Girard College still exists today, though now they teach both boys and girls. Their web site is http://www.girardcollege.com Some of the old records of Girard College are available at the main branch of the Free library of Philadelphia. http://www.library.phila.gov/ If you want to read a good book about Stephen Girard, the man who founded Girard College, take a look at "Stephen Girard: The Life and Times of America's First Tycoon" by George Wilson. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=093828956X >Good Morning All - > >I did a look up yesterday for someone and on the 1880 census, it >showed a 9 year old being at Girard College, I'm forwarding her >reply because she explained to me what exactly Girard College was. > >Take care - >Deb