What was it like to attend a one-room school, to be in the same classroom as your older brother or younger sister, or to have your teacher live with your family for part of the school year? Join Susan Apps-Bodilly, author of One Room Schools: Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades, as she presents at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, 924 Pinecrest Road in Manitowoc, on June 20 at 1 pm.
Apps-Bodilly describes the duties children had at school besides their schoolwork, from cleaning the erasers and sweeping cobwebs out of the outhouse to carrying in wood for the stove. She also tells what led to the closing of the one-room schools, which were more than just centers of learning: they also served as the gathering place for the community.
Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children age 4 to 17. Admission is free for those under age 4 and museum members.
