Arlington High School

Dorothy Peterson “Dot”

Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, listed Dorothy Peterson (“Dot”) among 135 graduates in the class of 1927. The entry gives: activities listed: Dramatic Club and Girls' Club; lived at 15 Higgins Street; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1927 yearbook, page 39.

Class of 1927

135 in the class of 1927 · 153 more named Peterson

Full name: Dorothy Peterson
Known as: Dot
Lived at: 15 Higgins Street, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1927

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Clubs & teams 130
Neighbours 2
Same surname 102
Classmates 134

In context

135 people from the Arlington High School class of 1927 appear on this site, and Peterson puts Dorothy 107th among them. Turning the scan to page 39 shows Dorothy; the portraits we read from this book run from page 12 to page 48. In the Arlington High School class of 1927, 26 entries mention “Dramatic Club”; Dorothy's is one of them. From 1927 to 1930, 16 Arlington High School graduates on this site share the first name Dorothy, spread over 4 classes. For Arlington High School, the site holds 135 people from the class of 1927, against 157 for 1928.

On the same scan page	Charles H. Peirce, Rhona Perkins, Elsie Richardson
Same club	Dramatic Club: 25 other classmates
Same club	Girls' Club: 43 other classmates
The book's own title	Arlington High School Year-Book (editor: Walter T. Atkinson)

At home, 15 Higgins Street

The 1928 Arlington Directory lists these people named Peterson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Eskil Peterson (wife Annie A.), inspr (B) lived herepage

The Peterson household is listed here in 1925 too.

What Dorothy did at school

Fellow members from Dorothy's own class:

What the yearbook said

An honor pupil, and a member of the Dramatic Club and Girls' Club, she is popular because of her personality and her ability to "trip the light fantastic."

Also grew up on Higgins Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Peterson

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

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1927, page 39. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1927arli).

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

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