High School Yearbooks

Does anyone know where I can get vintage yearbooks. I'm interested in Jamaica High School 1979 year book

Lots of them listed on ebay from many different areas.

I found this: http://www.gogomag.com/yearbooks/yearbooks.htm

my suggestion is to scour through things like craigslist, library used book sales, estate sales, ebay and speak with local used book and antique dealers to see what their suggestions are.

you could also put a wanted ad in the local newspaper that you'll pay $$ for the used yearbook.

Scorereader's post reminded me that I have lots of yearbooks from schools where I was employed over the years. Putting a note in to the Librarian and or the Teacher's organization in the school you are asking about might generate some response from 'Senior' or retired staff. I know that other than move the damn things each time we have moved, i haven't had any use for the Yearbooks for the 60's and 70's from the schools in NY and NJ. Now I admit I have used a couple of my own H S books when I attended reunions...and will again at my 50th which is coming in a couple of years.

Like the Mayor, my 50th is coming up in a couple of years. I reacll going to my last one at 45 years and I thought I was at the wrong place. Everyone looked so old??? How come I did not???

Regarding the annual, I looked back at mine and did not recoginize myself.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

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Originally posted by Sundancer7


Regarding the annual, I looked back at mine and did not recoginize myself.

reminds me about the joke where you wake up one morning, go to sink, brush your teeth, look into the mirror and say, "Dad? is that you?"

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Originally posted by Scorereader

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Originally posted by Sundancer7


Regarding the annual, I looked back at mine and did not recoginize myself.

reminds me about the joke where you wake up one morning, go to sink, brush your teeth, look into the mirror and say, "Dad? is that you?"

At our 40th the group was surveyed for suggestions as to where to hold the 50th reunion...the only feedback of merit was to be sure there were enough Handicapped parking spaces for the whole group !!!

Score... I could live with the "DAD" comment, but when I look in the mirror and say "Grandpa, I thought you were dead!" I start to worry about my "self-image"!

I will be hitting my 30th next year. My young adult daughters wear many of the same style clothing that I wore back then.
I look in the mirror when I am brushing my teeth & I know I am now the splitting image of my Mom minus the gray hair of course...

As far as they yearbooks go, search on line. My friend found one of hers on Ebay another one found his at http://www.old-yearbooks.com/

Hmm, I wonder if I can find mine. I loaned it to one of my classmates and never got it back 45 years ago.

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

Like the Mayor, my 50th is coming up in a couple of years. I reacll going to my last one at 45 years and I thought I was at the wrong place. Everyone looked so old??? How come I did not???

Regarding the annual, I looked back at mine and did not recoginize myself.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Do you still have that portrait of yourself in the attic?

Joe

Speaking of looking online, if you only want to see the pics, search for a community board of the high school. My high school has scanned and posted the year books from the 1940's to the present. Was a bit strange to find but fun too!

Al and Paul, you are OLD dudes! "50th. coming up in a couple years"! My 50th. is way out in the future, 4 years away!
Dean