Missouri Historic Schools Alliance

Check out this beauty in southwestern Polk County. Kinder School.

We have missed talking about one-room schools in Missouri. But just because this page is quiet, it doesn't mean there is not work being done! Lots of interest statewide. HEre is an interesting new story from the St Louis area.

In Faust Park, Missouri’s oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse for African Americans stands as a reminder of the past African Schoolhouse #4, a small log house with white siding and red shutters, is Missouri’s oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse; it’s been relocated to the park from Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield.

Writing a personal history is a fun activity and can be meaningful to your family. This book/journal makes it easy, is affordable, and is written by MU Extension Community Development Specialist David Burton. The book also has a new cover making it look more like a journal.

A History of Me "A History of Me” asks the questions that will guide a person toward preserving their own personal history for future generations. When completed by a family member, this book can make a great family keepsake. The same questions can be used by an interviewer trying to record another person’s his...

If you enjoy his blog and his page, you might enjoy one of his books that are available on Amazon in time for Christmas. Check out this author page for a list of the books he has for sale, including two on historic one-room schools in Missouri.

David L. Burton Follow David L. Burton and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's David L. Burton Author Page.

Tomorrow (Sept. 28) begins Missouri Good Neighbor Week. Make your plans to participate, report your act of neighboring, and nominate someone as the most engaged neighbor in your county. Do your part to bring kindness back to our Missouri neighborhoods.

2022 GNW PROMO This is "2022 GNW PROMO" by Lutheran Hour Ministries on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Remember: presentation on the rural schools of Greene County at the History Museum and Fox Theater on Sunday, May 15 starting at 2 p.m. Did you know that this video of former students at one-room schools in Greene County is one of our most popular, with over 13,500 views!

One Room School Students from the Past Nearly 50 black and white school photos (of the entire student body) taken at one-room schools in Greene County, Missouri. Most photos are identified and are...

Public Talk in Springfield Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m.: “Ciphering, Reading, and Community in the One-Room Schools of Greene County”

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Greene County Historical Society will sponsor a public lecture on the history of one-room schools in Greene County by David Burton of the University of Missouri Extension. The event will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday May 15, 2022 in the Historic Fox Theatre, part of the History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield.

“Ciphering, Reading, and Community in the One-Room Schools of Greene County” will explore the role of these quintessential public institutions in the life of Ozarks communities. Speaker David Burton is the author of A History of the Rural Schools in Greene County, Mo and the Missouri Directory of Historic and One-room Schools, along with a Driving Tour of One-Room Schools in the Ozarks. Greene County engagement specialist for MU Extension, Burton is a graduate of Ash Grove High School and Drury University, where he earned a master’s degree in communications and a bachelor’s of arts degree in political science.

There were once as many as 124 one-room schools in Greene County. According to Burton, “The schoolhouse was a gathering place for everything from pie suppers and church meetings to holiday and political events. Such gatherings were a vital source of communication in rural communities, and they helped knit together the scattered population.” Still a part of the Ozarks landscape, they are visible reminders of our rural history.

Founded in 1954, the Greene County Historical Society’s mission is to foster and maintain an interest in the history of Springfield and Greene County.

Great piece of history in Strafford and a great story by Kaitlyn McConnell.

https://www.ozarksalive.com/stories/north-star-school-in-strafford-still-teaches-but-needs-attendees?fbclid=IwAR1O2A68mIfg5LM31FG0wkRu2LM0haksLufk1RaLuC4FNVJr6TnsUKPnwk4

North Star School in Strafford still teaches, but needs students — Ozarks Alive STRAFFORD - It’s amazing to think about how signposts of life can mean such drastically different things to different people and the generations to which they belong. To those who partnered with them in life, old barns and farms and landmarks tell of lives lived – while, to others, they silently...

Beautiful weather, beautiful setting, and beautiful building.

Swan, Missouri

How pretty is this one!?

Twin Valley Baptist Church in Barry County, Missouri

Registration for the CSAA 2022 Conference is officially open! Join us in Golden, CO this June as we head back to school in person.
Registration closes May 20,2022 and can be accessed using the link below.
We look forward to seeing you this summer.

