Contributors

Special thank you to everyone involved with bringing this historical project to life

John Barley-Corn Goodbye. John Stark, Stark Music Co.St. Louis MO.

Craig Schaefer

Craig Schaefer is a second year graduate student at James Madison with a focus on Public History. Before coming to JMU, Craig received a Bachelors of Science in Archaeology at The University of Rio Grande. Craig has spent the last year exploring, crafting, and creating his Masters Thesis project “Prohibition in Rockingham County: Exploring a Digital Archive”.

Philip Meador

Philip Meador is a first year graduate student at James Madison University studying Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication. Before coming to JMU, Philip received his Bachelors of Science in Communication, Technology, and Culture with a concentration in Digital Media studies. Philip has was brought on to “Prohibition in Rockingham County:Exploring a Digital Archive” to assist with content creation and editing, marketing, social media coordination, and website development.

Kevin Borg

Dr. Kevin Borg is a Professor of U.S history, social history of American technology, history of American automobile cultures, and public history. Dr. Borg received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. Dr. Borg has been a key contributor to “Prohibition in Rockingham County: Exploring a Digital Archive”.

Kevin Hegg

Kevin Hegg is a veteran IT professional and heroic problem solver with a humanities degree from the University of Wyoming. After supervising a team of software developers and systems administrators for nearly two decades, he now serves as Director of Digital Projects in the JMU Libraries. In this position, he works closely with faculty and students engaged in established and emerging forms of scholarship. Kevin is currently exploring ways to use machine learning to describe archival content. Current interests include Python, mapping and data visualization, local history, and biking.

Chaz Haywood

Chaz W. Haywood was elected in 2007 and began serving as the Clerk of Rockingham Circuit Court which includes the City of Harrisonburg. For the past 11 years, he has worked diligently to streamline court processes as well as focused a lot of attention on preserving court records that date back to as early as 1739. Prior to this his election, Chaz spent 14 years working for members of the United States Congress. He was also employed for a time at James Madison University and spent 9 years in the Virginia Army National Guard. He graduated from James Madison University with his Bachelors of Science in Political Science and received his Certified Clerk of Court status from the University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center in 2012.

Thank you to our contributors for providing resources that helped bring “Prohibition in Rockingham County: Exploring a Digital Archive” to life!

James Madison University, James Madison University Special Collections, Library Services, History, Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication, Exploring Rockingham’s Past, Rockingham Circuit Court, 4-VA, The Cohen Center for the Humanities, and Brothers Craft Brewing

This research was funded in part by 4-VA, a collaborative partnership for advancing the Commonwealth of Virginia.