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Hello,
I am Marney Gibbs. What I really want to say to you is "Welcome
to Staunton!" I was born here to a family with deep roots in the area.
(I live on the property my great-grandfather owned.) One
great-grandfather founded Staunton Military Academy, now closed, with
buildings now belonging to Mary Baldwin College. Another
great-grandfather founded the local independent telephone company. My
grandmother helped to establish the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Foundation, now the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library at the
Birthplace. I went to public and private school (Stuart Hall) here and
then went away to college. I came back 18 years later to discover a town
on the verge of renaissance. I have raised my children here, watching
the town come alive again with an understanding of what there is here to
preserve, appreciate and share. Having retired from a career in social
services, I LOVE sharing my home town with visitors. Come enjoy it with
me! |
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