As students settle back into school following their winter break, it is time to take a look at the founders of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pa who were connected to education in one way or another. Some taught students directly while others saw the benefit of providing the best education possible to anyone wishing to learn.
Although some southern colonies, and later several states, made laws prohibiting the education of enslaved persons, no such laws existed in Pennsylvania. There are many examples of early efforts to promote the education of free and enslaved black children and adults in Philadelphia and while there are fewer records for rural areas, there were also… Read More »Education of Free and Enslaved Black Students in 18th Century Frederick Township
We have in our archives a small collection of items from Ada Worthington. All of the papers concern her education, beginning with her third grade report card from Prospectville School in Horsham. It was the 1924-1925 school year.
On Monday, I took advantage of the Historical Society being closed for Columbus Day, to spread out in the reading room and process some nineteenth-century notebooks. Most were from students, but I discovered one that belonged to a teacher.
As parents prepare to send their children back to school, I thought it might interesting to look through some of the Historical Society of Montgomery County’s school related collection. In our box of items from Ursinus College I found a bill for tuition from 1887. Belonging to Jay Francis, he was apparently in the… Read More »Ursinus College