Young Student With Flowers in Her Hair
Student at the Music Vale Seminary
Young women came from the Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Nova Scotia, and some as far as the West Indies.
Music Vale Seminary Archives, Salem Historical Society
Salem Historical Society
1835-1876
SalemHistorical Society
Young Student with Chain-Link Cross Necklace
Young Student at the Music Vale Seminary
Young women came from the Carolinas, Kentucky, Kansas, Nova Scotia, and some as far as the West Indies.
Music Vale Seminary Archive, Salem Historical Society
Salem Historical Society
1835-1876
Salem Historical Society
Two Pianos made by the Whittlesey brothers
Two pianos made by the Whittlesey brothers are seen here. The pianos were made of rosewood and mahogany with ivory piano keys that had been sawed by hand and mother-of-pearl inlay letters and ornamentation. On the inside of every Whittlesey piano was a brass plate bearing the family name. Henry and John excelled in the mechanics of manufacturing these pricesless painos, while Oramel leaned more to the instruction of music. These pianos would have existed at Music Vale Seminary. - Cindy Lee Corriveau
Music Vale Seminary Archive
1830
Salem Historical Society
Thirty-Third Annual Circular about the Music School
Music Vale Seminary Archive
1835-1876
Salem Historical Society
Thirty-Third Annual Booklet about the Music School
Music Vale Seminary
1835-1876
Salem HIstorical Society
The Second Building of Music Vale Seminary
After being destroyed by fire in 1868 the Music Vale Seminary was rebuilt. This drawing shows what the new building looked like.
Music Vale Seminary Archive
1835-1876
Salem Historical Society
The Little Red Cottage
The Little Red Cottage, the home of Rev. John Whittlesey, was also known as the Methodist Tavern because of the great hospitality shown here. This is the oldest house in Salem, and is still standing.
Music Vale Seminary Archive
1835-1876
Salem Historical Society
Surviving Barn at Music Vale Seminary
Only the barn is left at the once thriving music school. A sign near Route 85 states rather unobtrusively: Music Vale Seminary. In the foreground is the cellar of Music Vale Seminary filled with water. -Cindy Lee Corriveau
Music Vale Seminary Archive
2006
Salem Historical Society
Student at the Music Vale Seminary
Southern Gal'
A student from the South during the Civil War
Some of the Southern gal's parents were astounded when they were told that Oramel's intense loyalty to the Union cause made all the students make a declaration to the North. Thismay have resulted in some attendance drop. The Ladies Loyal Union League, with a strong book lock and key, held the names of members and their resolutions; however, most of the pages were blank. Oramel enthusiastically shot a cannon on the front grounds of the school every time the Union North had a victory. - Cindy Lee Corriveau "Images of America: Salem, Connecticut"
Music Vale Seminary Archive, Salem Historical Society
Salem Historical Society Collections
1835-1876
Salem Historical Society