The dates for Route 340 and Route 11 Yard Crawl events have been scheduled for 2023!
The Shenandoah County Route 11 Yard Crawl is Saturday, August 12, 2023. The yard crawl will begin at 7 a.m., running on Old Valley Pike (Route 11) from Stephens City to New Market. This event is normally held the second Saturday in August.
https://www.shenandoahcountychamber.com/Rt-11-Yard-Crawl
Route 340 yard Sale will take place on September 9, 2023–Waynesboro-Luray starting at 6am streatching from Waynesboro to Luray. You can find all kinds of deals on the 60 miles along Route 340. Looking to find the perfect treasure or find that perfect thrift sale and deals all along the way from Waynesboro to Luray and everywhere in between! This event is normally held the second Saturday in September.
https://www.pagevalley.org/event/route-340-yard-sale/297/
A quick note about the book Shenandoah The Thomas Family Collection:
This book includes hundreds of never before published photographs from the Thomas Family Collection, such as:
- Inside Boots Lunch on First Street showing Boots & Billy Beaghan
- Inside Verbena Lodge Building on Pennsylvania Avenue
- Inside Home Grocery on Denver Avenue with Jimmy & Gladys Propes 5/30/2019
- Bobby Comer working at Roy Comers Service Station
- First Street in 1961 before fire burned several buildings down
- Mr. Barrett Bryant inside his Pharmacy on First Street
- Doug & Dorothy Maynard inside D&D Market on Virginia Ave.
- Eagle Scout projects at Big Gem Park & Scout Park on Denver Avenue
- Inside and outside the Shenandoah Elementary School
- Memorial Day Festival & Parade 2009-2017
- Shenandoah High School Alumni Association 78th Annual Banquet
- Group photograph of former Shenandoah Indians, Wayne H. Comer, Larry Dofflemyer, AC Jenkins & Kirk Comer. Also includes David Comer's retirement from the Indians.
In the past 63 years, a lot of historical buildings in Shenandoah have either burned down, or been torn down due to snow & ice damage affecting the buildings core integrity. This collection of pictures show these buildings and what that location looks now.
Has many, many other pictures such as Cousin Boogy’s Grill, Shenandoah Beautification Committee's Christmas Truck, EDGEfest, Fosters Store on First Street, Page Valley Cycling events, Shenandoah VFW Car Shows, Excursion Trains 2009 & 2012, Dedication of Veterans Park. The Kite family singing at Big Gem Park.
...Follow this link to learn more about Shenandoah The Thomas Family Collection.
