Cambridge High and Latin School

Mildred E. Peterson “Mil”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Mildred E. Peterson (“Mil”) among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: came from Haggerty Grammar School; lived at 6 Thingvalla Avenue; born in 1906. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 98.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 153 more named Peterson

Full name: Mildred E. Peterson
Known as: Mil
Born: June 12, 1906
Lived at: 6 Thingvalla Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Haggerty Grammar School
Headed for: Business

Also searched as: Mil Peterson; Millie Peterson; Mildred Peterson; Peterson, Mildred.

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Household 2
Neighbours 1
Same surname 100
Classmates 318
Same schools 43

In context

Of the 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 that have pages here, Mildred is 236th in surname order. Find Mildred on page 98 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 are spread over pages 39 to 119. Of 253 classmates who gave a plan, 24 (9%) point to going to work; Mildred's entry says “Business”. Mildred is also the first name of 7 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923. Against 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924, the class of 1923 comes to 319 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Lillian Hope Peterson, Olive May Pitchford, Louis Polack
Same kind of plan	work: 24 of 253 classmates with a plan (9%)
Same first name	Mildred: 7 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 6 Thingvalla Avenue

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

The 1925 city directory lists Mildred E. Peterson with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Peterson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Selma E Peterson, widow of John householderpage
Mildred E Peterson, clerk lived herepage

The Peterson household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What Mildred did at school

G. A. A., 1920–21–22–23

What the yearbook said

SHE IS LIKE THE QUIET BIRD THAT NEVER WHISPERS A WORD.” PITCHFORD, OLIVE MAY = “Pitch” “HERE’S A DAINTY SOUTHERN MAID, HER GLANCE GIVES JOY WHERE’ER ITS LAID

She is like the quiet bird that never whispers a word.

Also grew up on Thingvalla Avenue

Rose FoxCambridge 1928

The class of 1923

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Others named Peterson

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

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Also came from Haggerty Grammar School

Also headed for Business

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 98. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1923unse).

Published 1923, 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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