Cambridge High and Latin School

Edward Finstein “Finney”

Edward Finstein (“Finney”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Wellington Grammar School; headed for Massachusetts College of Pharmacy; lived at 220 Webster Avenue.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 6 more named Finstein

Full name: Edward Finstein
Known as: Finney
Lived at: 220 Webster Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Wellington Grammar School
Headed for: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

Also searched as: Finney Finstein; Ed Finstein; Eddie Finstein; Finstein, Edward.

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Household 3
Neighbours 31
Same surname 2
Classmates 482
Same schools 31

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 483 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930, Edward stands 141st. Edward's portrait is on scan page 49, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 21 to 118. 5 of Edward's classmates in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 also gave Webster Avenue as their street. The yearbook lists 21 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 as coming from Wellington Grammar School, including Edward. This site lists 483 names for the class of 1930, against 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Letty H. Field, Annie Fine, Irving Finstein, William Michael Fitzgerald
Same street	Webster Avenue: 5 other classmates
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Edward: 9 other people in the class

At home, 220 Webster Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Finstein at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Maxwell Finstein, student lived herepage
Pauline Finstein, student lived herepage

The Finstein household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What Edward did at school

Freshman baseball, 1926
Basketball, 1930
Room Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

FINNEY” “Man of action —not of books

Man of action — not of books

Also grew up on Webster Avenue

The class of 1930

All 483 in this class →

Others named Finstein

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

Also came from Wellington Grammar School

Also headed for Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 49. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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