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Memories of one-room schools

Updated: October 12, 2008 12:42:53 AM EDT

Place names important links to the past

My conversation with the friendly woman scheduling me to speak at a Newberry Township-area one-room school reunion went something like this. Full Story

Handful of Mudders return

Brett Berwager - YDR

Aug 24, 2007 — A dispute dating back at least five decades was rekindled last Sunday in a one-room Adams County schoolhouse. Brothers Melvin and John Flynn still do not agree on who was the smarter student. “He was the smartest kid,” John Flynn, 68, said. Melvin Flynn, 70, disagrees. Full Story

One-room school is now history

Jason Plotkin - YDR

Jun 26, 2007 — Under normal circumstances, Barbara Trimmer would be upset about an old schoolhouse being torn down. But in the case of the Ore Valley one-room school, which sat near the intersection of Camp Betty Washington and Springwood roads in York Township, it's justifiable, she said. Full Story

Neff's School

May 29, 2007 — PAT STRAYER of York was a student at Neff's School, which is on the lawn of Edgar C. Moore Elementary School in Red Lion Area School District. Full Story

Memories of one-room schools

A teacher's passion

Mount Zion School - Bonnie Sipe White

Snavely's School - Betty Fink

Brillhart's School - Bob Wise

Dover Township - Geraldine Bobb

King's School - Mary Vanover Webb

Wood Lawn, Baltimore County, Md. - Angie Baroch

Mark's School - Herbert Blessing

Near York Springs - Pauline Bosserman

Little school house in Hanover - Margaret E. Bier

Matthias School - Dennis Stonesifer

Midway School - Jeffrey T. Spangler

Phylson School - Grace Imgrund Bottomley

Belmont School - Marjorie H. Benda

Gone, but not forgotten

Fire levels old school

Shrewsbury - Dorothy Weaver

Route 74 in Dover Township

Shenk's Ferry School

Brillhart's School

Moses Mummert's School

(From the last 12 hours)

Jog your memory?

We are still accepting submissions from readers who attended one-room schoolhouses. We'd like to hear about your experiences and see any photographs.

Send your memories to Weekly Record, 1891 Loucks Road, York, Pa. 17408 or e-mail jconcilio@ydr.com. If you submit a photo, please identify anyone shown if possible and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like the photo returned. E-mailed photos should be in JPEG format at 200 dpi or greater.

· DISCUSSION: Share your one-room schoolhouse experiences

Did you attend this school?

· IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION on Glenwood one-room school on Paper Mill Road in the Delta/Peach Bottom Township area, the new owner would like to hear from you. The school was made into a private residence in 1940, and the new owner is looking for any history or photos of the school.

Respond to Robert Czawlytko, 2649 Hoopes Road, Forest Hill, Md., 21050, with any information you might be able to offer.

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