guilliam Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I just found out that my dad never got a yearbook for his Senior year in High School and would like to have one. So I have decided to try to find one for him for Father's Day this year (he is soooo hard to buy for!lol) I've checked ebay, local craigslist and so far nothing, although I did post wanted ads on both. Does anyone know any other ways to locate an old yearbook? HELP!
akdillard Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Contact the school, sometimes they hold on to extra copies.
okiemom00 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Keep checking ebay and also check completed sales on ebay in case someone in the last 30 days has had it and it never sold. You can also go on Ebay's "Want it now" and post the yearbook you are wanting and someone might just list it. Good luck finding it!
shopping mom Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Try asking the school what yearbook publisher they used that year. Then you can contact the publisher and get one through them if possible. Great idea for a gift!! Let us know if you get it.
guilliam Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 Ok, I checked ebay completed auctions, none. I did post a want it now ad. And ds17 is going to check with the school tomorrow (he goes to the same school) to see if they have extras and who the publisher was. Thanks for the ideas!! Any others?
KandaceShirley Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 sometimes you can find one at a garage sale, but that's pretty hit and miss - the school is probably your best bet
Sugar&Spice Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Maybe a want ad in the local paper? Or, if the school has an alumni newsletter, maybe you could place an ad in it to see if anyone has one they'd be willing to let go?
guilliam Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 I thought about an ad in the local paper, but he reads it front to back and would know my phone # etc. No alumni newsletter either.
emptynest-2 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 what about second hand stores in the town he graduated from? Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc ...
guilliam Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 what about second hand stores in the town he graduated from? Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc ...Good idea, this is actually what brought it up. He was telling us last night that he was in one of them and the lady in front of him bought the one he wants!! It was the only one they had, but I will check a couple other stores in town tomorrow. (He wasn't actually there looking for it, but said he wishes he had seen it before her )
CG480 Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Have you tryed Classmates.com (I think that is the name) maybe you can find an old class mate that has one he or she would not want anymore and be willing to sell it to you.
lostinmotherhd Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Check with the local library. People will donate. they may have extra copies too.
pryan67 Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 what school, town, and year? maybe someone here will be able to find one
guilliam Posted January 12, 2008 Author Posted January 12, 2008 what school, town, and year? maybe someone here will be able to find one1968 River View High School, Warsaw, Ohio (Coshocton area) School said they don't keep extras that long, gave me the name of publisher but said they probably won't have any either since they sent all the stuff back to them after printing.
Sugar&Spice Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Oh nuts! BTW, if you are able to find one, I think he will LOVE the gift.
shar6576 Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 i actually was looking for one of my yearbooks,and i called the high school librarian,and they kept old yearbooks in storage in the back of the library,after a couple of days they called me and told me that they had the year i wanted,this was 15 years after high school.so i would try there,plus they only charged me 5$.good luck
CG480 Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 http://www.old-yearbooks.com/new/yearbooks-for-sale.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~usyrbook/ohio_yearbook_project.htm I am not sure if this would help.
kmbrly Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 I had tried a few years ago to find a yearbook from my high school. I contacted the publisher (I think it was Jostens?). Their advise was to contact the school directly, because they didn't have copies of old yearbooks. Luckily, the year I was looking for, my sister had purchased one of the same year (my Sr year- 1988), so I got it from her. Not sure if this was suggested yet, but can you find out names of anyone that he went to school with? Maybe contact them to see if they have one they're willing to part with. Good luck in your search.
emptynest-2 Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 i posed a question to a seller on ebay that has a 1973 yearbook. let us know what i hear.
hannahs_momma Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 http://search.stores.ebay.com/River-View-High-School-Warsaw-Ohio_Schools_W0QQ_trksidZp1744Q2em120QQcatrefZC6QQdfspZ1QQfclZ3QQfobfmtZ1QQfromZR10QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ2QQsacatZ39725QQsaobfmtsZsifonlyQQsatitleZRiverQ20ViewQ20HighQ20SchoolQ2cQ20WarsawQ2cQ20OhioQQsofpZ4QQsspagenameZRC0021 This store has two from earlier years i would contact the seller ask them if they can get one
emptynest-2 Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 I dodn't know if you have found anything yet or not. I received an answer from the ebay seller. They said "You can request a yearbook at www.findyearbook.com ". I hope you can find one there. Good Luck
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