – Captain S.B. Coyner and redemption for the Massanutten Rangers, part 3/the conclusion
114) Article of 1/24/202 – “But what dos it have to do with me?” A primer in genealogical connections.
115) Article of 2/7/2002 – The stuggle to leave Europe – early lives of the Rothgeb/Roadcap and Good families, part 1
116) Article of 2/21/2002 – The stuggle to leave Europe – early lives of the Rothgeb/Roadcap and Good families, part 2
117) Article of 3/7/2002 – The stuggle to leave Europe – early lives of the Rothgeb/Roadcap and Good families, part 3
118) Article of 3/21/2002 – The stuggle to leave Europe – early lives of the Rothgeb/Roadcap and Good families, part 4
119) Article of 4/4/2002 – The stuggle to leave Europe – early lives of the Rothgeb/Roadcap and Good families, part 5
120) Article of 4/18/2002 – After the trip, the Early Rothgeb and Good families of Page County
121) Article of 5/2/2002 – Legacy of Luray marble cutter Daniel Fagan
122) Article of 5/16/2002 – The fate of historic Overall Pass and Milford
123) Article of 5/30/2002 – Heritage tourism in Luray and Page County: How and why
124) Article of 6/13/2002 – The background of the name ‘Shenandoah’
125) Article of 6/27/2002 – Early lineage of the Richards family of Page County
126) Article of 7/11/2002 – Brown’s book and public discussion on Sam Chapman
127) Article of 7/25/2002 – A final resting place for Federal dead in Page County
128) Article of 8/8/2002 – June ’62 Cavalry clash at Luray
129) Article of 8/22/2002 – Luray native started network of Confederate women spies
130) Article of 9/5/2002 – The 1918 Confederate Veteran’s Monument
131) Article of 9/19/2002 – The Kite family of Page County, part 1
132) Article of 10/3/2002 – The Kite family of Page County, part 2
133) Article of 10/17/2002 – Cliff Cottage and a famous poetess of Luray
134) Article of 10/31/2002 – Henkel Press served early Page residents
135) Article of 11/14/2002 – One Page County Confederate and John Wilkes Booth
136) Article of 11/28/2002 – The tale of a humorous Civil War era county prank, part 1
137) Article of 12/12/2002 – The tale of a humorous Civil War era county prank, part 2
138) Article of 1/1/2003 – Page County Civil War Christmas past: In the field and at home
139) Article of 1/16/2003 – The Forrer Family – from clockmakers to iron magnates and socialites
140) Article of 1/30/2003 – Westward ventures: James T. Marye and a letter to a friend, part 1
141) Article of 2/13/2003 - Westward ventures: James T. Marye and a letter to a friend, part 2
142) Article of 2/27/2003 - Encounters in History: Union Soldiers and their accounts of Page County Slaves
143) Article of 3/13/2003 – An early record of the life of Dr. Thomas Benjamin Amiss
144) Article of 3/27/2003 – The amazing medical feat of Dr. T.B. Amiss, Confederate Surgeon, part 1
145) Article of 4/10/2003 – The amazing medical feat of Dr. T.B. Amiss, Confederate Surgeon, part 2
146) Article of 4/24/2003 – The last of Page County’s Confederate real sons
147) Article of 5/8/2003 – Following Page County’s war veterans
148) Article of 5/22/2003 – Page County’s World War I Questionnaires, part 1
149) Article of 6/5/2003 – Page County’s World War I Questionnaires, part 2
150) Article of 6/19/2003 – Lt. Arthur Ashby Grove and Page’s Men of the 29th Division in WWI
151) Article of 7/3/2003 – Arthur Ashby Grove, the Mexican Border Crisis and the coming of WWI
152) Article of 7/17/2003 – From Brownsville to Brest – Page County Men in WWI
153) Article of 7/31/2003 – The War to End all Wars: Page goes to France
154) Article of 8/14/2003 – Nearing the end and the 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
155) Article of 8/21/2003 – One Yankee’s march through the Page Valley in May 1862
156) Article of 8/28/2003 – Arthur Ashby Grove and his work after World War I
157) Article of 9/11/2003 - Where were the Confederate Soldiers During the Burning?
