Cambridge High and Latin School

Eleanor Gertrude Griffin “Twinnie”

Eleanor Gertrude Griffin (“Twinnie”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Wilfred Academy; activities listed: G. A. A; lived at 51 Dudley Street.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 74 more named Griffin

Full name: Eleanor Gertrude Griffin
Known as: Twinnie
Lived at: 51 Dudley Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. John’s Parochial School
Headed for: Wilfred Academy

Also searched as: Twinnie Griffin; Ellie Griffin; Eleanor Griffin; Eleanor G. Griffin.

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Household 1
Clubs & teams 234
Neighbours 12
Same surname 57
Classmates 482
Same schools 5

In context

Eleanor Gertrude Griffin is number 177 of 483 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 on this site. Eleanor is printed on page 56 of the scan, around the middle of the 21-to-118 run of portrait pages. Eleanor is also the first name of 5 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930. Eleanor's plan is printed as “Wilfred Academy”, which counts here as a business or secretarial school; 89 of the 430 classmates who named a plan (21%) named the same kind. The class of 1930 has 483 names here, where the neighbouring class has 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Helen Grace Grant, Eleanor Ruth Gray, Reuben Green, Mary Louise Griffin
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 89 of 430 classmates with a plan (21%)
Same first name	Eleanor: 5 other people in the class

At home, 51 Dudley Street

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

Mary Louise GriffinCambridge 1930

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

Patrick J Griffin (wife Mildred E), loader householderpage

The Griffin household is listed here in 1928 too.

What Eleanor did at school

G. A. A. 522
Home Economics Club, 1928-29-30
Lunch Room, 1929-30

Fellow members from Eleanor's own class:

What the yearbook said

T WINNIE” “The dances for the stove forsaking _

The dances for the stove forsaking The greatest sport she loved was baking.

Also grew up on Dudley Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Griffin

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

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Also came from St. John’s Parochial School

Also headed for Wilfred Academy

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 56. 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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