McGuffey’s First Weeks at Miami University
In the late fall of 1826, William Holmes McGuffey took up his post as professor of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and Ex-officio Librarian. What was […]
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Burning the Midnight Oil
Students have always needed task lighting for their studies. This brass oil lamp from circa 1884 may have been a solution for the late 19th […]
The Sad Iron
Jennifer Lorenzetti, MS – Curator The sad iron on display at the McGuffey Museum As long as there has been clothing that could wrinkle, there […]
Happy Pi Day!
Celebrating 3.14 is as easy as…well, you know. Front view of the McGuffey House and Museum Pie Safe Ask a random person what a pie […]