The McGuffey House and Museum will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 25th in observance of William Shawver's and Anita Byrd's Retirements from the University.
Make it a Summer to Remember
McGuffey House and Museum is open all summer! We invite you to schedule a group tour or drop by during regular operating hours. Plan your visit now »
A good time was had by all at the annual McGuffey Field Trip!
From Our Collection
From Our Collection
Octagonal Table
It is thought that McGuffey wrote the first four books in the series in this house, very possibly on this table.
1840s Pie Safe
Poplar with pierced tin panels, 1840–1850
Cupboards of this type were used for food storage. The pierced tin panels allowed air circulation without letting rodents and large insects foul the foodstuffs.
Bishop Sideboard
Mahogany, 1790–1815
This sideboard belonged to the first president of Miami University, Robert Hamilton Bishop. Brought to Oxford by the Bishops in 1824, it stood in the entry hall of the Bishop home until the 1930s. In 1991, Dr. Jonathan S. Bishop donated the sideboard to Miami University and the McGuffey Museum.
Peter Bruner's top hat and hat box
Overcoming years of slavery, voluntary service in the Union Army, and decades of manual labor, celebrated Oxford citizen Peter Bruner‟s life is a story worth telling and re-telling. The Museum collection includes his top hat and hat box.
A National Historic Landmark
We aim to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit materials relating to the life of William Holmes McGuffey, the McGuffey Eclectic Reader series, the history of Miami University, and 19th century domestic life and architecture of southwest Ohio.
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