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- William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- September 01, 2007
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William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- Edison Institute Schoolchildren outside McGuffey School, Greenfield Village, circa 1942 -
- circa 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Institute Schoolchildren outside McGuffey School, Greenfield Village, circa 1942
- Construction Progress, William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, April 1934 -
- April 03, 1934
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Construction Progress, William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, April 1934
- Henry Ford with Edison Institute Schoolchildren outside McGuffey School, Greenfield Village, June 1934 -
- June 15, 1934
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Henry Ford with Edison Institute Schoolchildren outside McGuffey School, Greenfield Village, June 1934
- Miniature Sulky Plow, 1920-1924 -
- 1920-1924
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Sulky Plow, 1920-1924
- Miniature Harrow, 1920-1924 -
- 1920-1924
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Miniature Harrow, 1920-1924
- William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The McGuffey School was built in Greenfield Village in 1934, created out of barn logs from the 1790s southwestern Pennsylvania farmstead where textbook author William Holmes McGuffey was born. Children living in frontier communities learned to read in rustic schoolhouses like this one. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers gave them an easy, standardized way to do it.
- "Herald," Volume VI, February 11, 1939 to January 19, 1940 - The students of the Greenfield Village and Associated Schools of the Edison Institute began publishing the <em>Herald</em> in 1934. They took the name from a weekly newspaper printed and sold by Thomas Alva Edison when he worked for the Grand Trunk Railroad in 1862-63. The students' version included articles on academic, social, and recreational activities. The publication continued until 1952.
- 11 February 1939-19 January 1940
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"Herald," Volume VI, February 11, 1939 to January 19, 1940
The students of the Greenfield Village and Associated Schools of the Edison Institute began publishing the Herald in 1934. They took the name from a weekly newspaper printed and sold by Thomas Alva Edison when he worked for the Grand Trunk Railroad in 1862-63. The students' version included articles on academic, social, and recreational activities. The publication continued until 1952.