The youngest of three girls, born in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California.
When she was about age 5, her father purchased property in Chico to build the family home. It was up Butte Creek Canyon on the Honey Run Road, about a mile or two north of the covered bridge.
Ginny, and her older sisters, the Humphrey girls, all attended the Centerville Schoolhouse, a one-room school with grades first through eighth. The Centerville Schoolhouse was built in 1894. Classes were taught in that one-room until 1966, then it was sold to the local citizens who formed the Centerville Recreation and Historical Association (CRHA). Right next to the school is the Coleman Museum.
For the past 54 years, on the first Sunday in June, the Schoolhouse and Museum have held their annual 49er Faire, a fundraiser that features local vendors, plant sale, gold panning, stories from the goldrush days, and rope and rag doll making. Ginny always enjoyed going to this event. That schoolhouse held a special place in her heart. She would share stories of getting stuck in the oak tree behind the school, and roaming the mountains of Butte Creek Canyon riding bareback on horses.
The summer before Ginny entered seventh grade, the family moved to Oroville, near Pentz. Her dad worked for PG&E as a powerhouse operator, and they lived in an old house located off Coal Canyon Road. She went to the Messilla Valley School, also a one-room schoolhouse. During the summer months she worked for the peach and apricot ranchers. She even worked for Mrs. Chaffin cleaning the house and serving for the dinner meetings of the Farm Growers Association on the Chaffin Family Orchards.
Growing up in these small towns instilled the appreciation and passion for their historic value and fascinating stories.
Later in life in her golden years, Ginny became a volunteer at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery, she was on the City Cemetery Commission. A local history enthusiast, she wrote for the Yuba Legacy newsletter and was a vital member of Friends for the Preservation of Yuba County History. She will be deeply missed.
When she was about age 5, her father purchased property in Chico to build the family home. It was up Butte Creek Canyon on the Honey Run Road, about a mile or two north of the covered bridge.
Ginny, and her older sisters, the Humphrey girls, all attended the Centerville Schoolhouse, a one-room school with grades first through eighth. The Centerville Schoolhouse was built in 1894. Classes were taught in that one-room until 1966, then it was sold to the local citizens who formed the Centerville Recreation and Historical Association (CRHA). Right next to the school is the Coleman Museum.
For the past 54 years, on the first Sunday in June, the Schoolhouse and Museum have held their annual 49er Faire, a fundraiser that features local vendors, plant sale, gold panning, stories from the goldrush days, and rope and rag doll making. Ginny always enjoyed going to this event. That schoolhouse held a special place in her heart. She would share stories of getting stuck in the oak tree behind the school, and roaming the mountains of Butte Creek Canyon riding bareback on horses.
The summer before Ginny entered seventh grade, the family moved to Oroville, near Pentz. Her dad worked for PG&E as a powerhouse operator, and they lived in an old house located off Coal Canyon Road. She went to the Messilla Valley School, also a one-room schoolhouse. During the summer months she worked for the peach and apricot ranchers. She even worked for Mrs. Chaffin cleaning the house and serving for the dinner meetings of the Farm Growers Association on the Chaffin Family Orchards.
Growing up in these small towns instilled the appreciation and passion for their historic value and fascinating stories.
Later in life in her golden years, Ginny became a volunteer at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery, she was on the City Cemetery Commission. A local history enthusiast, she wrote for the Yuba Legacy newsletter and was a vital member of Friends for the Preservation of Yuba County History. She will be deeply missed.
The youngest of three girls, born in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California.
When she was about age 5, her father purchased property in Chico to build the family home. It was up Butte Creek Canyon on the Honey Run Road, about a mile or two north of the covered bridge.
Ginny, and her older sisters, the Humphrey girls, all attended the Centerville Schoolhouse, a one-room school with grades first through eighth. The Centerville Schoolhouse was built in 1894. Classes were taught in that one-room until 1966, then it was sold to the local citizens who formed the Centerville Recreation and Historical Association (CRHA). Right next to the school is the Coleman Museum.
For the past 54 years, on the first Sunday in June, the Schoolhouse and Museum have held their annual 49er Faire, a fundraiser that features local vendors, plant sale, gold panning, stories from the goldrush days, and rope and rag doll making. Ginny always enjoyed going to this event. That schoolhouse held a special place in her heart. She would share stories of getting stuck in the oak tree behind the school, and roaming the mountains of Butte Creek Canyon riding bareback on horses.
The summer before Ginny entered seventh grade, the family moved to Oroville, near Pentz. Her dad worked for PG&E as a powerhouse operator, and they lived in an old house located off Coal Canyon Road. She went to the Messilla Valley School, also a one-room schoolhouse. During the summer months she worked for the peach and apricot ranchers. She even worked for Mrs. Chaffin cleaning the house and serving for the dinner meetings of the Farm Growers Association on the Chaffin Family Orchards.
Growing up in these small towns instilled the appreciation and passion for their historic value and fascinating stories.
Later in life in her golden years, Ginny became a volunteer at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery, she was on the City Cemetery Commission. A local history enthusiast, she wrote for the Yuba Legacy newsletter and was a vital member of Friends for the Preservation of Yuba County History. She will be deeply missed.
When she was about age 5, her father purchased property in Chico to build the family home. It was up Butte Creek Canyon on the Honey Run Road, about a mile or two north of the covered bridge.
Ginny, and her older sisters, the Humphrey girls, all attended the Centerville Schoolhouse, a one-room school with grades first through eighth. The Centerville Schoolhouse was built in 1894. Classes were taught in that one-room until 1966, then it was sold to the local citizens who formed the Centerville Recreation and Historical Association (CRHA). Right next to the school is the Coleman Museum.
For the past 54 years, on the first Sunday in June, the Schoolhouse and Museum have held their annual 49er Faire, a fundraiser that features local vendors, plant sale, gold panning, stories from the goldrush days, and rope and rag doll making. Ginny always enjoyed going to this event. That schoolhouse held a special place in her heart. She would share stories of getting stuck in the oak tree behind the school, and roaming the mountains of Butte Creek Canyon riding bareback on horses.
The summer before Ginny entered seventh grade, the family moved to Oroville, near Pentz. Her dad worked for PG&E as a powerhouse operator, and they lived in an old house located off Coal Canyon Road. She went to the Messilla Valley School, also a one-room schoolhouse. During the summer months she worked for the peach and apricot ranchers. She even worked for Mrs. Chaffin cleaning the house and serving for the dinner meetings of the Farm Growers Association on the Chaffin Family Orchards.
Growing up in these small towns instilled the appreciation and passion for their historic value and fascinating stories.
Later in life in her golden years, Ginny became a volunteer at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery, she was on the City Cemetery Commission. A local history enthusiast, she wrote for the Yuba Legacy newsletter and was a vital member of Friends for the Preservation of Yuba County History. She will be deeply missed.
