Family History Scavenger Hunt - Day 9

Overview & Purpose

We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.

The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.

The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.

Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before. 

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/fipZGS8zZxcX1FAW7.    

Today’s Challenge

Today we will explore the Internet Archives website (https://archive.org/). This site has a large collection of books, radio and television shows, software, images, and other items. Sometimes yearbooks provide interesting tidbits about our ancestors as well as photos of them in their youth. The items that you will need to answer the following questions can be found in the 1953 Marlborough High School Yearbook.

Questions

1. Locate the Class Prophecy section of the 1953 Marlborough High School Yearbook. What was the prophecy for Daniel Griffin?
2. Who was the only male member of the National Honor Society and what was he voted Most Likely to do?
3. Where did Shirley A. Shanahan live? 
4. What sport did Barbara A. Frado participate in?
5. Who was the class of 1953 Class President?

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Which girl set the all time high-scoring record in basketball with 210 points in one season and where does she plan on going to school after graduation?

Hints

You will need to use every part of the yearbook to find the answers to these questions.

Action

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/fipZGS8zZxcX1FAW7).  All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 9 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year subscription to Your Genealogy Today Magazine. 

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