To
Make Your Mark in the new Schoolhouse Theater,
please fill in the following information and
return this form to the Noah Webster House & West
Hartford Historical Society. Carvers must be
at least 18 years of age. The new Schoolhouse
Theater at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical
Society is used to show visitors the new orientation film, “Noah
Webster: Schoolmaster of America” and
also for school and public programs. The 1830s style, along with
the benches and teacher’s desk, helps visitors understand
Noah Webster’s influence on the education of children in
the 19th century. To give the desks and benches an authentic
schoolhouse look, you can make your own mark on them. Each “Make
Your Mark” contribution includes
a penknife engraved with the Noah Webster House & West Hartford
Historical Society logo and a section of desk in which you can
carve a message for future generations. All funds raised through “Make
Your Mark” will support the museum’s educational
programming, including in-school programs and field trips to
the museum for underserved students in the Greater Hartford area,
as well as helping preserve a piece of national and local history. “When
I was a schoolboy, the greatest part of the scholars did not
employ more than an hour in a day, either in writing or in reading;
while five hours...was spent in idleness, in cutting tables and
benches to pieces…” -Noah Webster
Click here to obtain a pdf with associated information and tear
off section to send to the Noah Webster House.
The Noah Webster House & 