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North Kingstown High School, Class of 1905.

Back row, from left to right: Elizabeth Tully, Gertrude Cullen, Edith Gardiner, Luke Ward, Fannie Maglone, Augustis Weigel, Mary Duffy.

Front row, from left to right: Beulah Gardiner, Viola Rigney, Mabel Spink, Malvinia Lafreniere, Jessie Maglone, Viola Fiske.

Each month we will highlight a particular item from our historic South County Room Collection Catalog. Pictured here is a graduation photo of the North Kingstown High School class of 1905, the first class to graduate from the high school. This photo is part of a large collection of photos, school records and memorabilia donated to the library by the high school in 2012. 

We have in the collection many of the class photos for the graduating classes of the high school for the years 1905-1969. Viewing many of these items online is now easy to do using our new catalog, which allows you to search by a particular graduating class, person or subject. If you would like to learn more about the members of the class of 1905, Tim Cranston has written an excellent series of brief biographies which you can access here.

November 27 - December 19

The library will be showcasing the Extraordinary Women of East Bay exhibit from Roger Williams University. The exhibit includes banners with biographies and photographs of some highlighted women, along with a collection of artifacts and facsimiles. The exhibit also features an extensive digital database which includes those women highlighted, as well as many more!

"Spanning more than three centuries of Rhode Island’s history, the Extraordinary Women of the East Bay Exhibition recognizes and celebrates women who have made a difference in their communities - Barrington, Bristol, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren." ~ Extraordinary Women of East Bay

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