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William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was an American college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks.
The original 165.5-acre (67.0 ha) property was first occupied by the McGuffey family as early as 1802, but the family did not purchase it until 1814. William McGuffey was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, and spent his youth on this property. McGuffey was a prominent proponent of public school education, and taught at Miami University for
The William H. McGuffey House is a historic house museum at 401 East Spring Street, on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States.Built in 1833, it was the home of author and professor William Holmes McGuffey (1800–1873) from then until 1836.
This is a list of people from Charlottesville, Virginia, or from areas nearby to Charlottesville, who were either born, lived or presently live in the city. Since the city's early formation, it has been the home of numerous notable individuals, including US presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe and author William Faulkner. In the present day, Charlottesville has been the home of movie ...
Trump’s administration has promised to slash mortgage rates and home prices by instituting mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and easing federal regulations around building and land use.
Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey took over as sheriff in January, 2021. In the first year, she said they were able to balance the budget that had been routinely over by millions in ...
The editors of the Readers were brothers William Holmes McGuffey and Alexander Hamilton McGuffey. William created the first four readers and Alexander McGuffey created the fifth and sixth reader. [1] [2] [3] About 120 million copies of McGuffey's Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster ...
Business Insider has talked to lots of centenarians about what they think has helped them live past 100. Many have kept fit without going to the gym. Building movement into daily life is one of ...