Saturday, April 30, 2005

Yearbook - Joseph Metcalf Class of 1951

Online is the Joseph Metcalf School Class of 1951. According to the forword written by the principal, this is the fourth yearbook published for the Metcalf School. The first was a mimeographed version printed without photographs in 1948.

Included are individual photos of graduates, class photos of grades seven and eight, sports, activities, class will and prophecy. Another interesting feature is the "Metcalf Family Tree" listing relatives of the 1951 grads who also attended and graduated from the Metcalf School.

You can see the 1951 Metcalf School Yearbook here.

John J. Lynch 1953 Yearbook

The Crossroads -- John J. Lynch Junior High School 1953 yearbook is now online. This would represent part of Holyoke High School Class graduating class of 1956. Photos, teachers, sports & activities with a name index for graduates and grades six though eight.

Available here.

Thursday, April 14, 2005

History of the Town of Flatbush

History of the Town of Flatbush, in Kings County, Long-Island. By Thomas M. Strong, D.D., Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush, 1908 [1842]. Old and very general history of the early settling of Flatbush through the American Revolution with some obvious emphasis on the Battle of Brooklyn. Many recognizable names. Some history of Erasmus Hall and ecclesiastical history. Currently indexed by personal names only.