education – Digital Farmington

Irish Immigration to Avon – A Forerunner To An Incidence of Cultural Prejudice at the Pine Grove School House In West Avon, 1876 (Part 2)

March 17, 2018 Dr. Katherine Hermes Comments 0 Comment

Author: Janet M. Conner, Avon Historical Society (Part 1 was previously published on March 1.) History of the Pine Grove School House, Harris Road and West Avon Road, Avon, Connecticut The little, white painted school house, built in 1865, sits on its original foundation on the corner of Harris Road and West Avon Road in Avon, Connecticut. The word ‘quaint’ is all-encompassing when looking at this well-preserved historic relic. Other adjectives come to mind like ‘picturesque’, ‘charming’ and…

Republican Motherhood and Sarah Pierce’s Litchfield Female Academy

December 31, 2017 Dr. Katherine Hermes Comments 0 Comment

Author: Emily McAdam Before the American Revolution, New Englanders considered learning to be masculine and education for girls unnecessary. However, women’s contributions to the political revolution as protesters, spies, nurses, camp followers, and household and business managers led to a social revolution that not many anticipated. Americans believed that a republic depended on a virtuous and informed citizenry, which gave mothers new importance in the home and justified the existence of educational institutions for girls. Litchfield, Connecticut embodied this revolution…

Miss Sarah Porter: The Beginnings of Women’s Advanced Education in Farmington

January 6, 2016 Dr. Katherine Hermes Comments 0 Comment

Author: Marisa Ferretti One day in 1843, as Mr. Noah Porter and his daughter pulled away in their carriage from their Farmington home, an idea he had for quite some time found its way into his daughter Sarah’s consideration. Taking on the responsibility of running her own school did not seem too outrageous, given her teaching experience. Their conversation on a casual afternoon was the beginning was what would become Miss Sarah Porter’s legacy. Miss Sarah Porter was born and…