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SHS58.ORG started operations on
September 1, 1997. Since we began,
over 2 million visits have been made
to this site by Elmirans,
former Elmirans and Fifties Kids.

This web page last updated on
April 19, 2008
Other pages are updated
regularly as indicated.

What's New?
 • Jasper Returns
 • Class of 58 Reunion
 • Last Month's Web Page
 • Eldridge Generation
Regular Features
 • Pics of the Month
 • Ladies of 58
 • Main & Water
 • www.EldridgePark.US
 • Alumni E-mail
 • Remembering Elmira
 • Reunion Central
 • The Balance Sheet
Our Guest Book
 • View/Sign Guest Book
Southside Landmarks
 • Pine City Inn
 • Dunn Field
 • Scurvy Erv's
 • Dooher's
 • St. Mary's
 • Pitt's Goodie Shoppe
 • X-CEL Dairy
 • Riverside School
 • Good Old SHS
 • Parley Coburn
 • Hopkins Street
 • The Dixie
Class of 58 Memories
Reunion 2003 Photo Album Photos from our 45th year celebration in Elmira

Homeroom Memories Photos of the homerooms during our Junior Year at Southside

Coach Hurley Home Page The winningest coach in Southside's History.

BRIGIDINE The program from our Junior Play.

Mabel Haupt Home Page A collection of Whatever Happened Stories dedicated to our beloved English Teacher.

Ma Lund Home Page A collection of pictures dedicated to our class advisor.

Young & Foolish Again Hear the cast sing the reprise tune from our Junior Play, Brigidine.

Jabberwocky From the May, 1958 El-So-Hi

Johnny Appleseed Early Number Nine Artwork

Hansel & Gretel A play at Number Nine School

About SHS58.ORG A special message from our Webmaster about the web site and how we got started. "Facinating reading!" says Bob Lynough. "It's a real hoot!" says Mike Murtaugh.

the Teacher's Lounge Remember that off-limits room near the backstage part of the auditorium?

A Message from Mark Something you should read that will surely cheer you up.

SHS Alma Mater Wanting to hear Lucinda Finlay play that clarinet again?
Other Stories
 • Don Harrison retires
 • Orsillo Brunch Revisited
 • The 53 Chevy
 • Yachting on Cayuga
 • Sorrow and Justice
 • Ladies of 58 Page
 • '52 Buick Roadmaster
 • Peg Halm retires
 • Tom Hall, Oct Educator
 • Elvis George
 • Corning Baptist
 • Y2K Cowpokes
 • The Orsillo Brunch
 • The Fifties Web
 • Drive-in Theater History
 • Happy 2000
 • Happy 2001
Our Other Elmira Sites
 • Eldridge Park
 • SHS Alumni E-mail
 • Mark Twain Hotel
 • Remembering Elmira
 • SHS Alumni Registry
 • Parley Coburn Star
 • Meet Me at Main & Water

 

APRIL 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
Photo of the Month
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Antique Post Card
East Water Street at Railroad Avenue

nly 100 years ago, downtown Elmira was a bustling city with the Regent Theater and Gorton Coy (shown in this antique photo) on East Water Street. This is from a postcard sent in to us by Joe (SHS58) and Pat Manwaring (SHS60) McDonald from their collection of antique postcards of Elmira. Click on the photo for an enlargement.

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SHS58.ORG REMEMBERS

SHS 58's Louise Dassance

memories of Elmira brought to you this month by memories of Nichol's

ALBUMS

The 1958 Edsonian

1958 Electronic Edsonian Our Thanks to Don Sofia for suggesting that we put our Class of 58 Yearbook up on the Web Site. Click on the yearbook above to go there.

SHS58 Photo Album continues to grow with pictures we've received from our many web site visitors.

Bev Bates' Scrapbook She had all the fun and has the pictures to prove it.

Senior Play A collection of pictures dedicated to Bob Lynough, our drama coach and play director.

Reunion Pics Keuka Maid, July 1998

1958 Southside Hornets Home Page
An Album of photos from the 1958 Hornets Season

Parker Field Home Page The place where we all had home field advantage.

MEMORIES OF THE FIFTIES

TV in the Fifties What shows were you watching back then?

The Crosley There are stories about this car.

50's Flashback Taking you back there is only half the fun.

Click HereAnother 50's Flashback Getting you to leave and come back is the other half.

Top Ten Tunes of the Fifties

50's Classic Cars We saw them first on the show room floor

Elmira Drive-In How many times did you sneak in hiding in the trunk?

Recipient of the

AWARD

WE SALUTE OUR FRIENDS
Laura Fanning Begeal
Tom Hall
Betty Snover Givens
Bruce Silvers
Joyce Cicora Sponyoe
Jack Wheeler
Bill Cook
Jim Orsillo
Sandra Dean Leach
Nancy Wood O'Hare
Ginny Montgomery Ryan
Lynda Roby DeRigge
Barb Tremaine Sanford
Peg Fawell Halm
Peggy Lewis Dougherty
Nancy McConnell Vallely
Don Sofia
Maureen Gubbins
The SHS Booster Club
Del Updike
Mary Costello
Jon McNeal
John Friends
Louise Viele Lynch
Carole Boyd
Cast from Brigidine
Don Harrison
Joy Utter
George Lovell, Jr.
Judy Scaffidi Newman
The 5B Dooher Boys
Lee Hotaling
Polly Von Hendy Morey
Stephen Cooper
Scott Steiner
Larry Bohl
Cheri Schaef Christofaro

in memory of sister Sandy Schaef

Roberta Comfort Riggan

Dennis Newnham
Lucinda Finlay Wilcox

SHS Class of 56
Sue Bailey Aber
Roy Spicer
John Lockner
Dan Reibson
Kathy Kittle McGee

Donna Makres McConnell
Robert Olson
Carole Battisti deLucia

Glenn Stuart
Class of 61 Reunion Cmte
Bob Cramer
Steve Greatsinger
Russell & Ruth Dutton Day

SHS Class of 62
Isabel Hill Farrell
Carol Dutton Stelzenmuller
Polly Battisti Stapleton
Tom Stapleton

Tom Burhyte
Mari Scott Cayouette

Tom Quinn
Joe Poteat

in memory of buddy John Gribbon
Mark Wilson
Mary-Jo Kline
Beverly Anderson Walworth
Bob Ripley
Louise Dassance Bennett

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