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From: "Alicia Ann Peterson" <>
Subject: Re: [MNHennep] Excelsior High
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:10:04 -0500
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Hi Anne,

Thanks so much for whatever you can do. By the way, Dad graduated in 1951.

Alicia

----- Original Message -----
From: "AnnE Austin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MNHennep] Excelsior High


> Hi Alicia,
> Thanks for the siblings' names. I called the man in Excelsior yesterday
> but had to leave my name and number on his answering machine. I'll let
> you know if and when I hear from him. If I don't hear, I'll make a trek
> to the high school to check out the yearbooks. Stay tuned. AnnE
> in MN
>
> ********************************************
> Hi Anne,
> I don't seem to have Dad's graduating year anywhere - I need to find it.
> I
> believe he graduated in 1950/1951. Class of '50 would make him 18 in
> the
> spring - that's probably right.
>
> Dad's siblings were:
> Bill - I think Bill died young (9 years old or so)
> Gloria - b. abt 1922 so graduated 1940?
> Eugene (Bud) b. graduated 1939
> Gordon b.1917 so graduated 1935?
> Wallace (Wally) b.1918 so graduated 1936?
> Kenneth b. 1916 so graduated 1934?
>
> Thanks!
> *******************************************
>> Hi Alicia, I went to Classmates.com and found a man who was in the
>> graduating class of 1950 from Excelsior (it was in 1952 that Excelsior
>> and Deephaven consolidated) so I'll contact him tomorrow by phone (he
>> is
>> living in Excelsior) to see if he has any information. I will ask him
>> if he has computer access also.
>>
>> Do you have the names of your dad's siblings? I found a Warren
>> Peterson who graduated in 1942.
>>
>> Do you have the exact date when your dad graduated from Excelsior? We
>> have a Snuffy's restaurant near where I live that has some great
>> photos
>> on a wall which might have that football teams picture. I'll check it
>> out and let you know.
>>
>> Regards, Anne in MN
>> **************************************************
>> Hi Anne and Todd,
>>
>> My Dad's name is Richard (Dick) Peterson. I don't know how much
>> information the school yearbooks would be, but he was on the football
>> team if anyone had access to those - pictures would be great. At this
>> point, I don't know what else I need to look for, but if there are
>> people in the Excelsior area, I now have some contacts! All my Dad
>> ever
>> talked about was riding that roller coaster! I picked up the park
>> history book a few years ago. My Dad enjoyed it.
>>
>> Thanks so much for your time.
>> Alicia
> *********************************************
>> Does anyone have any reference material for Excelsior High School? My
>> Dad
>> (b. 1932; youngest of 8) and his family grew up a stone's throw from
>> the
>> amusement park (you can actually see their house in the ariel veiw of
>> the
>> Excelsior Amuesment Park) and I'd be interested in anything.
>>
>> Thanks! Alicia (in Ontario)
>
>
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