Cambridge High and Latin School

Margaret Holmes “Peg”

Class of 1928, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Margaret Holmes (“Peg”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Peabody Grammar School; headed for Smith; lived at 19 Hillside Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 76.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 88 more named Holmes

Full name: Margaret Holmes
Known as: Peg
Lived at: 19 Hillside Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Smith

Also searched as: Peg Holmes; Peggy Holmes; Maggie Holmes; Holmes, Margaret.

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Household 2
Neighbours 3
Same surname 76
Classmates 415
Same schools 53

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 416 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928, Margaret stands 195th. Margaret's portrait is on scan page 76, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 27 to 134. The yearbook lists 21 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 as coming from Peabody Grammar School, including Margaret. “Smith” is Margaret's plan after graduation; 173 of 343 classmates with a printed plan (50%) named a college or university. Against 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929, the class of 1928 comes to 416 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Margaret R. Holland, Emily Winifred Holmquist, Dorothy Frances Howell
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same first name	Margaret: 17 other people in the class

At home, 19 Hillside Avenue

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

The 1930 city directory lists Margaret Holmes with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Holmes at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Henry W Holmes (wife May M), prof H U householderpage
Eleanor S Holmes, student lived herepage

The Holmes household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

What Margaret did at school

Choir, 1924–25–26
French Club, 1927

What the yearbook said

She’s pretty and quiet, And her hair is very light.

Also grew up on Hillside Avenue

The class of 1928

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Others named Holmes

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

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Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Smith

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 76. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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