A Photo Album Mystery at the Scarborough Historical Society
(Updated 21 July with two names.)
(Updated 22 July with two names.)
(Updated 26 July with four names.)
(Updated 3 August with five names.)
(Updated 5 August with three names.)
(Updated 12 September with four names.)
A recently donated photo album at the Scarborough Historical Society offers a rare look into the Oak Hill Grammar class of 1937-38. Inside, black-and-white images capture elementary students—faces full of hope and promise—yet not a single name can be found.
The album, a small yet significant piece of our town’s heritage, now presents a mystery: Who were these children?
This photo booklet from Oak Hill Grammar, a cornerstone of Scarborough’s educational past of the 1930s, features 29 thumbnail portraits.
Why does it matter to identify these students? Every name is a story, a connection to the broader tapestry of Scarborough’s history. A name added to a face is a family reconnected, a memory restored. These children may be remembered by relatives or friends still in our community.
We invite your help in restoring these identities. If you or someone you know have family archives from that era, please reach out. You may recognize a familiar face, a piece of clothing. Sharing these images with older family members could spark memories or stories that help us name these students. Any detail, no matter how small, may unlock an important piece of Scarborough’s past.
Top Row: Berlge Burnell, Caroline Cunningham, Jane Courtney –
Bottom Row: Kathleen Courtnay, Linwood Dyer, George Davis
Top Row: Warren Delaware, Catherine Field, Lewis Grant –
Bottom Row: Weenie Garvis, Marjorie Googins, Robert Googins.
Top Row: Wade Harmon, Lloyd Clifford Leary, William Merrill –
Bottom Row: Shirley Mills, Virginia Nelson, Virginia Nelson.
Top Row: Ella Nelson, P Granville Pence, Harold Richardson “scoot” –
Bottom Row: Barbara Royal, Patty Stevens, Leanne Shaw.
Top Row: Margurite Skillings, N/A, Virginia Turner –
Bottom Row: Anna Wright, Robert Wood, T. Everett Withee.
If you can confirm any of these photo identifications, please contact the Scarborough Historical Society. Let’s work together to ensure that these young faces from the “Class of 1937-38” are remembered as individuals and not lost to history.
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