This week's #52Ancestors prompt is "back to school."
Following the lead of my UK pal Paul Chiddicks, who posted old school photos on his genealogy blog, I'm posting two photos from my school days.
At left, a high school photo.
My "groovy" purple dress is a good fashion clue to the period when this photo was taken. Lots of groovy music back in the day!
Here's a photo from my junior high years (now known as middle school). I removed the year to protect the innocent, but left the place (Olinville Junior High School #113 in the Bronx, New York).
See the boys in jackets, white shirts, and really narrow ties? Those styles help narrow down the period. Many girls (including me) are wearing pleated skirts with wide belts, more fashion clues. In those days, we had to iron our white cotton blouses--no such thing as "wrinkle free" fabric, not till many years later.
Thanks to Amy Johnson Crow for this weekly #Genealogy blogging prompt for week 37.
See the boys in jackets, white shirts, and really narrow ties? Those styles help narrow down the period. Many girls (including me) are wearing pleated skirts with wide belts, more fashion clues. In those days, we had to iron our white cotton blouses--no such thing as "wrinkle free" fabric, not till many years later.
Thanks to Amy Johnson Crow for this weekly #Genealogy blogging prompt for week 37.
