Yearbooks or Annuals?

I've always called them Yearbooks, but I guess around here they're called Annuals. At any rate, Betty Wheatley (of Buffalo Ranch fame) has been kind enough to loan me three Afton School annuals from 40 years ago, when her sons were in school. The advertising sections have yielded a treasure trove of neat photos of Afton from the late 60's, before the evil Interstate had taken hold enough to bring on it's demise. I'm in the process of scanning the photos, and Ron McCoy has agreed to clean them up and put them in a slide show. When they're ready to go, I'll send out the URL where everyone can see them. I thank Betty from the bottom of my heart for loaning them to me.

Here are two I've already scanned....McBride's Pony Rides at Buffalo Ranch. Buffalo Ranch was the famous "tourist trap" icon in Afton. Pony rides were just one of the attractions there, geared to appeal to kids. There were also Indian dancers, peacocks, and of course Betty's world famous Buffalo Burgers and Limeades.

Here's the Jon-Daw Beauty Shop. I just like this picture a lot. The hairdos of the beauticians definitely date the photo.

I was going to go to Afton Station today, but due to the dire predictions of the local weather gurus, I decided not to go. What's the weather like here now? Sunny and beautiful of course. Go figure! Anyway, I'll be going up there on Thursday instead (and Sat. and Sun. too, as usual).