Known as America's first Deaf student with a formal Deaf Education.
William Albert Bolling was born to Colonel William Bolling. As a Deaf child, he got private tutoring with John Braidwood, grandson of Thomas Braidwood, who founded the Braidwood Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (newspaper clipping announced the school name). Private tutoring was at the Bolling Hall, his private home on the Bolling Hall property in Goochland, Virginia. The private tutoring lasted from 1812 to 1814 with Albert's deaf uncle, Thomas Bolling as Braidwood's teacher assistant.
Later, Albert enrolled at the public school for the Deaf, Braidwood Institute for the Deaf, on the Cobb property near Petersburg, Virginia in 1815 and closed in 1816. The location is near Richard Kennon's house across the creek.
Albert then enrolled again at re-opened Braidwood Institute for the Deaf in Manchester, Virginia in May 1817 to May 1819 (Braidwood left school leaving in care of Rev. John Kirkpatrick to become a barkeeper at a tavern nearby).
Albert was then transferred to a new school, Cumberland School at Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia from 1819 to circa 1821 under the instruction of Reverend John Kirkpatrick, who was ordained as a Reverend at the Cumberland County Courthouse May 1819. According to the Cumberland Church records, the daily school stopped in 1821 signed by Reverend John Kirkpatrick (Source: The editor of this note here visited and saw the journal).
Albert died poor as his family did not share inheritance with him, possibly because he was deaf. Alexander Graham Bell's hired researcher took precisely 200 pages out of Bolling diaries (dated 1810-1827), which had a wealth of information on deaf education and more individual sketches in the family of deaf members and may be lost forever.
A book project on America's first deaf school and individual sketches is in process with Kathleen L. Brockway, who published other two books: Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014), and co-wrote with Detroit Association of the Deaf on Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016). Contact this editor here to reach out to Kathleen for speaking engagements to share more details on her research.
(History will be updated after a full research)
William Albert Bolling was born to Colonel William Bolling. As a Deaf child, he got private tutoring with John Braidwood, grandson of Thomas Braidwood, who founded the Braidwood Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (newspaper clipping announced the school name). Private tutoring was at the Bolling Hall, his private home on the Bolling Hall property in Goochland, Virginia. The private tutoring lasted from 1812 to 1814 with Albert's deaf uncle, Thomas Bolling as Braidwood's teacher assistant.
Later, Albert enrolled at the public school for the Deaf, Braidwood Institute for the Deaf, on the Cobb property near Petersburg, Virginia in 1815 and closed in 1816. The location is near Richard Kennon's house across the creek.
Albert then enrolled again at re-opened Braidwood Institute for the Deaf in Manchester, Virginia in May 1817 to May 1819 (Braidwood left school leaving in care of Rev. John Kirkpatrick to become a barkeeper at a tavern nearby).
Albert was then transferred to a new school, Cumberland School at Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia from 1819 to circa 1821 under the instruction of Reverend John Kirkpatrick, who was ordained as a Reverend at the Cumberland County Courthouse May 1819. According to the Cumberland Church records, the daily school stopped in 1821 signed by Reverend John Kirkpatrick (Source: The editor of this note here visited and saw the journal).
Albert died poor as his family did not share inheritance with him, possibly because he was deaf. Alexander Graham Bell's hired researcher took precisely 200 pages out of Bolling diaries (dated 1810-1827), which had a wealth of information on deaf education and more individual sketches in the family of deaf members and may be lost forever.
A book project on America's first deaf school and individual sketches is in process with Kathleen L. Brockway, who published other two books: Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014), and co-wrote with Detroit Association of the Deaf on Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016). Contact this editor here to reach out to Kathleen for speaking engagements to share more details on her research.
(History will be updated after a full research)
Known as America's first Deaf student with a formal Deaf Education.
William Albert Bolling was born to Colonel William Bolling. As a Deaf child, he got private tutoring with John Braidwood, grandson of Thomas Braidwood, who founded the Braidwood Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (newspaper clipping announced the school name). Private tutoring was at the Bolling Hall, his private home on the Bolling Hall property in Goochland, Virginia. The private tutoring lasted from 1812 to 1814 with Albert's deaf uncle, Thomas Bolling as Braidwood's teacher assistant.
Later, Albert enrolled at the public school for the Deaf, Braidwood Institute for the Deaf, on the Cobb property near Petersburg, Virginia in 1815 and closed in 1816. The location is near Richard Kennon's house across the creek.
Albert then enrolled again at re-opened Braidwood Institute for the Deaf in Manchester, Virginia in May 1817 to May 1819 (Braidwood left school leaving in care of Rev. John Kirkpatrick to become a barkeeper at a tavern nearby).
Albert was then transferred to a new school, Cumberland School at Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia from 1819 to circa 1821 under the instruction of Reverend John Kirkpatrick, who was ordained as a Reverend at the Cumberland County Courthouse May 1819. According to the Cumberland Church records, the daily school stopped in 1821 signed by Reverend John Kirkpatrick (Source: The editor of this note here visited and saw the journal).
Albert died poor as his family did not share inheritance with him, possibly because he was deaf. Alexander Graham Bell's hired researcher took precisely 200 pages out of Bolling diaries (dated 1810-1827), which had a wealth of information on deaf education and more individual sketches in the family of deaf members and may be lost forever.
A book project on America's first deaf school and individual sketches is in process with Kathleen L. Brockway, who published other two books: Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014), and co-wrote with Detroit Association of the Deaf on Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016). Contact this editor here to reach out to Kathleen for speaking engagements to share more details on her research.
(History will be updated after a full research)
William Albert Bolling was born to Colonel William Bolling. As a Deaf child, he got private tutoring with John Braidwood, grandson of Thomas Braidwood, who founded the Braidwood Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (newspaper clipping announced the school name). Private tutoring was at the Bolling Hall, his private home on the Bolling Hall property in Goochland, Virginia. The private tutoring lasted from 1812 to 1814 with Albert's deaf uncle, Thomas Bolling as Braidwood's teacher assistant.
Later, Albert enrolled at the public school for the Deaf, Braidwood Institute for the Deaf, on the Cobb property near Petersburg, Virginia in 1815 and closed in 1816. The location is near Richard Kennon's house across the creek.
Albert then enrolled again at re-opened Braidwood Institute for the Deaf in Manchester, Virginia in May 1817 to May 1819 (Braidwood left school leaving in care of Rev. John Kirkpatrick to become a barkeeper at a tavern nearby).
Albert was then transferred to a new school, Cumberland School at Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia from 1819 to circa 1821 under the instruction of Reverend John Kirkpatrick, who was ordained as a Reverend at the Cumberland County Courthouse May 1819. According to the Cumberland Church records, the daily school stopped in 1821 signed by Reverend John Kirkpatrick (Source: The editor of this note here visited and saw the journal).
Albert died poor as his family did not share inheritance with him, possibly because he was deaf. Alexander Graham Bell's hired researcher took precisely 200 pages out of Bolling diaries (dated 1810-1827), which had a wealth of information on deaf education and more individual sketches in the family of deaf members and may be lost forever.
A book project on America's first deaf school and individual sketches is in process with Kathleen L. Brockway, who published other two books: Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014), and co-wrote with Detroit Association of the Deaf on Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016). Contact this editor here to reach out to Kathleen for speaking engagements to share more details on her research.
(History will be updated after a full research)
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