Cambridge High and Latin School

Gertrude H. Gordon “Gert, Chickie”

Gertrude H. Gordon (“Gert, Chickie”) appears in the 1925 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 304 Webster Avenue. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 77 more named Gordon

Full name: Gertrude H. Gordon
Known as: Gert, Chickie
Born: November 12, 1907
Lived at: 304 Webster Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Wellington Grammar
Headed for: Bryant & Stratton Business College

Also searched as: Gertie Gordon; Gertrude Gordon; Gordon, Gertrude.

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Neighbours 34
Same surname 67
Classmates 423
Same schools 4

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 from A to Z by surname, Gertrude is the 144th of 424 names on this site. Gertrude's portrait is on scan page 50, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 29 to 137. Wellington Grammar appears as the earlier school of 25 people in the class, Gertrude among them. Of 365 classmates who gave a plan, 39 (11%) point to a business or secretarial school; Gertrude's entry says “Bryant & Stratton Business College”. This site lists 424 names for the class of 1925, against 366 for 1924 and 462 for 1926.

On the same scan page	Rose Duggan Glynn, Minna Mildred Goldman, Helen Dempsey Gould
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar: 24 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 39 of 365 classmates with a plan (11%)
Same first name	Gertrude: 5 other people in the class

At home, 304 Webster Avenue

The 1927 city directory lists Gertrude H. Gordon with the occupation “bookkeeper” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Gordon at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Fannie Gordon, widow of Samuel householderpage
Gertrude Gordon, bookkeeper lived herepage

The Gordon household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Gert” “Chickie

Also grew up on Webster Avenue

The class of 1925

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Others named Gordon

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

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Also came from Wellington Grammar

Mildred Helen LuskCambridge 1925

Also headed for Bryant & Stratton Business College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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