Person/Organization: Pierce, Josiah
Item 21981
Josiah Pierce, Gorham, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1835 Location: Baldwin; Gorham Media: Carte de visite
Item 23811
Josiah Pierce probate account, Baldwin, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
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.
Exhibit
Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."
