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Item 21216

Josiah Pierce poem, 1786

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1786 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36105

Josiah Pierce to Anne Pierce, London, 1871

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21204

Josiah Pierce to wife, 1814

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Location: Boston; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

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Away at School: Letters Home

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.

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Graduation Season

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."