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Out of the Archives is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Winchester Fairgrounds, 1870-1930
Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Records, 516 THL/WFCHS
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society Collection, 752 THL/WFCHS
Winchester Map, Sanborn Collection, 1912
Out of the Archives is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Thomas, Lord Fairfax Collection, 56 WFCHS THL
Today’s out of the Archives blog features a land grant from Thomas, Lord Fairfax, to Henry Baker for a “certain tract of waste and ungranted land called the Horse Lick on the Drains of Back Creek” that amounted to 195 acres. The grant was signed and sealed by Fairfax on July 8, 1777.
Out of the Archives is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Leather Fire Bucket, circa 1800
Adam Douglass Collection, 70 THL
May 7, 2025: May 4th was International Firefighters’ Day. Seems like a good time for us to showcase a firefighting object found within the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives collection.
Out of the Archive is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Apple Blossom Parade Route, 1932
Program, 1932, Apple Blossom Festival Collection, 46 THL
Out of the Archive is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Pass me the Apple Hat: Apple Blossom Photo Album, 1925
Clarke T. Cooper Sr. Family Collection, 1806 THL
T. T. Wall's Emporium sold stationary, paper goods, and other fancy items in the early 1900s. The shop was located at 147 N. Loudoun Street, now home to the T. T. Wall's restaurant.
Out of the Archives is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
Out of the Archives is a weekly blog highlighting items in the collections of the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives.
“Develop the Power that is Within You”: Harvey Dunn Poster Campaign
Handley Regional Library Records, 138 WFCHS THL