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Portrait of Gertrude Elizabeth Burns, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1930
As printed in the 1930 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

Gertrude Elizabeth Burns “Gert”

Gertrude Elizabeth Burns (“Gert”) is one of 483 graduates in the class of 1930 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1930 yearbook entry gives: headed for Post Graduate; activities listed: Basketball and Vice President Junior Class; lived at 61 Pearl Street.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 111 more named Burns

Full name
Gertrude Elizabeth Burns
Known as
Gert
Lived at
61 Pearl Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1930
Came from
Webster Grammar School
Headed for
Post Graduate

Also searched as: Gert Burns; Gertie Burns; Gertrude Burns; Gertrude E. Burns.

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Catherine V. Burns — HouseholdCatherine BurnsMary Christina Burns — HouseholdMary BurnsAnn Goverman — Group photosAnn GovermanFrances Elizabeth Shain — Clubs & teamsFrances ShainMarjorie Leighton — Clubs & teamsMarjorie LeightonAnne T. Frances Foley — Clubs & teamsAnne FoleyBenjamin Wallins — Clubs & teamsBenjamin WallinsBruno Cominsky — Clubs & teamsBruno CominskyEsther Greenstein — Clubs & teamsEsther GreensteinCharles Irving Coleman — NeighboursCharles ColemanEsther Freedman — NeighboursEsther FreedmanHelen Hurwitz — NeighboursHelen HurwitzHilda Leslie Kaiser — NeighboursHilda KaiserMary Margaret Adams — NeighboursMary AdamsDorothy Mary Burns — Same surnameDorothy BurnsElizabeth Sara Burns — Same surnameElizabeth BurnsGertrude Burns — Same surnameGertrude BurnsGertrude Elaine Burns — Same surnameGertrude BurnsMary Alice Burns — ClassmatesMary BurnsRobert Burns — ClassmatesRobert BurnsDolly Parks Burgess — ClassmatesDolly BurgessFrancis Paul Cahill — ClassmatesFrancis CahillNorman W. Arnold — Same schoolsNorman ArnoldPaul E. Coley — Same schoolsPaul ColeyRobert Keith Corkum — Same schoolsRobert Corkum

In context

483 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 appear on this site, and Burns puts Gertrude 49th among them. In the scan, Gertrude appears on page 31, in the first third of the run of 483 portraits read for this site (pages 21 to 118). The surname Burns turns up 21 times in 10 Cambridge High and Latin School classes (1915 to 1930) on this site. 46 other classmates came from Webster Grammar School, the school Gertrude is listed as coming from. The most common first names in the class of 1930 were Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14); in the class of 1929 they were Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15).

On the same scan pageMary Alice Burns, Robert Burns, Francis Paul Cahill, Harold Francis Cail
Same streetPearl Street: 6 other classmates
Same earlier schoolWebster Grammar School: 46 other classmates
Same first nameGertrude: 6 other people in the class

At home, 61 Pearl Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

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

  • Dennis Burns (wife Mary F), fimn householderpage
  • Catherine V Burns, bookkeeper lived herepage

The Burns household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Gertrude's senior portrait.

In the same photographs:

What Gertrude did at school

  • G. A. A. Executive Committee, 1928
  • Room Committee, 1927-28-30
  • Secretary, 1929
  • Baseball team, 1928
  • President, 1930
  • Captain, 1929
  • Basketball 14
  • Manager, 1929
  • Vice President Junior Class
  • Year Book Staff

Fellow members from Gertrude's own class:

What the yearbook said

GERT” “A maiden young and fair, A girl with wealth of red, red hair
A maiden young and fair, A girl with wealth of red, red hair

Also grew up on Pearl Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Burns

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

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for Post Graduate

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 31. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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