Newton High School

Homer Ambrose

Homer Ambrose, Newton High School class of 1918 (Newton, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Roger Wolcott Grammar School; headed for West Point; lived at 85 Ridge Road, Waban.

Class of 1918

101 in the class of 1918 · 9 more named Ambrose

Full name: Homer Ambrose
Born: May 8, 1901
Lived at: 85 Ridge Road, Waban, Newton, Massachusetts
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1918
Course: Classical
Came from: Roger Wolcott Grammar School
Headed for: West Point

Spot a mistake? Wrong name Wrong photo Something else

Is Homer part of your family? Tell us — we will send you the full-resolution scan.

Same surname 8
Classmates 100
Same schools 2

In context

Of the 101 entries from the Newton High School class of 1918 read for this site, Homer's is 2nd alphabetically. Homer's portrait is on scan page 61, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 61 to 87. Roger Wolcott Grammar School appears as the earlier school of 5 people in the class, Homer among them. Of the 101 entries in the class with a course, 53 (52%) say Classical, Homer's among them. The class of 1918: 81% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 84% in 1917 and 82% in 1919.

On the same scan page	Edwin J. Allen, Alice Cecilia Barry, Gertrude Emeline Barry, John J. Barry
Same earlier school	Roger Wolcott Grammar School: 4 other classmates
Same course	Classical: 53 of 101 classmates with a course (52%)

At home, 85 Ridge Road, Waban

The 1909 Newton, Massachusetts City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Ambrose at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

David A Ambrose, civil engineer householderpage
Annie Ambrose, Mrs tailoress lived herepage

What the yearbook said

Nick of time" "bab" "desperate

The class of 1918

All 101 in this class →

Others named Ambrose

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

All 9 people named Ambrose →

Also came from Roger Wolcott Grammar School

Also headed for West Point

Look for Homer Ambrose in other records

FamilySearch census, birth, marriage and death records (free account)
Internet Archive other yearbooks, city directories and town reports that mention the name
Chronicling America digitized newspapers at the Library of Congress

Do you know Homer?

If Homer is part of your family we would like to hear from you, and we will gladly send the full-resolution scan of this page.

Get in touch

Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1918, page 61. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1918newt).

Published 1918, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

How this page was made: the name, portrait and printed details were read from the scan by software and checked against the page; a few in every hundred details are still wrong. How it works · Report an error · Standards