158) Article of 9/18/2003 – A cavalryman’s story and the secret of a ‘family recipe’
159) Article of 9/25/2003 – The Gibbons family in Page County, part 1
160) Article of 10/9/2003 – The Gibbons family in Page County, part 2
161) Article of 10/16/2003 – The Gibbons family in Page County, part 3
162) Article of 10/23/2003 – Revisiting the Turnpike System in Page County, part 1
163) Article of 11/13/2003 – Revisiting the Turnpike System in Page County, part 2
164) Article of 11/27/2003 – Carl Sebastian Keyser: The forerunner of Page County Keysers
165) Article of 12/11/2003 – Details from Page’s Southern Loyalist Claims, part 1
166) Article of 12/18/2003 – Details from Page’s Southern Loyalist Claims, part 2
167) Article of 1/1/2004 – The revealing southern loyalist claim of George Summers
168) Article of 1/8/2004 – Dr. Henry Ruffner and his famous abolition pamphlet, part 1
169) Article of 1/22/2004 – Dr. Henry Ruffner and his famous abolition pamphlet, part 2
170) Article of 1/29/2004 – The Ruffner Pamphlet and the 1859 Virginia Governor’s race
171) Article of 2/5/2004 – Booton/Booten family and its role in early Page County history, part 1
172) Article of 2/12/2004 – Booton/Booten family and its role in early Page County history, part 2
173) Article of 2/19/2004 – Early history of the Page County Finter family, part 1
174) Article of 2/26/2004 – Early history of the Page County Finter family, part 2
175) Article of 3/4/2004 – Forgotten symbol of sacrifice: The bronze tablet memorial to Page’s WW1 dead
176) Article of 3/11/2004 – Postwar pensions for Page County Confederate veterans, part 1
177) Article of 3/18/2004 – Postwar pensions for Page County Confederate veterans, part 2
178) Article of 3/25/04 – Page County Confederates and the R.E. Lee Camp Soldiers Home
179) Article of 4/1/2004 – A Page County man on the Yangtze River Patrols, part 1
180) Article of 4/8/2004 – A Page County man on the Yangtze River Patrols, part 2
181) Article of 4/15/2004 – A Page County man on the Yangtze River Patrols, part 3
182) Article of 4/22/2004 – Brief history of the two Confederate veterans groups in Page, part 1
183) Article of 4/29/2004 – Brief history of the two Confederate veterans groups in Page, part 2
184) Article of 5/6/2004 – The Ham family in Page County
185) Article of 5/13/2004 – The Pence family in Page County
186) Article of 5/20/2004 – Contrary viewpoints on the ‘Peculiar Institution’ and secession in Page
187) Article of 5/27/2004 – Slavery and the early break-ups of Baptist congregations in Page
188) Article of 6/3/2004 – Site of Summers-Koontz Execution now under protection
189) Article of 6/10/2004 – The man behind the Mansion Inn: A glimpse at the life of Gabriel Jordan, part 1
190) Article of 6/17/2004 – The man behind the Mansion Inn: A glimpse at the life of Gabriel Jordan, part 2
191) Article of 6/24/2004 – Page County’s lineage as a Virginia county
192) Article of 7/1/2004 – Frank Veney – the other half of the Bethany Veney story
193) Article of 7/8/2004 – A 1905 interview with John P. Louderback
194) Article of 7/15/2004 – General Turner Ashby’s ties to Page County
195) Article of 7/22/2004 – Page County recollections: Processing flax and wool in the 19th century, part 1
196) Article of 7/29/2004 – Page County recollections” Processing flax and wool in the 19th century, part 2
197) Article of 8/5/2004 – Stories from the Old Soldiers: ‘Around the Camp Fire of Co. K’
198) Article of 8/12/2004 – Huffman family origins
199) Article of 8/19/2004 – Comparing modern travel with 19th century travel – a glimpse at the differences
200) Article of 8/26/2004 – Harris family connections – William Sr. and Jr.
