Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Mimi's Yearbook~Photos, Friends and a Prophecy!







This week's blog prompt from the series 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks by Amy Johnson Crow is "Back to School".

 So many records, photos and other items that can help us learn more about our ancestors are being digitized and placed online every day.

Have you looked to see if there are yearbooks available to help you in your research?
Many have been placed on the site Edmunds High School for Edmunds/Sumter High Schools in Sumter, South Carolina.

I have my maternal grandmother's original book from her senior year but had never seen my paternal grandmother's.
Mary (Baker) Hudson (1920-2010), whom I lovingly called Mimi graduated in 1937.
I took a look to see if the book from her year is included in the collection.

And it is!

Cover of Sumter High School 1937
Image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool, com


 Looking through the pages was so much fun! What did I learn about Mimi?

Mary Baker Hudson on Bottom Left
1937 Sumter High School Yearbook
Image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com


Although I had seen her graduation photo before, I had not seen it on the page of the yearbook.
I learned the quote used to describe her and the clubs and activities she was involved in.

Enlarged quote and clubs and activities for Mary Baker
Image cropped from 1937 Sumter High School Yearbook
 Original image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com

The yearbook included a page called "Baby Brawl" where there are baby and childhood photos for the graduating seniors.
There was one for Mimi! One I not seen before.


Image cropped from 1937 Sumter High School Yearbook
Original image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com
Another photo new to me is this photo of Mary Hudson with some friends.

Mary (Baker) Hudson - in the middle with High School Friends
Image cropped from 1937 Sumter High Yearbook
Original image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com



There is the class prophecy mentioning Mary Baker:

1937 Class Prophecy
Image cropped from 1937 Sumter High School Yearbook
 Original image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com



And in the class will:

1937 Class Will
Image cropped from 1937 Sumter High School Yearbook
 Original image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool.com



The signatures of friends who signed this particular book included Mary Baker at the bottom!!

Signature Page
Image courtesy of EdmundsHighSchool, com


Thanks so much, EdmundsHighSchool.com for those who have worked hard digitizing and putting the yearbooks and other information about Sumter County, South Carolina online.
Because of your efforts, I have learned more about my Mimi!

Have you looked for yearbooks or other school information about your ancestors? What have you discovered?

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Helping you climb your family tree,






4 comments:

  1. We can't imagine our ancestors young and pretty or handsome..

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  2. It's so fun to see them this way, isn't it? Thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment!

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  3. Wonderful discovery. I have my parents' yearbooks. I like the black & white photos inside. I especially like my mother's yearbook pictures of my mom as high school cheerleader.

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