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by Mary Young 

On October 25, 2014 our kindergarten class of 1959 had a 55 year class reunion.  [private]

The Grafton Methodist Church kindergarten class from 1959 held a reunion on October 25. They are (in the same order in both pictures) Mary Beaudry Young, Phyllis Minkler Giroux, Deborah O’Dell French, Dawn Coulter Scott, Peggy Baker Sass, Shelly Decker Bedford and Roger Gentner. Photo by Mary Gentner.
The Grafton Methodist Church kindergarten class from 1959 held a reunion on October 25. They are (in the same order in both pictures) Mary Beaudry Young, Phyllis Minkler Giroux, Deborah O’Dell French, Dawn Coulter Scott, Peggy Baker Sass, Shelly Decker Bedford and Roger Gentner. Photo by Mary Gentner.

We went to school at the Grafton Methodist Church on Route 2 Grafton. There were seven children in this class from 1959, six girls and one boy.

Ninety-five year old Dorothy Hayner at her residence in North Bennington was the kindergarten teacher at the Grafton Methodist Church in 1959. Photo courtesy of Mary Young.
Ninety-five year old Dorothy Hayner at her residence in North Bennington was the kindergarten teacher at the Grafton Methodist Church in 1959. Photo courtesy of Mary Young.

Our teacher was Dorothy Hayner. She now lives in North Bennington, VT, and she is 95 years old. Our teacher and all the kids are still alive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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