FULLER SCHOOL on School St. was built in 1875 or 1876 when the school committee decided that the area needed another school because of the influx of immigrants.  It was named after Wilbur Eddy Fuller, a Harvard educated principal in Taunton who later became a judge.  Judge Fuller's daughter married Dr. Henry Dauphin who built the historic Dauphin estate in School St.  Here is a photo of that estate in 1909 (from my files: I believe source: Bristol County Historical Society). That famous fence we all loved to run our hands along, or kick leaves into or, in some cases, to write upon....... I remember that cows pastured in the meadow behind that fence.

I am looking for others to share their memories of Fuller School and more....I have more but want to hear from others,  I know you are out there, in the few days since this blog has been up there have been over 100 visitors!! 

ANOTHER FULLER SCHOOL PHOTO; 1929

Another great photo of third graders at Fuller School in 1929.

Many thanks for the photographs and written memories

from Arlene Rose Gouveia which her mother began collecting and Arlene kept

adding to (I well remember Arlene's mother).  Also, thanks to Elaine Farinha DeMoranville

for her photos and also her research at the Bristol County Historical Society in Taunton.

Linda at the Research Section of the Taunton Public Library also assisted.

My cousin, Shelley Au (daughter of my Aunt Alveda Souza ) also carries on her

mother's tradition of keeping precious photos.
I hope that all of you readers will

add your names here, too.

My own research into the genealogy of The Souza family in Taunton and

that of my mother's family, especially my grandmother Isobel Mota,

gave me much opportunity to delve into Taunton history.  If you are interested

in reading a summary of Searching for Isobel, my grandmother's life, you can find it at
http://www.tewksburyhospitalcemetery.ma-vitalrecords.org/mota.html

                         You will note that the photograph of my grandmother is incomplete, another

mystery to add to her life and history.  It took nearly ten years to write these two family histories.

It was a labor of love which resulted in finding a missing family member.

The School Street Memoir

project is another labor of love.

FULLER SCHOOL CLASS PHOTO:1919

                                             1919 School Picture at Fuller School
                       let us know if you recognize anyone. Third in front row is Margaret Rico Luz

Welcome to the birth of this blog celebrating the history of growing up in the School Street Village in Taunton, Massachusetts.  This is the first, I hope, of many blog posts sharing our memories, reliving them and letting them refresh us as we travel life's journey.  As some of you know, for the last two years I have been writing Memoirs of  School Street Village.  It is in the final writing and drafring stages.  My personal "editor" is proofing them.  When finished it will be available in digital form, that is I will share the files with anyone who wishes it.  I hope that the work and wonderful photos collected for my Memoir can be shared
with many others on this blog and
that it will elicit more photos from readers.

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