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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author: Houston, J. W.

Date of Publication: 1898

thrown into the Lan- caster county prison, but as the prose- cutors had to pay his prison boarding they soon relented, and he was liber- ated. He returned to Philadelphia. H e nr y Cou r tney bel onged t o t hi s class of teachers, and the following short biographical sketch is by one of his former

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Responsibility: by J. W. Houston, M.D.

Author: Houston, J. W.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1898

Physical Description: [31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2

Summary: Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.

Subjects: Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.); Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2

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John Beck : the eminent teacher

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Author: Eby, Simon P.

Date of Publication: 1898

the assistant teachers �would have to go into the loft of the brick school house, pull the bell-rope himself and ring in school. The annual examinations of the school had by this time become a holi- day for the villagers and neighbors. Old and young crowded the church on those occasions to see the

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Responsibility: by Simon P. Eby.

Author: Eby, Simon P.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1898

Physical Description: [111]-139 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 5

Contents: How he became a teacher // He Takes charge of his first school - a description of the school house // Objective of the teacher // New methods introduced to stimulate the ambition of his students // Enlargement and improvement of the school // Condition of the schools in the 1830's and beginning of the 1840's // How the schools were conducted in these days // Reception of country boys - special lessons for new pupils // Some of the incentives to study // The environments of his school // Mr Beck's natural capacity, great love for boys and indomitable perseverance // Some of his teachers // Instructors in music

Subjects: Beck, John.; Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 5 (1898), p. 111-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Letter to H. B. Swarr from W. C. Cattell

Object ID: JBFP 6.1.2.062

Date Range: July 26

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Letter to H. B. Swarr from W. C. Cattell

Description: Letter to H. B. Swarr from W. C. Cattell hoping to visit the Swarrs when he comes to Lancaster for a meeting of the State Teachers Association on August 9th, 10th and 11th. Easton.

Date Range: July 26

Creator: Cattell, William C. (William Cassady), 1827-1898

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 1

People: Cattell, William Cassady; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; State Teachers Association; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 6.1.2.062

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 62

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Joseph Hutchins to Jasper Yeates

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F066_In02_It01

Date Range: 1787/10/11

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Joseph Hutchins to Jasper Yeates

Description: Letter of resignation from Joseph Hutchins to Jasper Yeates, informing Yeates that he will resign his professorship at the German College (Franklin College). Hutchins was pastor of St. James Episcopal Church at that time.

Date Range: 1787/10/11

Creation Date: 11 October 1787

Creator: Hutchins, Joseph

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0003

People: Hubley, John; Hutchins, Joseph; Yeates, Jasper

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Clergy; Correspondence; Franklin College; Letters; Ministers; Teachers

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F066_In02_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 66, Insert 2, Item 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 11 March 2024.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Recording, Video

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Object ID: OH0163

Date Range: 2007/03/15

facility, the structure of the building, uh, the number of the students, the number of the teachers? Can you remember those things, or… J: I-I vaguely remember, yes, and-and certainly well enough to give some comparison. Um…a one room school was exactly haha how…what it appears…what it’s stated to be—a one

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