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This site is easy to navigate, but to get an understanding of how this site is constructed and where to find content of interest in the three main sections (Gatherings, Remembering and Media) click on those corresponding boxes at the bottom of this page or use the drop down menus at the top. The site will grow as classmate content is added or there is news on classmates.

Northfield Class Notes

by Kate Truax

Mount Hermon Class Notes

by Neil Kiely

Kate Truax and Neil Kiely have kept tabs on classmates over these many years. Since the school has elected to go digital with future contributions, here’s a collection of Kate and Neil’s class update over the years.

To access Kate’s contributions, click here.

To access Neil’s contributions, click here.

Click the above image to access Steve Chiasson’s recording of “Geezerhood.”
Steve wrote and performed this song at NMH 1970’s 50th reunion in 2022.
Click the above image to view Holiday Card 2020 video prepared by  Linda Kellogg Glover and Bob Glover, and Enid Sodergren Oberholtzer’s bell ringer choristers for the NMH Class of 1970 from your alumni committee.

Life at Northfield

Story by Tess Pemantel Dunhoff

It’s been 50 years since we donned our sturdies and walked across three seasons of Northfield School in the early morning….

Click the image of the pool to access Tess’ article

Jerry Fraser wrote an article for The Boston Globe on the occasion of our 25th reunion. Although the years have passed, it still captures the essence of our days at NMH. Click on the chapel to access Jerry’s article.

Check out class stats by clicking the image.
Click image to read Jackie Robinson’s commencement address to Mount Hermon Class of 1970.
One of the Class of 1970’s enduring contributions to the school is the moniker Hogger. Neil Kiely explored the theories on its origin in his column on alumni news. Click the logo for Neil’s take and how others remember the genesis of our little pal.

Text and Timeline Contributed by Dale Silver

The years we were in high school, all or part of which was spent at Northfield/Mt. Hermon, were eventfully transitional for us, the country and the world.  It is amazing to look back on the years from 1967-1970 and see all of the cultural and political activity that we witnessed.

Click on Neil Armstrong to see the 1967-1970 timeline. If ever there was a period of rapid change, this was it.

State Police investigating murder of MH Headmaster Elliot Speer. Click image for story.
Click image to read full story.

Gatherings

The section focuses on a wide range of gatherings our classmates have attended over the years. The section starts with details on the upcoming 50th Reunion. Information will be added as it becomes available and there will be a gallery of pictures taken at…

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Remembering

This section opens with Memories & Anecdotes submitted by classmates as they recall the impact NMH had on their lives. To have your thoughts added, just submit a Word document to nmhclassof1970@gmail.com. Happy Trails To You honors classmates who have passed, each having a…

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Media

This section includes photo, video, publication and music collections. In addition to drawing from the school’s archives, classmates have contributed pictures from their scrapbooks and their record collections. Of particular interest are the candid pictures in Northfield Life, Mount Hermon Life, and Guys and…

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