Creatures Overhead
Have you ever looked up to the very top of the book stacks when wandering through Meekins Library on a…
“The Gypsy Rover”
Members of the Williamsburg High School Class of 1925 were busy early that year preparing for their Senior Class Play,…
The “Tattler” in 1961
Who put the 1961 Williamsburg High School yearbook together? Why the “Tattler” officers and staff of course. Working all year…
“Don’t Darken My Door:” The 1947 Senior Class Play at Williamsburg High School
The Class of 1947 was small—only 14 strong—but mighty. They decided they wanted to take a class trip to New…
Williamsburg High School Basketball: 1924
The 1924 Williamsburg High School yearbook was the second volume of “The Tattler”. It was the first year that the…
Jerry of Jericho Road: The 1929 Williamsburg High School Musical
It was April 19, 1929, in the Town Hall. Students from Williamsburg High School gave a memorable performance of the…
The Burgy High 1952-53 Girls’ Basketball Team
The 1952-53 season was an outstanding one for the Girls’ Basketball team. According to the 1953 yearbook, the “Tattler”, their…
Making Music at Burgy High in 1950
It seems like almost everyone in Burgy High that year was either playing in the orchestra, singing in the Glee…
What Were 5th Grade Town School Students Reading in 1914?
Why, the stories from the “Fifth Book” of the “Graded Literature Readers” of course. Just unearthed in a pile of…
Burgy High Graduating Class of 1945
There were 14 seniors in the Williamsburg High School Class of 1945—and 4 of them were named Ruth: Elizabeth Batura,…
The First Anne T. Dunphy School is Born
In 1953, there was no Anne T. Dunphy School. The total enrollment in Williamsburg schools was 496. The projected 1958…
Helen E. James School—The First Shovelful for the Last Renovation 1986
The Helen E. James School was constructed in early 1914 and dedicated on September 4 of that year. Mrs. James…