I have been researching some items my husband bought years ago. I thought I would share some of the photos, along with my notes and compiled research as of yet! Stay tuned as I unearth more interesting stories! Thanks for reading my blog!!
In 1905, two classmates — Donald Herring, class of 1907, and Alec Scott, class of 1906 — organized the first known intercollegiate wrestling meets, pitting Princeton against Yale and Penn. These meets led to the formation of the Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (IWA), featuring the original three — the Tigers, Bulldogs and Quakers — as well as Columbia. http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2005/03/03/12230/
D. G. Herring 1907 prepared for college at Lawrenceville and entered Princeton in the fall of 1903. That year he captained his Freshman football team, playing guard, but in his Sophomore year was prevented by injuries from playing regularly. In 1905 and 1906 he was a regular member of the University team, alternating between center and right tackle. Herring was also a member of the University wrestling team in the seasons oi 1905-1906 and 1906-1907, and in the intercollegiate meet of 1906 won the heavyweight championship. He is a member of the Senior Council by general election, and has always been prominently connected with the Philadelphian Society. Herring will enter upon residence in Oxford next fall
* House Jesse Markham Herring, Donald Grant Herring, Princeton’s first Rhodes Scholar.
“Rothers Barrows”, an extraordinarily elegant stone house on Arreton Road.
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17 thoughts on “Early Princeton great Donald Grant Herring Sr, 40 years of football!”
John A. Roberts, Jr.
Hi. I am so grateful to have found your blog. I am the grandson of Heff Herring. My mother was Jean Herring. I lived in Princeton from 1943 to 1949. Where did you find the pictures of his medals etc? I took Heff back to his 60th Reunion in l967 and we went out to see the house. I live in Indianapolis, In. Please email me as I have more Questions . Best Regards, John
Peggy MacKenzie
Hi there, from another of D.G. Herring, Sr.’s grandchildren. I, too, am curious as to where you obtained these photos and other memorabilia. Can you please include me in your discussions with my cousin John Roberts, if he so agrees? Many thanks.
Regards, Margaret Woodward Herring MacKenzie (Peggy) in New Westminster, BC
1909ventilo
Hi Peggy! you can e-mail me at fainandco@hotmail.com. I would love to correspond with you. thanks Valerie
Scott
Hi all, it is very interesting to find this blog about Heff Herring. I am the current owner of Rothers Barrow his estate in Princeton. Always wanted to know the meaning behind Rothers Barrow for him. I know the university is always looking for papers and info on Alumi. You could also get a copy of his class picture if you wanted at the Mudd Library on campus. If you are every in Princeton please let me know. happy to show you the house and would love to ask questions that you want know answers too. Regards Scott Schaefer
Peg LeBlanc (formerly MacKenzie)
Hi Scott. I am very happy to hear from you. I have no clue as to the origin of the name Rothers Barrow. I guess it is of English derivation, with barrow meaning a mound or hill in place names. I am unsure of the Rothers part of it. My cousin John Roberts is working on some family genealogy and may have insight into this. I’ve been to Princeton and Hopewell a few times in my life, and have never seen Rothers Barrow. I was under the impression from one of my aunts that it had burned, so never attempted to have a look for the place. I would LOVE to come see your home the next time I am out that way. I will be in Boston June 4 to 18, so may be able to squeeze in a quick trip down to Princeton. I’ll let you know closer to the time. Thank you so much for your very kind offer. Best regards, Peggy
Peg LeBlanc (formerly MacKenzie)
Dear Valerie, I am sorry that I never communicated back with you after you made the kind offer to correspond. I am interested in what you have learned, and I would hope that you can learn from me, too. Best regards, Peggy
1909ventilo
Hi Herring family! I have the family bible! I can take a picture of the family tree if you would like? Also there is a letter, note in the bible. I also have a wedding dress from the family, I estimate it to maybe be from the late 1700’s as it has no zippers or snaps, it was actually sewn up the back by hand after the lady put it on. We also (had) a trophy that was from the Havemeyer family that was from this same estate. Amazing piece that I have pictures of. I was wondering if anyone has pictures of the inside of the estate from way back? It is my understanding that the family shipped by train many trunks to Jean here in Oregon years ago. I could also send you my notes, email me fainandco@hotmail.com Valerie
Teresa
I stumbled upon this site… I’ve got a leather trunk stenciled “DG Herring Princeton”
I live in Oregon.
