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WR 134: Pocomoke High School Class of 1963 Collection

1 document boxes (0.50 cubic feet)

(1951-2021)

Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD

Identifier:

WR 134
Creator(s): Pocomoke High School Class of 1963
Acquisition: The Pocomoke High School collection was donated to the Worcester County Library by Carol Brittingham Wilkes, September 2025.
Language(s): English
Use: Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”.
Preferred Citation:

“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.”

Attribution:

Finding aid written by Erin Scott, October 2025.

Related Materials: WR 29, WR 33, WR 84
Separated Materials: None.

Abstract

 

The Pocomoke High School Class of 1963 collection contains items related to the graduation ceremonies and reunions of the Pocomoke High School graduating class of 1963. These items include programs, invitations, and photographs.

Administrative History / Biographical Note

 

Pocomoke High School first opened in 1865 as Newtown High School. In 1878, the name was changed to Pocomoke High School, as the town name changed from Newtown to Pocomoke City. The school has been housed in several different buildings, with new buildings constructed in 1867, 1905, 1911, and most recently in 1958. 
The 1963 class graduated on June 12, 1963 in the high school auditorium, with a graduating class of 50 students. 

 

Arrangement Statement 

 

The Pocomoke High School Class of 1963 collection has been arranged chronologically.
Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

 

Subject Terms

 

Topical Terms

Education

Graduation

High School

Pocomoke City (Md.)--Social life and customs--20th century

Corporate Names

Pocomoke High School

Location Terms

Pocomoke City (Md.)

Inventory List

 

Box 1

1. Photograph, First Grade, Pocomoke Elementary School, 1951

2. Program, "The Boarding House Reach" Junior Class Play, Dec. 6, 1961

3. Program, Baccalaureate, Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jun. 9, 1963

4. Program, Commencement Exercises, Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jun. 12, 1963

5. Photograph, 10th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 1973

6. Program, 10th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jun. 9, 1973

7. Photograph, 20th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 1983

8. Program, 20th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jul. 9, 1983

9. Invitation, 20th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jul. 9, 1983

10. Photograph, 30th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 1993

11. Invitation, 30th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 1993

12. Program, 30th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jun. 26, 1993

13. Letter, from Lynn and Tina Lindstedt Howard to Carol Wilkes Brittingham

14. Pocomoke High School Class of 1963 Trivia Challenge, 1993

15. Photograph, 36th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 1999

16. Program, 36th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, Jul. 3, 1999

17. Program, 35th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1964, Jul. 3, 1999

18. Handout, Reunions of Pocomoke High School Classes of 1963 and 1964, Jul. 3, 1999

19. Photograph, 40th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 2003

20. Memorial Invitation and Thank You Card in Memory of Charles W. Trader, Jr., 1997

21. Invitation, 58th Reunion of Pocomoke High School Class of 1963, 2021

22. Bank Account Statement
 

Attached Documents and Links

 

The Pocomoke High School Class of 1963 Collection can be viewed in full on CatalogIt here.

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