It’s back-to-school season! How are you and your family soaking up the last few days of summer? What are you looking forward to this school year? For 18th-century Eyre children, schooling started close to home. They were taught by private tutors on a range of subjects, although it is unclear whether boys and girls received the same level of education at home. Once they were old enough, boys would go onto grammar school—frequently in other colonies/states—and then college. “The classics were the backbone of any gentleman’s education...” (Bennie Brown). These two schoolbooks, “De sublimitate commentarius” (a Latin/Greek reader) and “Hermes Romanus” (a textbook which contain several owners’ inscriptions), reflect the classical focus of 18th-century education. Learn more about the rich history of the Eyre family in MCHC’s forthcoming book, “The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History,” publishing in September 2021. Preorder now at 20 percent off: shop.mdhistor...