JCS Alumni Association

05/31/2026

Thank you to the Jefferson Historical Society for sponsoring the upcoming JCS Alumni 5k! We appreciate your continued support!

Community Organization

05/25/2026

We can’t wait to see you!

05/19/2026

Thank you to Buck Hill Farm for sponsoring our upcoming JCS Alumni Association 5k! We appreciate your continued support!

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04/26/2026

04/09/2026

I'm putting together of book of JCS graduating class photos. This was the Class of 2025. Could someone help me identify the individuals in order.

Many of the classes are missing in our collection...especially most of the recent years. Our best coverage is before World War I, early during World War II, and in the 1950s.

03/15/2026

01/25/2026

Most high school graduating classes have a class photo, often taken with students wearing caps and gowns. In earlier years at Jefferson, graduating classes were well dressed and photographed in professional studios.

I am working to assemble a complete collection of these graduation photos in one place, beginning with the first graduating class in 1901. So far, I have gathered photos from just over 30 classes. The best images are copies of original photographs, but newspaper clippings are also welcome. In some years, all students are identified, while in others they are not.

My goal is to organize these photos sequentially in book form. By our next Alumni Reception, held the afternoon before the Alumni Banquet, I hope to greatly expand the number of classes represented. The book will also be available for viewing in our museum.

These are the classes I currently have photos for:

1901, 1904, 1906, 1908–1910, 1913–1915, 1919, 1935, 1938–1943, 1947–1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959–1960, 1969, 1981, 1990, and 1994–1995.

I am interested in photos from any other graduating classes. You may send digital images to [email protected]. If you have printed photos, you may mail them to:

Jefferson Historical Society
Attn: Kevin Berner
P.O. Box 143
Jefferson, NY 12093

If you wish, I can copy your photos and return the originals to you.

Today, I am sharing the Class of 1949 photo featuring Ruth Meyer, Helen Summers, Madeline Gleich, Dick Blaine, Catherine Alvarez, Marion Clapper, and Doris Vroman.

This photo was provided by Helen Summers via Bev Reed.