Keywords: Lizzie Dyer
Item 9043
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1894 Location: Skowhegan; Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 23869
Bonython School Employees, Saco, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
