Old High School Yearbooks

Old high school yearbooks are often difficult to track down, but you do have several options to aid you in your search.

There are many reasons why people search for old high school yearbooks. For some, the urge to take a trip down memory lane hits a decade or two after graduation. For others, high school yearbooks are needed during the planning of a reunion or to document a historical event. Other reasons may include the following:

• Nostalgia

Maybe you are in search of your long lost buddies or you simply want to relive your glory days. Browsing through yearbooks is a great way to spend an afternoon in the past.

• Reunions

You can use Yearbooks in a number of ways for reunion planning. Some reunion planners display a variety of yearbooks on a table so that guests can take a look at how they and their classmates changed throughout the years. Others cut up photos from old yearbooks to display on bulletin boards or use them in slide shows played during the reunion. Some people use photos from yearbooks to play the "Guess Who?" game. Pictures are copied from the yearbook and displayed and guests must guess which picture belongs to which guest. This a great game for later reunions!

• Scrapbooks

Whether you want to create your own personal scrapbook, or you want to create a scrapbook to give to your classmates, yearbooks are a great resource!

• Finding people

Maybe you've lost track of others in your class or you've forgotten the name of your club president. A yearbook can prompt your memory and help you identify those whose names you can't quite come up with.

Regardless of why you want to track down old high school yearbooks, the hunt may not be so easy. However, to make your search easier, consider the following:

• Archives

Many schools maintain an archives section in the library or some other area of the school. While you may not be able to borrow the yearbook, you can certainly look at it, and you may be allowed to make copies of needed photos. In some cases, the yearbook staff may have held on to more recent copies of a yearbook, and you may be able to purchase these.

• Library

Your local library might have an extensive collection of old yearbooks.

• Classmates

If you are in touch with any of your old classmates, ask if any of them still have an old yearbook that you can borrow.

• Online

There are numerous websites devoted to helping you track down old classmates and old yearbooks. Before you dive into one of those, browse online at eBay and Craigslist.

For more websites devoted to helping people find old yearbooks, check out the following resources:

• Cyndi's List- This mega-site lists a variety of genealogy websites, including alumni organizations, list of faculty and classmates, and a section on yearbooks and annuals.
• E-Yearbook- This site offers a listing of states with subheadings from specific high schools.
• RootsWeb- This site is specific to Pennsylvania, but there are numerous schools that you can search.
• Old-Yearbooks- Search for high school and college yearbooks at this site as well as graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, and other memorabilia.

Finally, if your initial search leaves you empty handed, don't forget to talk to the school office staff, principal, and even the main office of the school system. There is usually someone that knows how to find archived materials including yearbooks.

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