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Photo--black and white--newspaper clipping: Coleman Valley School, Occidental reunion in 1979. The school was built in 1864. The former students are standing on the porch of the Coleman Valley School and include: Sturgeon, Ralph Franceschi, Pasquale Calvi, Rico Morelli, Felix Illia, John E. Clark, Skip Speckter, Ernie Hardy, Ralph Sturgeon, Merl A. Chenoweth, Leslie Campbell, Phillip Chenoweth, Dub Sturgeon, Ralph S. Sturgeon, Daniel Feige, Raymond Chenoweth, Bill Giovannini, Edwin Morelli, Frank, Henningsen, James E. Chiaroni, Sam Johnson, Douglas Giovannini, Lewis Shook, Charlie Calvi, Raymond Gonnella, Rueben Gonnella, Ben LaPham, Jess Franceschi, Humbert, Beedle, Carl, Morelli, Vic Arnold, Irene Martinson Chenoweth, Jewel Thorpe Campbell, June Thorpe Donati, Denisio Thorp, Amanda Yarbrough Morris, Bessie Gibson Jorgensen, Pearl Christy Smythe, Grace Beedle. Occidental was named four times: Summitt, Howard's Station, Meeker's and finally Occidental in 1875. Photo from collection of Ralph Sturgeon.
Education and Culture Feige, Raymond Sturgeon, Daniel Sturgeon, Ralph S Chenoweth, Dub Campbell, Phillip Chenoweth, Leslie Sturgeon, Merl A Hardy, Ralph Speckter, Ernie Clark, Skip Illia, John E Morelli, Felix Calvi, Rico Franceschi, Pasquale Stugeon, Ralph S Chenoweth, Bill Giovannini, Edwin Morelli, Frank Henningsen, James E Smythe, Grace Beedle Jorgensen, Pearl Christy Morris, Bessie Gibson Thorpe, Amanda Yarbrough, 1897- Donati, Denisio Campbell, June Thorpe Chenoweth, Jewell Thorpe Arnold, Irene Martinson Beedle, Carl Franceschi, Humbert Lapham, Jess Gonnella, Ben Gonnella, Rueben Calvi, Raymond Shook, Charlie Giovannini, Lewis Johnson, Douglas Chiaroni, Sam Morelli, Vic Coleman Valley School (Occidental, Calif.) 1970-1979 United States California Sonoma Occidental Coleman Valley Road
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