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- Mcguffey Ana Doll, 1937-1944 -
- 1937-1944
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Mcguffey Ana Doll, 1937-1944
- Textbook, "McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 - The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- 1920
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Textbook, "McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- Textbook, "McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1907 - The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- 1907
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Textbook, "McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1907
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- Portrait of William Holmes McGuffey - Growing up in the Ohio wilderness, William Holmes McGuffey walked many miles to be tutored. McGuffey taught school to fund his college education, and later became a college professor and president. A well-respected educator, McGuffey was asked to publish a series of graded textbooks. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers were used in schools nationwide during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- 1871
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Portrait of William Holmes McGuffey
Growing up in the Ohio wilderness, William Holmes McGuffey walked many miles to be tutored. McGuffey taught school to fund his college education, and later became a college professor and president. A well-respected educator, McGuffey was asked to publish a series of graded textbooks. McGuffey's Eclectic Readers were used in schools nationwide during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Textbook, "McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1921 - The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- 1921
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Textbook, "McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1921
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- Textbook, "McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 - The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- 1920
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Textbook, "McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
- William Holmes McGuffey Smokehouse - This building is a replica of a shed found on site when Henry Ford's assistants dismantled McGuffey's log home birthplace in southwestern Pennsylvania. While there is no evidence that this was originally a smokehouse, the size and form of the original shed, and the presence of other smokehouses in the area, suggest that this might have been one.
- circa 1790
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William Holmes McGuffey Smokehouse
This building is a replica of a shed found on site when Henry Ford's assistants dismantled McGuffey's log home birthplace in southwestern Pennsylvania. While there is no evidence that this was originally a smokehouse, the size and form of the original shed, and the presence of other smokehouses in the area, suggest that this might have been one.
- McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Henry Ford by the Fireplace at William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace, Greenfield Village, 1940 - Part of Henry Ford's love of the past stemmed from his fondness for the McGuffey Readers he had read as a boy. But collecting hundreds of readers was not enough to satisfy his yearning to re-claim this part of his past. In 1932, he purchased the log birthplace of William Holmes McGuffey and moved it to Greenfield Village.
- September 23, 1940
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Henry Ford by the Fireplace at William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace, Greenfield Village, 1940
Part of Henry Ford's love of the past stemmed from his fondness for the McGuffey Readers he had read as a boy. But collecting hundreds of readers was not enough to satisfy his yearning to re-claim this part of his past. In 1932, he purchased the log birthplace of William Holmes McGuffey and moved it to Greenfield Village.
- William H. McGuffey Birthplace at Its Original Site, West Finley, Pennsylvania, 1932 -
- 1932
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William H. McGuffey Birthplace at Its Original Site, West Finley, Pennsylvania, 1932