North Quincy High School

James R. Olson

North Quincy High School in Quincy, Massachusetts, listed James R. Olson among 267 graduates in the class of 1936. The entry gives: lived at 256 Farrington St., Wollaston. Portrait and entry from the Manet, page 23.

Class of 1936

267 in the class of 1936 · 52 more named Olson

Full name: James R. Olson
Lived at: 256 Farrington St., Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts
School: North Quincy High School
Graduated: Class of 1936

Also searched as: Jim Olson; James Olson; Jimmy Olson; Olson, James.

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Neighbours 19
Same surname 31
Classmates 266

In context

James R. Olson is number 172 of 267 in the alphabetical list of the North Quincy High School class of 1936 on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 23, around the middle of the stretch from page 5 to page 34 where this site found the book's portraits. 20 North Quincy High School graduates, spread over 4 classes between 1934 and 1937, name Farrington Street. The yearbook puts 7 people from the class on Farrington Street, James among them. A college or university was the plan of 48 of 98 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1936 (49%), compared with 54% in 1935 and 48% in 1937.

On the same scan page	Eileen T. O'Brien, Lois L. Oakman, Robert A. Olsson, Frank W. Orcutt and 5 more
Same street	Farrington Street: 6 other classmates
Same first name	James: 4 other people in the class

What the page does not say. Nothing on clubs or activities and plan after graduation appears for James, though classmates' entries carry them (clubs or activities 93% and plan after graduation 40%); James's entry may print them and have been mis-read, or not print them at all.

At home, 256 Farrington St., Wollaston

The 1936 Quincy Directory lists these people named Olson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Swan T Olson (wife Isabella M), carpenter householderpage

The Olson household is listed here in 1932 too.

Also grew up on Farrington St., Wollaston

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North Quincy High School yearbook, 1936, page 23. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item manet1936nort).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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