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Emanuel Hauptmann: the Father of Japanese Cut Glass

For any artisan who wished to earn a living in modern times, the nineteenth century was a golden age. In Europe, the British Isles and America, the life-chances of the middle and lower classes were gradually improving and their pockets might often have one or two pennies left over at the end of the week […]

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Origins of the Haden family of Wordsley, Birmingham and America

The name Haden has its roots in the West Midlands of England. A survey of names in the 1881 Census for England shows that about two thirds of all those with the surname Haden lived in the West Midlands, the highest concentration being in the county of Worcestershire. It was amongst these people that the

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