Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Gertrude Glacken “Gertie, Glackey”

Mary Gertrude Glacken (“Gertie, Glackey”) is one of 483 graduates in the class of 1930 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1930 yearbook entry gives: came from St. Mary’s Grammar School; headed for Boston University; lived at 20 Marie Avenue.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 2 more named Glacken

Full name: Mary Gertrude Glacken
Known as: Gertie, Glackey
Lived at: 20 Marie Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. Mary’s Grammar School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Polly Glacken; Mary Glacken; Mary G. Glacken; Molly Glacken.

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Household 1
Neighbours 8
Classmates 482
Same schools 211

In context

Of the 483 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 read for this site, Mary's is 165th alphabetically. Mary is printed on page 54 of the scan, in the first third of the 21-to-118 run of portrait pages. 30 members of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are named Mary, making it the most common first name there. Mary's plan is printed as “Boston University”, which counts here as a college or university; 206 of the 430 classmates who named a plan (48%) named the same kind. Names on this site: 483 for the class of 1930, compared with 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Muriel Rose Gilbert, Mary Elinor Glynn, Ralph Goldberg, Pearl Goldman
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Mary: 29 other people in the class

At home, 20 Marie Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

John H. GlackenCambridge 1928

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

Wm Glacken, ’ H (Mary C) elect householderpage

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

What Mary did at school

G. A. A., 1926-27
Home Room Committee, 1927

What the yearbook said

GERTIE” “GLACKEY” “A ripple of laughter, a cordial hi and down to work without half a try

A ripple of laughter, a cordial hi and down to work without half a try.

Also grew up on Marie Avenue

The class of 1930

All 483 in this class →

Also came from St. Mary’s Grammar School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 54. 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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