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Title |
Good Common Schools: Education in York, Maine 1700-1900 |
Object ID |
47005604 |
Document |
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Object Name |
Pamphlet |
Author |
Mofford, Juliet Haines |
Author additional |
O'Brien, Kerry A. Old York Historical Society |
Published Date |
1984 |
Publisher |
Old York Historical Society |
Summary |
Booklet tracing the influence of religion and Puritanism in early New England schools as experienced in York, ME. Maine Humanities Grant initiated the study of York's school houses using local primary sources from Old York's collections. York's education system is compared to the evolution of education in New England. The booklet has a timeline of activities in York, curricula, and features some biographical data for some of the nineteenth century teachers. |
Collection |
Occasional Papers and Pamphlets |
People |
Barrell, Martha "Mattie" O., 1861-1924 Booker, Mary, c.1808-? Booker, William, c.1810-? Chandler, Samuel, Rev., 1713-1775 Freeman, Nathaniel, 1670-1723 Jacobs, Mary Junkins, Samuel Washington, 1841-1929 Mann, Horace, 1796-1859 Moody, Joseph, Rev., 1700-1753 (Handkerchief Moody) Moody, Samuel ("Master Moody" of Dummer School, MA), 1726-1795 Willard, Joseph, 1738-1804 |
Search Terms |
18th century 19th century 20th century York |
Subjects |
Education York, Maine Schools Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |