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Lost Haddonfield: The Gill Family

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"E.T. Gill took what had been a typical Victorian farm of the area... and turned it into a model dairy farm,"according to "Lost Haddonfield," by Douglas B. Rauschenberger and Katherine Mansfield Tassini. Historical Society of Haddonfield
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"The photograph, taken in October 1911, shows members of the Gill family on the ride from Haddonfield to Lakewood,"according to "Lost Haddonfield," by Douglas B. Rauschenberger and Katherine Mansfield Tassini. "The car is a 1910 Maxwell.
"E.T. Gill took what had been a typical Victorian farm of the area... and turned it into a model dairy farm,"according to "Lost Haddonfield," by Douglas B. Rauschenberger and Katherine Mansfield Tassini.
Ephraim Tomlinson Gill is seen here in the pasture north of the farm in the vicinity of what would today be Gill Road,"according to "Lost Haddonfield," by Douglas B. Rauschenberger and Katherine Mansfield Tassini.

The Gills were one of the first families of Haddonfield. The Historical Society of Haddonfield is now housed in Greenfield Hall, the historic Gill family home on Kings Highway East. These photos highlight the Gill family from about 100 years ago.

Related Topics: Gill Family, Historical Society of Haddonfield, and Lost Haddonfield

Georgia G

12:11 pm on Sunday, June 26, 2011

I LOVE this Lost Haddonfield feature! I live on Potter Street.....and I always imagined there was a connection to POTTERY. Then, about a month or so ago, you ran a few pictures highlighting pottery that was made on Potter Street. So very interesting! Thanks for all this!

G Gutekunst,
Haddonfield, NJ

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