1909ventilo
I would love to see a picture of it!! you could send me one fainandco@hotmail.com. Thanks so much 🙂
Andrew Reynolds
Teresa, I’m a Professor at Princeton. I’d love to find out what was in the trunk? asr4@princeton.edu
Jarrett B
Great to have stumbled on this site! I rescued a photo album from the trash 20 years ago and now thanks to the internet, I’m able to research the people in it. The photos stretch back to about 1850, and one of the “newest” is a photo of Donald Herring circa 1895-1900. It’s the same exact image as the one of him as a boy in the straw bowler in the group of portraits pictured above. I also have a photo of his sister Mildred, aprox age 2-3. I realize it’s been a few years since the comments were active on this page, but I would be interested in reuniting these photos with living descendants.
Peggy
Hi Jarrett. Thanks for your post. The two people copied in on this reply and I are the only living grandchildren of Donald Grant Herring, Sr. My brother Grant and I are the children of Donald Grant Herring, Jr., who passed away in 1962. John Roberts is our cousin, and is the son of Jean Herring Rowe, the eldest child of DGH, Sr. I am sure all of us would love to see the photos you have. We can share the pics and make copies as needed.
There are other great- and great-great grandchildren in Indiana, Washington, and Oregon. Where are you located? My brother Grant and cousin John are both in Indiana, and I am in British Columbia. If you are on the west coast I would like to try to connect with you.
I look forward to hearing from you, and my brother and cousin. Thanks for reaching out.
Regards, Margaret Woodward Herring LeBlanc aka Peggy
1909ventilo
Dear Margaret,
There was a woman doing geneology years ago who stumbled upon my blog. We emailed back and forth for weeks she had a few questions as she was hired to do geneology for one of your relatives. I would love to give you her email, this was a few years ago. I have a sterling trophy somewhere from one of the Herring girls and the medals and photos of Donald Grant Herring. Years ago we had the tapestries that hung in the house, they were from early 1800’s. The woman was looking for Jean markham herring’s child . Thank you so much for responding on my blog. My email is fainandco@hotmail.com
1909ventilo
Hi Margaret, not sure if you read this post? I hope you’re doing well!
Jarrett B
Hi Peggy! Photos from the album I found can be seen at the link below. The album consisted mostly of cabinet cards (photos the size of a large index card), though there were some clippings. Only three of the photos are of Herrings. Donald and Mildred were labeled, and I gather that the third is their father Grant based on the resemblance to a known photo of him.
All of the people who were labeled can be traced to Columbia County PA and the surrounding area. There were a few Rhawns, Browns, Moyers, and others. I used ancestry.com to try and suss out relationships between them and find descendants.
If you have any additional information about the other photos or families in the album, I’d like to hear more. I’ve been holding these photos for some years and I’ve always been interested in their story. I live in New York City so reuniting images would probably be best done by mail. Also, they are currently at my childhood home (not where I live), so I’d need to retrieve them before I can send them on.
I have a couple more small details. You can follow up with me at jbrilliant [at] gmail [dot] com
Album:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/jbrilliant/h4E11K
Jarrett B
Though I haven’t heard from you, I thought I’d follow up. I realized there were a few images I hadn’t uploaded to that gallery. They’re up now, including Emma Jane Herring, mother of Donald Sr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrilliant/42281631442/in/album-72157663520545237/
Peg LeBlanc
Hi Jarrett. The photos are amazing. Thank you so very much for posting them. Sorry not to have gotten back to you. Shortly after our first communication, my husband suffered a serious medical emergency. Things are settling down now, but it will likely be a few more days till I get back to you. Best regards, Peggy