Marvin and Marcia Thomas moved to Howard County in 1963. Marvin, who had a graduate degree in library science from the University Michigan, was the first professional librarian in the county. During his tenure as the long-time director of the Howard County Library System, Marvin developed six libraries and oversaw a staff that grew from…
Foundation Mourns Loss of Anne VandeGrift Barker
Anne VandeGrift Barker died Thursday, June 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84. The daughter of Dr. William B. VandeGrift, a pathologist, and Dorothy B. VandeGrift, a nurse, Anne was born on February 10, 1941, in Baltimore, and where she attended Calvert…