Metzger family papers, 1896-1955.

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Metzger family papers, 1896-1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/170839120

The Metzger Family Papers document the lives of Charles, Ann, Bessie, and Sarah Metzger of Flushing, Whitestone and Broad Channel, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the Epworth League.

3 boxes (1.73 cubic feet)

Queens Borough Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6916725

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Metzger family.

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The Metzger family lived in Flushing, Whitestone and Broad Channel, N.Y. Charles W. Metzger was born 28 March 1860 in Flushing and died 25 September 1919. He was employed as a locomotive engineer. His wife Ann Metzger was born Ann Heid in 1862 and died 5 January 1939. Their daughter Sarah Metzger lived almost all her life in Queens, first in Whitestone and then on Broad Channel. Sarah Metzger was very active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Epworth League. She participated in bo...

Metzger, Charles W., 1860-1919.

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Epworth League (U.S.)

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Metzger, Sarah.

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Metzger, Ann Heid, 1862-1939.

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Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...