The list below indicates what has been added during
Mar 2008
to the Country School Pages
Click on previous months to see what history has been shared in 2008:
Click on the 2007 Index link to view the history which has been shared:
Year 2007 Additions
More old news posted: Elgin No. 6 news, 28 Aug 1928 and 19 Dec 1938; Perry No. 5, 19 Dec 1938; Grant No. 3 Craig School, 19 Dec 1938.
Early pioneer teacher obituary posted: Mae Irene Kennedy Bushby, taught in the Seney vicinity before her marriage in 1910.
Old news posted: Elgin No. 6 Seney School, 25 Apr 1878 & 23 May 1894; Elgin Twp School News, 24 Apr 1885; Elgin Seney School, 09 Sep 1880.
Teacher Obituaries posted: Vivien Schlesser Meyer taught Elgin No. 2, Elgin No. 3 Struble school & Grant No. 9; Marguerite LeMoine Paulson, taught Henry No. 2, 8 & 9.
Early Pioneer teacher posted: Miss Carrie Murphy, of LeMars, taught at Seney School, Fall 1880, from Sioux County Herald Sept. 9, 1880.
Dean Sider has shared his Preston No. 1 Memories. Thanks, Dean--what great country school memories!
A Preston No. 1, 1946-1947 group photo has been submitted by Dean Sider. Thanks, Dean, for sharing!
Teacher obituaries for: Lorene Asseln Harms, taught Preston 1,6 & 8 and Grant 3, 5 & 6; Cecilia Ahmann Flynn, taught Fredonia 3 & 7 and Henry 4.
Photo of Miss Minnie Strader, an early pioneer teacher circa 1910, was submitted by Tim Tone.
Tim also donated the very nice group photo of the Excelsior Literary Society, 1907.
July 1893 Plymouth County Teacher Institute news article now posted. Wow, what a wonderful list of NW Iowa teachers who attended at that time!
One of our researchers named Sharon sent in the image of a school teacher's wedding article. I transcribed the article and have it posted now for teacher, Miss Lois Barinsky who married Lester C. Janssen in January 1946.
Thanks for tracking down this history, Sharon!
One more old news item has been posted for America Twp schools. This news bit is dated 24 Apr 1893. Check it out--read the 1891 entry on this page and then this 1893 news article. It flows together for sure!
School Master's Round Table Society page has been created. Check out the old news items that contain history about this group of folks.
An early pioneer teacher obituary has been found and posted: Bessie Lucille Bray who became Mrs. Frank M. Veidt.