Hi Karen, I noticed that, too. It is interesting. I, too, wonder if there was a reason. I have 5 more pages of Alumni to post--to 1920. The Westward flow slowed down about 1886, although there were a few scattered people still going west after that. By about 1905, most of the graduates stayed in the tri-county area. I wonder if other High Schools kept alumni lists like this one. Carole --------- Karen Carlyle wrote: > Carole, > That's a really interesting list of alumni. What struck me was the number who had gone out west. > > Does anyone know if the migration to California and other western states was random or were there particular times when it occurred? I've > been trying to find David Carlyle who may have gone to California from Toronto, OH and who appears to have left before 1880. (An article on > his son states that David died in 1879 but I haven't found a record of it, and a descendant of his family told me that they believe he went > west.) > > Karen > ---------------------- > > > Mt. Pleasant High School Alumni-- Senior Year Book, 1920, pg. 55 > > > > 1873 > > Jennie McMasters (Mrs. E. J. Robinson), Denver, CO > > William R. Wagner, Chicago, IL > > Lafie C. Reid, San Diego, CA <snip> > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!