Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #50 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date April 1870
Location Talbot Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Broad Creek Neck, primary day
Length of Session Oct 2 - June 30
Reporting Administrator Annie E. William (B)
School Ownership Colored people
Sponsorship Baltimore Association, Freedmen
Enrollment and Average Attendance 41 total (21 male, 20 female), 31 18/19 avg attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment 41
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War x
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-3 Advanced Reading-23 Geography-10 Arithmetic-35 Higher Branches-0 Writing-20 Needle Work-20
Students with Basic Literacy 15
Additional Schools Sabbath school with 5 teachers, 30 enrolled
Public Sentiment x
Noted Closures 2 days Easter holiday
Teacher's Remarks
Transcriber's Notes Note under teacher's signature that I can't read (______ x trustee)

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