The Rochester Public Library added more yearbooks to their online collection. These new yearbooks are mostly from the 1930s. It appears that most of the High Schools in Rochester at that time had two graduating classes per year; January and June. Some years there are two separate yearbooks and other years the two classes are in one yearbook.

Added to the existing collection for East High School were; 1931, Jan. 1932, Jan. 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940.

New to their collection are yearbooks for Benjamin Franklin H. S. for Jan. 1933, June 1933, Jan. 1934, June 1934, Jan. 1939, June 1939 and 1940. Then for Jefferson H. S. they have one for 1924 when in was a Jr. High and 1935 and 1936 when it became a Senior High.

Madison started out as a Junior-Senior High School. They have a publication called “Madigraph” that was a literary magazine from Jan. 1929 – April 1933. Then in the June 1933 book it also had pictures of the seniors. Starting with the 1934 yearbook, the name changed to “Madisonian” and it became a full fledged yearbook. Besides 1934, RPL has 1936 – 1940.

All these new yearbooks and earlier yearbooks are linked to on the School Heritage Collection web page.

If you have any yearbooks that RPL is missing they would appreciate donations.