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Here are some photos people sent me- I still have some Books for sale-The Maple Shade Historical Society ordered 20 "Maple Shade, a Village in Chester Twp." books. I sold about 10 already and have 10 left. If you are local- You can get a book SAME DAY, 20 dollars if you contact me- 856-667-8728. Great to learn about Maple Shade's history. -Dennis Weaver People who the Maple Shade Schools are named after- From the Courier Post newspaper, January 6, 1990 School Number 1 (Later Wee Love daycare) was renamed after Elizabeth B. Haig.  From the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, August 25, 1966 School Number 2 was renamed after Rev. Ralph J. Steinhauer.  From the Courier Post newspaper, February 17, 1971 School Number 3 was renamed after Maude M. Wilkins.  From the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, October 25, 1989 School Number 4 was renamed after Howard R. Yocum. A Story of the Public Schools of Burlington County, NJBC Schools bookGreat book on the early history of Burlington County, NJ schools. You can read it online or download the PDF. School Math in 1804-
From Enoch Roberts' cyphering book (spelled today- ciphering)
There is a circular pond, whos area is 5028 4/7 square feet, in the middle of which stood a pole 100 feet high; now the pole having been broken, it was observed that the top just struck the brink of the pond; what is the height of the pole?
Ansr 41.99
Two men depart from the same place at the same time, one travels 30, and the other 35 miles a day; how far are they distant from each other after 7 days, supposing they both travel the same road, and how far apart if they travel in contrary directions
ansr 35 miles were going the same direction
If the earth be 360 degrees in circumfurance and each degree 690 miles, how long would a man be in traveling round it, who advances 20 miles a day; reckoning 365 1/4 (I also wrote 364 1/4) days in a year Ansr 3 years 155 1/2 days Chesterford School-We know it was named that if not from the very start to within a few years of it because of the sampler Lydia Burrough did in 1814. There is a VERY similar sampler done in 1812 (both of the Westtown Friends school where the young girls aspired to go) but doesn't have Chesterford School written on it. The name Chesterford School would probably have more to do with the South branch of the Pennsauken Creek than the North branch which one might think, looking at the school district when it became a County District school and then a Twp. District School and had the Maple Shade area for the most part excluding the Matlack family/ apartments section. You see when it was built in 1811 the neighborhood had nothing to do with counties. Children went to that school from both sides of the creek. Members of the Burrough family owned the land on both sides of the south branch of the Pennsauken Creek almost entirely (like 95%) along the Maple Shade area border. The old school it replaced was on former Rudderow land somewhat near Collins Lane and the school teacher Emmanuel Beagary was renting that house from the Estate of Samuel Burrough of Evesham. He was also very involved in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Colestown with the Rudderow family. Little Samuel Burrough Jr. had just turned 21 years old and inherited his "new house" on what is now Maple Ave. Cherry Hill. Also Cropwell Meeting House was just recently built which the rents of the Collins lane house and the new house helped at least in a small way build. Joseph Burrough built on the very edge of his land and ALSO note- on the not too old road (1794) our Main street the new school for the area. So the name Chesterford- The school was in Chester Township not Waterford Township. (Also note that had a FORD in it) now Cherry Hill. So I would think they were saying It is in Chester Twp. but don't forget where it was built from over here across the creek or saying that to those people from that side even. -Dennis Books for sale-
Dennis' books on Lulu
The Moorestown book would probably be of more interest to Moorestowners or broader history lovers. All profits I give to the Maple Shade Historical Society. Lulu has a promotion code sale like every 3 days for 10% off or sometimes even 15% off your order.
For the "Village book" the back cover description is sort of the time frame but not the essence of the book so it might be a bad description if its supposed to say what the book's contents are. Here are the "chapters"-
 A friend of mine added the "MS Village book" to his local history books library. I see he has books on Marlton, Levitt town, Willingboro, The Pine Barrons, Haddonfield, etc... Turkey FarmsThere were two turkey farms in Maple Shade. One was on Orchard Ave. owned by John and Therese Martin. (Swiss French) Another was on Kings Highway owned by the Martinovich family. Across the street from the Martin's turkey farm on Orchard Ave. was Rudy Zillincar's farm where he sold eggs. He was known as "the egg man." He left the eggs out and you took them and paid by the honor system. The Evan Martinovich turkey farm was on Kings Highway just west of Lenola Rd. aprox. where the Iron Hill Restaurant is now.
Here are some newspaper articles on the Martinovich turkey farm- Website Announcements-
I need to talk to Bill Gerkens. I lost your email addy and need to get in touch so please email me.
Someone bought a copy of each of the three books off Lulu on August 2, 2020. There was spelling errors and things changed and 6 additional pages added to the "Village book" soon after and I made it right on the 3 other copies sold besides this sale. If you are local I can exchange you with the corrected book at some point.
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