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History of the FMS BenchAccording to the donor, Eddie Stratton, 'Bessie' Hudgins, got the bench from West Point for Fishburne Military School, of which her husband, Col. Morgan Hudgins was the second leader. The bench was used in the foyer of the school. Sadly, when the school was in financial straits in the 1970s, the bench, with a few other items, were sold. Mr. Stratton's father, an antique dealer purchased two benches and a cabinet from FMS. Both he and his father had hoped to return the items to Fishburne, and after his father's death he offered to return the items. FMS took the cabinet back but had no place for the bench, so after 1986, Mr. Stratton stored the bench in a home he owned on S. Wayne Avenue, which, as it turned out, had been the home of Col. & Mrs. Hudgins. Eventually, Mr. Stratton, who was moving away from Waynesboro, donated the bench to the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation, Inc.As Mr. Stratton recently stated about this bench:"It truly is one of a kind with a rich history, much of which most of us will never know of. Who sat on it and why? How many cadets could tell us?" #FromTheArchives #localhistorymuseum #localhistorymatters #waynesboroheritagemuseumva #waynesborova See MoreSee Less
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According to research Wooden nickels became popular in the 1930s though they may date back to the 1880s. During the Great Depression, Tenino and Blaine Washington banks issued emergency currency printed on thin wood shingles due to coin shortages.However, generally, in the United States, a wooden nickel is a wooden token coin. These tokens have been issued by merchants as promotions and could be redeemed for specific items.The wooden nickel, pictured here, was used by Fishburne's Drug Store and if you possessed one you could exchange it for a coffee or a cok#FromTheArchivesh#localhistorymuseumu#waynesborovao#waynesboroheritagemuseumvae#localhistorymatterstters See MoreSee Less
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The first image shows the building on October 1-8, 1947, when The News-Virginian began using the building. It appears that they reopened windows that had been boarded up when the building was the Star Theater. (see previous post)The second image (undated) shows the same building after it was renovated by the News-Virginian. The newspaper offices remained in this location until 2005 when they moved to 1300 W Main Street. Sadly, since then the building has remained unused and empty. #FromTheArchives #localhistorymuseum #localhistorymatters #waynesboroheritagemuseumva #waynesborova See MoreSee Less
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