Cambridge High and Latin School

Genevieve Stec “Jennie Gene”

Genevieve Stec (“Jennie Gene”) appears in the 1929 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 295 Portland Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 2 more named Stec

Full name: Genevieve Stec
Known as: Jennie Gene
Lived at: 295 Portland Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: St. Hedwig’s School
Headed for: Stenographer

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Neighbours 26
Same surname 1
Classmates 420
Same schools 73

In context

Of the 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 that have pages here, Genevieve is 380th in surname order. Genevieve is printed on page 122 of the scan, near the end of the 25-to-132 run of portrait pages. “Stenographer” is Genevieve's plan after graduation; 12 of 364 classmates with a printed plan (3%) named going to work. A college or university was the plan of 174 of 308 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1929 (56%), compared with 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930. “The Cambridge Review” is the name this yearbook gives itself.

On the same scan page	Albert M. Steinkrauss, Frank Francis Sternberg, Timothy Francis Sugrue
Same kind of plan	work: 12 of 364 classmates with a plan (3%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 295 Portland Street

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Stec at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Peter Stec (wife Mary), laborer householderpage
Antonio Stec, laborer lived herepage
Phillip Stec lived herepage

The Stec household is listed here in 1927 too.

What Genevieve did at school

G.A.A.

What the yearbook said

A little twinkle in the eye, a voice low and sweet, A girl whose smile and dancing, you'll find it hard to beat.

Also grew up on Portland Street

The class of 1929

All 421 in this class →

Others named Stec

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Irene StecNew Bedford 1940

Also came from St. Hedwig’s School

Also headed for Stenographer

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 122. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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