Cambridge High School Yearbooks Online
Recently I saw an article by the Cambridge (MA) Public Library archivist announcing that all Cambridge High School Yearbooks in the library’s collection are now online. While yearbooks have been available at Ancestry and MyHeritage, these yearbooks are accessible for free on Internet Archive and they cover Cambridge much more extensively than the large genealogy database sites.
The following yearbooks are now available:
- Cambridge High and Latin School: 1913-1977
- Rindge Technical School: 1929-1977
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin School: 1978-2022
Note: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School was formed in 1977 when Cambridge High and Latin School merged with Rindge Technical School. In addition to the public schools listed above, there are private and Catholic schools in Cambridge. For a fuller history of high schools in Cambridge see HistoryCambridge.
A comparison of Internet Archive vs. Ancestry and MyHeritage
The main difference between the three online digital collections of yearbooks, other than the years available, is that Ancestry and MyHeritage have a searchable indexes by name, location and school. However you can search within individual yearbooks on Internet Archive.
Of course, the other main difference is that Ancestry and MyHeritage are paid subscription sites and access to the Internet Archive is free.
Also, with Internet Archive you can download the entire yearbook or individual pages.
| Internet Archive | Ancestry | MyHeritage | |
| Cambridge High and Latin School | 1913-1977 | 1921, 1923, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1973 | 1921, 1923, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1973 |
| Rindge Technical School | 1929-1977 | 1932, 1936, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1972 | 1932, 1940, 1972, |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 1978-2022 | 1982, 1983 | 1979 |
Cambridge High and Latin School
There’s a wealth of yearbook history in this collection as it spans 64 years.
Rindge Technical School
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
yearbook cover
Hello sir, ma’am: I looking for Rindge Technical School yearbook for 1938 (graduate Charles Stewart Babcock). Do you have that? Thank you very much for your time. Best regards, JS
Unfortunately, it does appear that the 1938 Rindge Technical School yearbook is missing from all the online collections. I think your best option would be to set up an email alert on eBay in case it ever turns up there. It will turn up eventually!