Scenes of my childhood collection, 1848?-1934?.

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Scenes of my childhood collection, 1848?-1934?.

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Original copy of the memoirs of Rachel D. Parkes Day (ca. 1848-1934), compiled by her daughters, Theresa and Cora S. Day, and copy of the edited version by Gail Greenburg, including information about Rachel Day's father who arrived in the U.S. from Ireland in 1797, the Jackson Glass Works (founded by Thomas Richards near Atco, N.J., in 1827), and life in Louden, the company village; two store account books of John Parks, from the Waterford Glass Works (1868, 1871); photograph (ca. 1905) of a street in Jackson Glass Works; and letter from Isabelle Foster Sakewicz, detailing memories of her great-aunt Rachel Day.

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Camden County Historical Society

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Day, Theresa

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Sakewicz, Isabelle Foster

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Jackson Glass Works

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Thomas H. Richards (d. 1860) established the Jackson Glass Works in Waterford Township, Camden County, New Jersey in 1827. His sons, Samuel H. and Thomas Albert (b. 1809) continued the operations until 1877 when a fire destroyed the factory. From the description of Jackson Glass Works receipts, 1832-1833. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53881152 ...

Day, Cora S.

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Parks, John.

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Day, Rachel D. Parkes, approximately 1848-1934

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Greenburg, Gail

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Waterford Glass Works

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Richards, Thomas, 1780-1860

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