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Provenance

Per seller's description: "Property of a Shenandoah Co., VA gentleman."

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Samuel M. Bowman Teacher's Record Book, 1881-1882, SC 0388, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Purchased September 7, 2024 from Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc. Summer Americana auction.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel M. Bowman (1851-1901) was a reverend in the Methodist Church and teacher at the Pine Church School in Shenandoah County. Pine Church School was located along what is now S. Middle Rd. (Rt. 614) in Mt. Jackson.

Scope and Contents

One bound record book kept by Samuel M. Bowman, teacher at the Pine Church School in the Ashby District of Shenandoah County. The volume lists students' names, ages, and their attendance records from 1881-1882. Students' surnames present in the book include Barb, Fadley, Foltz, Funkhouser, Hausenfluck, Hottel, Neff, Overholtz, Pennywitt, Rinehart, Rinker, Schaeffer, Silvius, Swartz, Tisinger, Will, Wolfe, Zirkle, and others.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Schools -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County -- History
• Education -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County -- History
• Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
• Mount Jackson (Va.) -- History
• School records