Name |
Florence L. Drinker |
Suffix |
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Born |
Abt 1868 |
NY [1, 4] |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
1880 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NY [4] |
Address: 540 Layfayette avenue |
- She was living with her parents.
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Census |
1910 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NY [1] |
Address: 122 Pierpoint St. |
- She was single and was head of a boarding house with six lodgers. She was a social worker for a charity organization. Several of her lodgers were also social workers.
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Living |
1912 |
Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY [3] |
- As a founding member of the Fire Place Literary Club, she no doubt was living in Brookhaven or South Haven hamlets, probably as a Summer resident. The location of her home has not been determined.
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Misc |
1912 |
Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY [3] |
a founding member of the Fire Place Literary Club |
- The Fireplace Literary Club was an organization of women originally established with a goal of forming a public library in Brookhaven hamlet. In 1926, a building was erected on land donated by James H. Post. In 1930, the library became the Brookhaven Free Library under the requirements of the New York State Board of Regents. The library and the Fireplace Literary Club are still in existence.
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Occupation |
1922 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NY [5, 6] |
social worker |
Address: 122 Pierrepont St. |
- 122 Pierrepoint St. was the address for the Holy Trinity Guild House of the Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Organized in 1905, it was a center for social work for women, girls and children. "A corps of volunteers conducted the work. It maintained the the Dorcas Society, mother's meeting, and an employment society for women; a Girls' Friendly Society for young working women; and candidates clubs and a sewing school. Florence L. Drinker was the head worker.
The Holy Trinity Church was the sponsor of the Holiday Trinity Holiday House on South Country road, Brookhaven, NY—a summer retreat residence for children and women. This property, no longer extant, has site ID Br09F.1-S.
Florence Drinker appears to have been closely associated with the Holy Trinity Holiday House in Brookhaven, NY, as well as social welfare activities in Brooklyn.
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Census |
1930 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NY [7] |
Address: 12 Schermerhorn street |
- She was living with her sister Minnie. She was a missionary social worker.
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Name |
Florence L. Dranker [4] |
Died |
Y [8] |
Person ID |
I15911 |
Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets |
Last Modified |
6 Mar 2012 |