Cambridge High and Latin School

Dorothy Marjorie Biggane “Dor”

Dorothy Marjorie Biggane (“Dor”) was one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Peabody Grammar School; headed for Bridgewater Normal School; lived at 17 Buena Vista Park. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 35.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 4 more named Biggane

Full name: Dorothy Marjorie Biggane
Known as: Dor
Lived at: 17 Buena Vista Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Bridgewater Normal School

Also searched as: Dor Biggane; Dot Biggane; Dorothy Biggane; Dorothy M. Biggane.

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Household 1
Neighbours 10
Same surname 2
Classmates 458
Same schools 63

In context

Of the 459 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 read for this site, Dorothy's is 28th alphabetically. Dorothy's portrait is on scan page 35, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 29 to 145. Dorothy's “Bridgewater Normal School” falls in the same group as 30 of the 393 plans printed for the class (8%): a normal school or teachers college. Dorothy is also the first name of 9 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1927 has 459 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 462 for 1926 and 416 for 1928.

On the same scan page	Miriam D. Berkman, Peter Beshgetur, William Bielinski
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 28 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 30 of 393 classmates with a plan (8%)
Same first name	Dorothy: 9 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 17 Buena Vista Park

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

James F. BigganeCambridge 1925

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Biggane at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Alice E Biggane, clerk householderpage
Helen J Biggane, clerk lived herepage
James F Biggane, student M I T lived herepage

The Biggane household is listed here in 1925 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

The mildest manners and the gentlest heart.

Also grew up on Buena Vista Park

The class of 1927

All 459 in this class →

Others named Biggane

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Bridgewater Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 35. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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