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Free Event In Bloomfield: ‘Thomas Mortimer & Gilded Age Workers’
"Today's workers grapple with what it means to toil in a capitalist economy, just as U.S. workers did in the Gilded Age."
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present a free public event titled “Thomas Mortimer & Gilded Age Workers at Bloomfield’s Oakes Mill: 1888–1902” on Thursday, June 29.
According to a news release from the society, the event is being presented by Jay Knarr, a descendent of Thomas Mortimer. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, 240 Belleville Avenue.
Here’s what to expect, organizers said:
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“Today’s workers grapple with what it means to toil in a capitalist economy, just as U.S. workers did in the Gilded Age. Through an examination of the diary of Bloomfield resident Thomas Mortimer (1854–1941), a long-time loom fixer at Oakes Mill, this presentation will offer a glimpse into the working class life of Bloomfield in the 1890s. Knarr’s 2021 book, ‘The Diary of Thomas Benjamin Mortimer, 1888–1902,’ will be available for a small donation to the HSOB.”
For more information, contact info@hsob.org or 973-8844.
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