201) Article of 9/2/2004 – Tracing a given name may be just as interesting as tracing surnames
202) Article of 9/9/2004 – Operating an old ‘up-and-down’ sawmill in the 19th century
203) Article of 9/16/2004 – Residents of the Germanna colonies and their impact on Page County, part 1
204) Article of 9/23/2004 – Residents of the Germanna colonies and Page County, part 2
205) Article of 9/30/2004 – An early history of the Lutheran church in Page County, part 1
206) Article of 10/7/2004 – An early history of the Lutheran church in Page County, part 2
207) Article of 10/14/2004 – James Jewell ‘exchanges himself’ from captivity, part 1
208) Article of 10/21/2004 – James Jewell ‘exchanges himself’ from captivity, part 2
209) Article of 10/28/2004 – Memories of the apple harvest in the ‘old days’
All of the following articles will appear in
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 3
(Anticipated publication in 2006)
210) Article of 11/4/2004 – An early history of the Shuler family in Page County
211) Article of 11/11/2004 – Old time flat boating down the Shenandoah
212) Article of 12/2/2004 – A very different 1860s Luray – with a theater and actors, part 1
213) Article of 12/9/2004 – A very different 1860s Luray – with a theater and actors, part 2
214) Article of 12/16/2004 – The Rev. Henry Marvin Wharton and his connections with Luray, part 1
215) Article of 12/23/2004 – The Rev. Henry Marvin Wharton and his connections with Luray, part 2
216) Article of 12/30/2004 – An early history of the Rust family in Page County, part 1
217) Article of 1/6/2005 – An early history of the Rust family in Page County, part 2
218) Article of 1/13/2005 – An early history of the Rust family in Page County, part 3
219) Article of 1/20/2005 – Page County VMI cadet recounts his father’s matriculation at the same
220) Article of 1/27/2005 – A Luray resident recalls service in the Philippine War, part 1
221) Article of 2/3/2005 – A Luray resident recalls service in the Philippine War, part 2
222) Article of 2/10/2005 – Joseph Bumgardner’s ‘Letter from an Old Citizen’ – part 1
223) Article of 2/17/2005 – Joseph Bumgarnder’s ‘Letter from an Old Citizen’ – part 2
224) Article of 2/24/2005 – Joseph Bumgardner’s ‘Letter from an Old Citizen’ – part 3
225) Article of 3/3/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 1
226) Article of 3/10/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 2
227) Article of 3/17/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 3
228) Article of 3/24/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 4
229) Article of 3/31/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 5
230) Article of 4/7/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 6
231) Article of 4/14/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 7
232) Article of 4/21/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 8
233) Article of 4/28/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 9
234) Article of 5/5/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 10
235) Article of 5/12/2005 – ‘Reminiscences of an Old Man’ – Mann Almond’s ca. 1877 history of Page County, part 11
236) Article of 5/19/2005 – Former Page County slave served in the Corps de Afrique, part 1
237) Article of 5/26/2005 – Former Page County slave served in the Corps de Afrique, part 2
238) Article of 6/2/2005 – Former Page County slave served in the Corps de Afrique, part 3
239) Article of 6/9/2005 – When the abolitionist John Brown visited Luray
240) Article of 6/16/2005 – Page Countian present at the trial and hanging of John Brown
241) Article of 6/23/2005 – John Heiskell Booton comments on ‘slave blocks’ in Luray
242) Article of 6/30/2005 – Freedman’s Bureau reports and Page County, part 1
243) Article of 7/7/2005 – Freedman’s Bureau reports and Page County, part 2
244) Article of 7/14/2005 – Freedman’s Bureau reports and Page County, part 3
245) Article of 7/21/2005 – On Booton, Lauck and reporting on slavery in Page County
246) Article of 7/28/2005 – Jacob R. Seekford and more of his recollections of the days of slavery
247) Article of 8/4/2005 – Jacob H. Coffman and his recollections of the ‘slavery times,’ part 1
248) Article of 8/11/2005 – Jacob H. Coffman and his recollections of the ‘slavery times,’ part 2
249) Article of 8/18/2005 – Petty Officer Walter M. Baker and the USS Cisco (SS-290), part 1
250) Article of 8/25/2005 – Petty Officer Walter M. Baker and the USS Cisco (SS-290), part 2
251) Article of 9/1/2005 - A History of “Cliff Cottage” – also known as the Miller E. Roudabush House, Part 1
252) Article of 9/8/2005 - A History of “Cliff Cottage” – also known as the Miller E. Roudabush House, Part 2
253) Article of 9/15/2005 - A History of “Cliff Cottage” – also known as the Miller E. Roudabush House, Part 3
254) Article of 9/22/2005 - When Doc Amiss Came to Alma
255) Article of 9/29/2005 - Remembering one of Doc Amiss’ Ghost Stories
256) Article of 10/6/2005 - Caroline & the Jack O’ Lantern
257) Article of 10/13/2005 - Tales of Witches and Scary or Bizarre Happenings
in Page County,
Part 1
258) Article of 10/20/2005 - Tales of Witches and Scary or Bizarre Happenings
in Page County,
Part 2
