Milwaukee-Downer Female College Medalion

[renegade_7]

Found this silver medalion yesterday in an older torn down housing area. This college started out in 1855 as Wisc. Female College. It was one of the approximately 900 colleges founded in the United States before the Civil War In 1964 it was sold to University of Wisc. Milwaukee, and is no more. Had fun researching this college. Comes with the hobby.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Sit lux"-let there be light-becomes the college motto in 1910.

1848 In the beginning....
......Milwaukee Female Seminary, a precursor of Milwaukee-Downer College, is founded by Lucy Ann Seymour Parsons, a progressive educator from upstate New York who had followed her husband, a minister, to Milwaukee......
Very Very cool find!!! Lots of great history and a great relic of the past!

 

[Nashoba]

Sit lux"-let there be light-becomes the college motto in 1910.

1848 In the beginning
Milwaukee Female Seminary, a precursor of Milwaukee-Downer College, is founded by Lucy Ann Seymour Parsons, a progressive educator from upstate New York who had followed her husband, a minister, to Milwaukee. Studies include "trigonometry, natural and mental philosophy, logic, Evidences of Christianity, and Butler's Analogy."

Very Very cool find!!! Lots of great history and a great relic of the past!

How in the world to you people know so darned much!?
Sweet medalion!!!
~Nash~

 

[Snee]

Nice! Is it actually silver, or just silver color?

 

[Night Stalker]

Nice find Renegade!

Nice ID Gypsy!

LOL Nash! Gypsy and PBK are ID Special Agents or something...lol, they could ID a snap that dropped off a bag 250 years ago!

 

[Green1]

lmao.......... great find there !!!

 

[renegade_7]

Thanks Gypsyheart for the SIT-LUX meaning. I was just now wondering what that stood for. And yes Snee, it is silver; it is stamped sterling on the reverse. Thanks for the imput all.

 

[Mr. Morbid]

Very cool medalion... Looks like its in excellent condition too...