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Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French as a young blond girl with a bow in her hair. She is seated on a bench with one leg tucked under the other.

Marian was born in Staunton, Virginia, to Frank Linwood and Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw. The family moved to…

Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French, as a young girl with a bow in her hair, is seated on a bench.

Marian was born in Staunton, Virginia, to Frank Linwood and Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw. The family moved to Maurertown in 1936, and ultimately settled on a…

Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French as a young girl with a bow in her hair.

Marian was born in Staunton, Virginia, to Frank Linwood and Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw. The family moved to Maurertown in 1936, and ultimately settled on a farm on the banks of the…

Portrait of Francis Douglas French and his older sister, Emma E. (French) Randel. Their parents were Warren Ballenger and Lena (Sheetz) French. Other siblings (not pictured) included Warren B. Jr., Millson, Orrin, Ellen, Lena, and Sally.

F.…

Portrait of Robert "Bob" Riddleberger with his wife, Nancy (French) Riddleberger, and their son, Robert Riddleberger, Jr. Bob Riddleberger and his family moved from Edinburg to Strasburg. There, he ran a store which was eventually taken over by his…

Millson Sheetz French and his older brother, Warren Ballinger French, Jr. seated together as very young children.

They were the first two of ten children born to Lena Belle (Sheetz) (1895-1976) and Warren Ballinger (1888-1973) French of…

Millson Sheetz French and his older brother, Warren Ballinger French, Jr. seated together as very young children.

They were the first two of ten children born to Lena Belle (Sheetz) (1895-1976) and Warren Ballinger (1888-1973) French of…

Portrait of Ellen French Fuller as a young woman.

Ellen grew up in Woodstock, the fifth of eight children born to Warren Ballinger (1888-1973) and Lena Belle (Sheetz) (1895-1976) French.

She graduated from Duke University in 1950 with a…

Photograph of Ellen Fleming French as a young girl.

She was the fifth of eight children born to Warren Ballinger (1888-1973) and Lena Belle (Sheetz) (1895-1976) French.

Ellen grew up in Woodstock. She graduated from Duke University in 1950…

Minutes from the June 30, 1983 meeting of the "Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Shenandoah County Library Association." This is the first recorded meeting of the group that ultimately helped established the Shenandoah County Library.