Those Places Thursday: 1940s Harrisonburg

Corner of Newman Avenue and S Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia about 1940 (click on image for better view) This is an old photo of Harrisonburg, Virginia taken approximately in 1940 or 1941.  On the next street corner up, on the left, is a large sign on the outside...

Wordless Wednesday: A Man and His Horse

This is a photograph of my maternal great grand uncle, Rosco Roy Hosaflook (b. Feb. 16, 1886, d. Sept. 9, 1945) and his horse Lox.  This photo was probably taken around 1910, in Linville, Rockingham County,...

Wednesday’s Child: Ralph & William Hosaflook

Tombstone of Ralph L (b. 10/22/1912, d. 8/1913) and William H Hosaflook (b. 12/29/1922, d. 1923) Buried at Linville Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia Inscription Reads: Children of H.H. & B.M. Hosaflook Ralph L. 1912 – 1913 William H. 1922 – 1923...

Shopping Saturday – Fill ‘er Up!

My grandfather’s brother, Harold Howard Hosaflook (b. 11/8/1909, d. 12/2/1971) , owned this gas station / store in Mt Solon, Virginia.  He lived in the white house on the right which had a service garage on the ground level. Harold had the house and the garage...