History of Education

» 150 Years of Education in Maine
   Sesqui-centennial History of Maine's Educational System and the Growth and Development of the Maine State Department of Education.

   
   http://www.maine.gov/education/150yrs/150years.html

» 19th Century Schoolbooks
   Digital versions of selected schoolbooks and a catalog of many additional texts.

   
   http://digital.library.pitt.edu/nietz/

» An Old Fashioned Christmas: In A One-Room Schoolhouse
   Recollections of the activities in a Curtisville, Michigan, schoolhouse by Bill Martinson.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7875/xmas.htm

» Bibliography of the History of American Education
   Compiled by Jurgen Herbst at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

   
   http://www.zzbw.uni-hannover.de/HerbstStart.htm

» Blackwell History of Education Museum
   Museum at Northern Illinois University which also publishes the Blackwell Electronic Journal of Education History.

   
   http://www.cedu.niu.edu/blackwell/

» Colorado State Archives Public School Records
   Bibliography and selected excerpts of historic school records.

   
   http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/school.html

» De Luz Ecology Center Schoolhouse
   Brief profile of this 1906 California school which is now part of the Ecology Center.

   
   http://sd.znet.com/~schester/fallbrook/schools/deluz.html

» Education Archives of Shelby County
   Contains several articles on the history of education in Ohio including schoolmasters, teacher's rules, schoolhouses, and the Parent Teacher Association.

   
   http://www.shelbycountyhistory.org/schs/archives/archivestopicpageA.htm

» History of American Education Web Project
   Student compiled reports on various aspects of the history of American education.

   
   http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/

» History of Education Society
   International scholarly society which encourages and facilitates research in the history of education.

   
   http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/hes/INDEX.htm

» History of Education Society UK
   A scholarly society devoted to research in the history of education mainly with a UK focus. Information provided about membership of the society, its conferences, publications and activities.

   
   http://www.historyofeducation.org.uk

» History of Education in Pasco County, Florida
   Histories of individual schools, summaries of school board minutes from 1887 to 1969

   
   http://fivay.org/education.html

» History of Rockingham County Public Schools
   Detailed history organized by schools, and superintendents as well as a historic review which consists of several articles related to school construction and pupil transportation. Virginia.

   
   http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/rcps_history/rcpshistoryintro.htm

» History of South Spencer County School Corporation
   Presents the educational history of Spencer County, Indiana.

   
   http://www.sspencer.k12.in.us/history/

» John's History of Education
   Articles about learning through the ages, with a focus on North America.

   
   http://historyeducationinfo.com

» Leon County School Histories
   History of education in this Florida county, organized by superintendents, individual schools, and construction date.

   
   http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/Public/History/

» Los Altos Resident Reflections
   From one-room schoolhouse to supe resident Genevieve Arntz recalls her early years teaching in South Dakota.

   
   http://www.latc.com/1997/12/22/schools/schools10.html

» Negro Rural Schools in Leon County Prior to Desegregation
   Detailed histories of five historic Florida schools.

   
   http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/Public/History/NegroRuralSchools.html

» Nineteenth Century in Print
   Contains the texts of numerous historical references on the methods and theories of education.

   
   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mncspeducation.html

» Old Rural School As I Remember It
   Paper by Velma Fowler Matson based on her experiences attending the Towne School, District #6 fractional, in Michigan.

   
   http://ncha.ncats.net/data/Old_Rural_School/

» One Room Schoolhouse Experience, Indian Hill
   Profile of this educational program in Ohio.

   
   http://www.indianhill.org/School/program.htm

» One Room Schools in Bland County
   History of schools in this Virginia county.

   
   http://www.bland.k12.va.us/bland/rocky/oneroomschool.html

» Parsonsfield Seminary: 1932 Centennial Edition
   Centennial history (1832-1932) of Parsonsfield Seminary, one of the pioneering institutions of secondary education in New England. Describes curriculum, school culture and noteworthy teachers, students and founders, with illustrations.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/me4/parsem/

» Research Project Database
   Active database of research projects in the history of education and childhood. New projects for listing are solicited, searches and downloads are welcome.

   
   http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~dorn/SSHA/Projects.asp

» Rise of the Universities
   Describes the religious roots of educational institutions.

   
   http://www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/universities.html

» Rural Schools of Greene County
   Catalog of rural Missouri schools with varying degrees of historical information and some photographs.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/6173/ruralschools/schools.html

» Seneca Schoolhouse Museum
   History of the 1865 Maryland school and current museum information.

   
   http://www.senecaschoolhouse.com/

» Skeheenarinky National School Anniversary
   Skeheenarinky School is possibly the oldest working National School in Ireland. Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the school which was built in 1858.

   
   http://www.skeheenarinky.com

» Snyder Hill School
   Brief profile of this restored 1886 Pennsylvania schoolhouse which now serves as a Punxsutawney Area Historical and Genealogical Society museum.

   
   http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/historcl.html

» The History of Education Review
   The Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society is an association of scholars and others with an interest in the history of education and produces books twice a year.

   
   http://www.her-anzhes.co.nz

» The Lost Year Project
   The school year following the Little Rock Central High School Crisis has been named the "Lost Year," when 3,665 public high school students and their teachers were denied public education.

   
   http://www.thelostyear.com/

» The Story of American Public Education
   Companion website to the PBS documentary series on the history of American educations.

   
   http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/