259) Article of 10/27/2005 - A Marksville Undertaker and his Ghostly Client
260) Article of 11/3/2005 - The man for whom the school was named – Luray’s own Andrew Jackson, part 1
261) Article of 11/10/2005 - The man for whom the school was named – Luray’s own Andrew Jackson, part 2
262) Article of 11/17/2005 - From Seneca, N.Y. to Page County, Va.: Tracing the History of the Caton Family, part 1
263) Article of 11/24/2005 - From Seneca, N.Y. to Page County, Va.: Tracing the History of the Caton Family, part 2
264) Article of 12/1/2005 - Newspaper stories from 1910-1940 gave good accounts of Page County slaves - part 1
265) Article of 12/8/2005 - Newspaper stories from 1910-1940 gave good accounts of Page County slaves - part 2
266) Article of 12/15/2005 - An Early History of the Barbee Family, part 1
267) Article of 12/22/2005 - An Early History of the Barbee Family, part 2
268) Article of 12/29/2005 - An Early History of the Barbee Family, part 3
269) Special Article for Volume 3 - A History of the Stone at Inn Lawn Park
All of the following articles will appear in
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 4
(Anticipated publication in 2007)
270) Article of 1/5/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 1
271) Article of 1/12/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 2
272) Article of 1/19/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 3
273) Article of 1/26/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 4
274) Article of 2/2/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 5
275) Article of 2/9/2006 – The histories of the town of Shenandoah - part 6
276) Article of 2/16/2006 – When the gypsies came to Page County
277) Article of 2/23/2006 – Remembering a little about Page County's first-born child and her family - part 1
278) Article of 3/2/2006 – Remembering a little about Page County's first-born child and her family - part 2
279) Article of 3/9/2006 – Cavetown woman tell what hard times really were - part 1
280) Article of 3/16/2006 – Cavetown woman tell what hard times really were - part 2
281) Article of 3/23/2006 – Cavetown woman tell what hard times really were - part 3
282) Article of 3/30/2006 – What happened to Bethany Veney after leaving Page County? - part 1
283) Article of 4/6/2006 – What happened to Bethany Veney after leaving Page County? - part 2
284) Article of 4/13/2006 – Canton, Ohio Blue-Gray reunion of 1896 and Page's Confederate veterans
285) Article of 4/20/2006 – Remembering some of the old mills and millers of Page County - part 1
286) Article of 4/27/2006 – Remembering some of the old mills and millers of Page County - part 2
287) Article of 5/4/2006 – DNA paves way for advanced genealogical research - part 1
288) Article of 5/11/2006 – DNA paves way for advanced genealogical research - part 2
289) Article of 5/18/2006 – Controversy surrounded the man who named Page County’s village of Alma, Part 1 (James Lee Gillespie)
290) Article of 5/25/2006 – Controversy surrounded the man who named Page County’s village of Alma, Part 2 (James Lee Gillespie)
291) Article of 6/1/06 - The Rev. Boude's History of the Town of Shenandoah, Part 1
292) Article of 6/8/2006 – The Rev. Boude's History of the Town of Shenandoah, Part 2
293) Article of 6/15/2006 – The Rev. Boude's History of the Town of Shenandoah, Part 3
294) Article of 6/22/2006 – Page County Confederates honored U.S. Grant at time of death
295) Article of 6/29/2006 – Jacob Seekford recalls the day of coopers in Page County
296) Article of 7/6/2006 – Remembering Old Time Superstitions, Part 1
297) Article of 7/13/2006 – Remembering Old Time Superstitions, Part 2
298) Article of 7/20/2006 – Recalling the early days of the Page Courier, Part 1
299) Article of 7/27/2006 – Recalling the early days of the Page Courier, Part 2
300) Article of 8/3/2006 – Recalling the early days of the Page Courier, Part 3
301) Article of 8/10/2006 – The Luray Cavern's own Theodore Clay Northcott and his part in the American Civil War, Part 1
302) Article of 8/17/2006 – The Luray Cavern's own Theodore Clay Northcott and his part in the American Civil War, Part 2
303) Article of 8/24/2006 – A Story of Brother Against Brother - Almost
304) Article of 8/31/2006 – Atrocities in Page County's Civil War History, Part 1
305) Article of 9/7/2006 –
306) Article of 9/14/2006 –
307) Article of 9/21/2006 –
308) Article of 9/28/2006 –
309) Article of 10/5/2006 –
310) Article of 10/12/2006 –
311) Article of 10/19/2006 –
312) Article of 10/26/2006 –
313) Article of 11/2/2006 –
314) Article of 11/9/2006 –
315) Article of 11/16/2006 –
316) Article of 11/23/2006 –
317) Article of 11/30/2006 –
318) Article of 12/7/2006 –
319) Article of 12/14/2006 –
320) Article of 12/21/2006 –
321) Article of 12/28/2006 –
Articles from the Heritage & Heraldry Column are now in Books!
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 2 (A Collection of Articles from the 'Heritage & Heraldry' Column of the Page News & Courier, October 2001-October 2004
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, VOLUME 1 (A Collection of Articles from the 'Heritage & Heraldry' Column of the Page News & Courier, August 1997 - September 2001
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