Diane Rusch Zinn, Gallery Editor
The Gallery page on the 1960 Virtual Reunion Website offers a growing collection of memorabilia supplied by our classmates. Thousands of artifacts of our lives that have been gathered over the decades have been deposited here, from elementary school class photos and high school news clippings to personal collections and artistic creations. Fortunately, these historical items are not just piled in the website’s attic. Gallery Editor and born organizer Diane Rusch Zinn has assembled galleries, albums, and collections for us.
Work on the Gallery page began in August 2020, when Barb Hammond (left) sent more than 800 photos and other artifacts that she had collected from classmates, including boxes of ephemera from Janice Collins Bailey. As a professional archivist and a fine amateur photographer, Barb had digitized the collection. That is, she converted each piece from a physical item like a photo in hand to a computer format that could be posted online. Another born organizer, Barb had also categorized most of the photos. The results of her efforts found a home on the Class of 1960 website. Over the past 18 months, Diane and the website team have nearly tripled the contents of the Gallery.
Click on the word “Gallery” in the blue bar at the top of any website page to visit the class museum. Explore and enjoy!
Following is a general idea of what you will find when you browse this page.
- As We Were/As We Are – 1960 Echoes portraits are paired with fairly recent photos. Our appearances may have changed, but some of us are still 18 inside.
- Arts and Crafts
- Doug Walton, Paintings. More info at “Doug Walton, Artist”
- David Melby, Paintings. See also “David Melby, 1942-2014”
- Barb Hammond, Graphic Stories
- Skip Granger, Paintings (coming soon)
- Glenna Stearman Park, Artwork (coming soon)
- Collections
- Larry Dalton, Antique Timepieces. Photographs and videos. Stories –
- Phil Knighton, Antique Autos. The whole story: “What a Ride It’s Been”
- Academics and Athletics – Photos and news clippings from 1957-1960
- Sports – Team pictures and newspaper articles about East’s amazing athletic programs and successes
- Peppy Pilots – The biggest and best-dressed pep club in town!
- Prom – Photos from the big night
- Graduation – Programs and photos
- Social Whirl – Invitations, news clippings, and photos from social activities outside school
- Class Cars – Photos of the cars important to classmates, many sent in January 2022 for website stories about the cars in our lives
- East High Building – Photos, maps, and drawings of buildings on the campus from its beginning to the present
- Reunions – Photos from, would you believe, six reunions of the Class of 1960. If you can help identify people in the photos, contact Diane at ddzinn@aol.com.
- 1985
- 2000
- 2005
- 2010
- 2015
- 2020 Virtual Reunion – Send Diane your sort-of-recent photos
Diane is ready to add your photos, programs, and other memorabilia to the Gallery page. Send your artifacts to her at ddzinn@aol.com. Also, please share your ideas for this page. Do you have a collection to tell us about? Or photos of your creations in quilting, woodworking or other arts and crafts?
The more we share, the more fun we have. And don’t forget – remembering helps keep our brain cells alive and well.
