Schoolhouse 5
New Ipswich Historical Society
Smithville Students
Smithville students in front of Schoolhouse #5 on Page Hill Road in Smithville, New Ipswich. Undated photo donated by Orville Antilla.
Who are they?
This is the hard part. Reading the faint pencil markings on the back of the photo. Cursive writing is especially difficult with names.
My Guess of names
Hilma Nelson, Mabel Wheeler, Arlene Mansfield, Lydia Dickson(?), Hanna Parlkella(?),Frank, Hugo and Carl Flinkstrom(?), Mike Parkilla, Raymond and Leonard Hunter, Waino Koski. Do you have a correction?
On this day - March 26, 1908
James Roger diary entry
26th March 1908 (Thursday) 24
Frosty. South wind. Drying roads some. David went to Depot for kerosene in forenoon and choring around in afternoon. I lit church furnace and fire in small room. Also fire in hall for Grange. Hamish keeping better. Dr. Jones called today. Daniel’s horse ran away this afternoon causing great excitement among the members of the sewing circle. 14 present at Grange. F. Mansfield Master. Northern lights bright.
Lydia Erickson,. Wondering if the Parkilla is really Parhiala.
Mabel Wheeler married Leon Livingston. Later she became the long time librarian at the N.I. library
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