Hello - I just joined the group (and am THRILLED to have found you), so I'd like to introduce myself, and "my" Schoolhouse. I am the Vice President of the...
I'm going to be talking about one-room schools on my next episode of Trundlebed Tales Radio. You can call (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 and just...
This grant came through on another listserv I'm on. I think they mean conservation as in nature, but if you have a prairie or a prairie reconstruction as part...
Ladies and Gentlemen: Please be aware the submission deadlines are fast approaching for the various 2011 CSAA Awards and Grants. The deadline for the Research...
I'm forwarding on a message with a question about the conference this year. Sadly since I had to pull out at the last minute I couldn't help, but I hope one of...
Trundlebed Tales, the official website of yours truly Sarah S. Uthoff, has just launched a Blog Talk Radio Show. I'm planning on doing approximately two...
This video from the Hoover Presidential Library features a 40 minute video on Christmas on Iowa. Click on the hotlinked times in the description to go right to...
We had similar problems, but our 1860s schoolhouse had already been made originally with salvaged wood. We found a local woodmill that cut us rough cut oak...
Aloha all, I live in Hawaii where homeschooling is prevalent due to school quality issues. I have a 2 1/2 yr old and almost 6 yr old. There are about 5-10 boys...
In October a friend and I purchased a one-room schoolhouse built in 1855. I am the retired Princiapl of Columbia, Illinois, High School. I found this old...
I wanted to share that the program I did for the opening of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum's Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Tree exhibit is...
Like many organizations, we are looking at the budget and trying to save some money. We're talking about turning off the electricity and the heat for the...
Country School Association of America 11th Annual Conference June 13-15, 2011 New Jersey Call For Papers Theme: An Investment in Knowledge: Preserving and...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
