A new documentary (that was briefly previewed at the Preservation Iowa one-room school conference last year)has been released by a pair of Iowa filmmakers....
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robansuefarm
Nov 4, 2010 12:36 am
I'm about to send out listserv membership requests. If you get one and are already a member, I'm sorry. I'm doing it by memory. I'm not sure if Yahoo Groups...
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robansuefarm
Nov 4, 2010 12:22 am
A recipient of a major Humanities Iowa grant, a documentary on one-room schools, will be released in 2 weeks. They just posted on Facebook. "It is coming, in 2...
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robansuefarm
Nov 4, 2010 12:02 am
I just watched the CSAA video on YouTube. I highly recommend it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRydsDlZ8KA Sarah S. Uthoff...
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robansuefarm
Nov 3, 2010 10:38 pm
Somehow I totally missed this. I urge you to subscribe if you are on YouTube to the CSAA channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/CountrySchools Sarah S. Uthoff...
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Dennis Patton
dpatton1949
Nov 3, 2010 10:33 pm
Enjoyed the radio broadcast ... From: Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...> Subject: [oneroom] SHARE: Me on the radio To: "Oneroom" <oneroom@yahoogroups.com> Date:...
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Dennis Patton
dpatton1949
Sep 1, 2010 7:42 pm
Hope to be there...have you seen our Facebook page, Sand Bank School ... From: Sarah Uthoff <suthoff@...> Subject: [oneroom] SHARE: Iowa One-Room School...
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Sarah Uthoff
robansuefarm
Sep 1, 2010 7:30 pm
I appeared today on Iowa Talk Radio speaking about Laura Ingalls Wilder. You can listen to it here: http://iowapublicradio.org/single_story.php?storyid=1099 ...
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Sarah Uthoff
robansuefarm
Aug 31, 2010 7:43 pm
Just got a confirmation that I'm doing a radio show for the public radio station in Iowa City tomorrow. It’s going to be for an hour at 10 am tomorrow 910 AM...
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Sarah Uthoff
robansuefarm
Aug 31, 2010 7:43 pm
Interpreting Your School Museum is the theme for the 11th annual Iowa country school museum conference. It will be held in Maquoketa at the Jackson County...
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robansuefarm
Aug 16, 2010 9:24 pm
Here we go again. I was final checking a book today called "Frontier Teachers" and it had the 1872 list of rules in it again, illustrated by what looked like a...
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hickorystick1830
hickorystick...
Aug 3, 2010 8:10 pm
One piece of advice: don't re-invent the wheel. There are literally hundreds of one room schoolhouses out there that do programs and exhibits. I can't tell...
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mwimber
Aug 3, 2010 7:07 pm
I am new to this group so I'll just introduce myself quickly. I'm the Museum Curator at Camp Floyd State Park in Fairfield, UT. We have a schoolhouse here from...
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Sarah Uthoff
robansuefarm
Aug 3, 2010 6:30 pm
The first Laurapalooza burst onto Laura fandom July 14-17, 2010. This video blog is intended to share memories with those who did attend and give those who...
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hickorystick1830
hickorystick...
Aug 3, 2010 4:42 pm
Yes, vaulted ceilings were/are more common in early schoolhouses than one would think. Many schools were built with them to add, not only light, but more air...
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lewisrk
Aug 3, 2010 4:00 pm
Tall rooms look better proportionally, they allow light to penetrate further into the room (important in a school), allow for cooler rooms (in the south) and...
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Maureen O'Connor ...
bedford3133
Aug 3, 2010 3:40 pm
Our 1759 schoolhouse has a vaulted ceiling (plastered) I know of no others in area (Burlington Co NJ ) & have asked our historic architects for an opinion but...
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mikesueday
Aug 3, 2010 3:21 pm
We have two school buildings in our town, one built in the 1820's, the other in the 1850's, that both have vaulted ceilings. One is plastered, the other made...
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helen flatau
hlflatau
Jul 25, 2010 2:32 pm
I believe I had one like this as a child, which dates it 1940s to 1950s. It is too new for our Butler School, circa 1868. Hope someone gets good use out of...
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Leigh Ann
johctyhistscty
Jul 25, 2010 3:06 am
Someone in Iowa has already expressed interest in having the chalkboard for their school. I'll let you know if they don't end up taking it. Thanks so much for...
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Norm & Susan Bedwell
songdex1
Jul 22, 2010 5:10 pm
I would love the blackboard, but I am just a private person with a mock "one-room school" inside my house for homeschooling. It's full antique school furniture...
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Doorman
doorman4848
Jul 22, 2010 5:08 pm
Anyone have any idea what the vintage is? Thanks Clayton ________________________________ From: robansuefarm <suthoff@...> To: oneroom@yahoogroups.com ...
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robansuefarm
Jul 13, 2010 3:10 am
Leigh Ann Randak asked me to post a couple of photos of a child's chalkboard that she was offered as a donation. JCHS doesn't need it, but if you think you...
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Sarah Uthoff
robansuefarm
Jul 8, 2010 3:56 pm
The thing I've most excited about this summer is going to the Laura Ingalls Wilder conference sponsored by Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. I'm...
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robansuefarm
Jun 7, 2010 11:19 pm
I thought everyone might enjoy seeing this article about our own Bill Sherman http://www.education.uiowa.edu/edatiowa/spring10/alumni-notes-1960s.htm Sarah S....
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robansuefarm
Jun 4, 2010 2:42 pm
Bill Sherman asked me to post this here. If anybody has any suggestions, please speak up. "I'm trying to run down the pass/fail rate for country school...
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Dennis Patton
dpatton1949
Jun 4, 2010 2:41 pm
Sharon Cook We are also looking for one a Sand bank School in Columbia Illinois, if anyone knows of any let us know also,,,ours was a four swinger with six...
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Sharon Cook
gmasharon39
May 17, 2010 2:04 am
Hi Everyone......Our group, the McGee-Brick School Cmte is looking for a swing set for our little school now that the building has been restored. We have also...
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robansuefarm
May 16, 2010 1:42 am
Happy 5th Anniversary to the group. It was started May 12,2005. Thanks for joining at participating. Sarah S. Uthoff...
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ballooning64
May 4, 2010 10:17 pm
Thank you for posting this very interesting information. I do historical interpretation at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockton, Ontario and one of the...