2022 CSAA: Colorado 21st CSAA Country School Conference ​"Westward Ho: Back to School We Go!" ​ June 19 - 22, 2022 Golden, Colorado

Enjoy this virtual tour. MU Greene County Extension still has copies of the tour brochure available.

Schoolhouses of the Ozarks Take a virtual tour of the finest remaining examples of one-room schoolhouses in southwest Missouri with David Burton, county engagement specialist with the ...

Interesting in attending or presenting at the national convention? Here is what you need to know. https://www.countryschoolassociation.org/

Located north of Willard

The holiday season is here and David Burton's two books on one-room schools in Greene County and also in Missouri are still available for purchase via Amazon. These make great gifts. See details and links to the books on the author's page at:

amazon.com/author/davidlburton

David L. Burton Follow David L. Burton and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's David L. Burton Author Page.

Had a great time honoring the newly inducted Century Farms for Greene County Sept 13 at thw Greene County Farm Bureau meeting. Read the story online.

https://extension.missouri.edu/News/four-farms-in-greene-county-honored-with-century-farm-status-sept.-13-including-one-founded-in-1839-5340

You can access a new brochure created by MU Extension specialist David Burton to tour the best one-room schools of southwest Missouri.
https://extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/Extensiondata/CountyPages/Greene/Docs/One-room-school-tour-brochure.pdf

I have placed our tour map brochure for southwest Missouri online. Check it out and give me your feedback.
https://extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/Extensiondata/CountyPages/Greene/Docs/One-room-school-tour-brochure.pdf

If you missed David Burton’s virtual tour of one room schools in southwest Missouri here is a video thanks to the library.

https://youtu.be/QBcml5HxUWs

Schoolhouses of the Ozarks Take a virtual tour of the finest remaining examples of one-room schoolhouses in southwest Missouri with David Burton, county engagement specialist with the ...

A copy of the tour map being used for the virtual school house tour on May 18 is available online at https://thelibrary.org/schoolhouse

thelibrary.org

Take a virtual tour of the best one-room schools still standing in southwest Missouri with David Burton, county engagement specialist with MU Extension. You must pre-register for this program (scheduled for May 18) with the Springfield-Greene County library. Register for the zoom program at
https://thelibrary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O0Huz4bQRFyWDlQ77Od52A

Missouri Century Farms - Programs | MU Extension Century farms and ranches have shaped the nation. Visit our site to learn how you can become a recognized Missouri Century Farm.

Subscribe to our monthly "Becoming an Engaged Neighbor" newsletter online. Over 12,000 people are already subscribed. The link can be found at https://extension.missouri.edu/counties/greene/neighboring-project

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The deadline to enrollment in Leadercast: Positive Disruption is almost here. Don't miss out on the great educational program.

Necessary Endings Can Lead to Great Improvements; Learn More by Enrolling in Positive Disruption before Feb. 12 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sometimes things have to end to move forward. There are times when strained finances, fractured relationships, and poor leadership have fractured an organization to the point that the best thing to do is end it and go in a new direction. "I have found that 2020 has been a great...

It is that time of the year again that we turn our attention to our annual conference (being held “virtually” this year).
Details on the “Conference” can be obtained on our website by using this link: https://www.countryschoolassociation.org/2021-virtual-conference.html

This email is for those who would like to be a presenter at this year’s conference.
Details on the “Call for Presenters” can be obtained by opening the document attached to this email.
Also be sure to look for a unique 2nd way you can participate with the Easy Chair “Bus” Tour we are conducting this year.

Please be aware there is a 2 month window that closes on March 1st for submission of your proposal(s).

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New free Zoom class explores importance of neighboring SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has launched "Neighboring 101," a free series of noon classes that will be taught live via Zoom."In these monthly Zoom classes, we will highlight examples across the nation of neighboring done well," said David Burton, MU Extension community deve...

Great interview with former one-room school student and teacher Olive Hampton.

Olive Hampton - One-Room School Student and Teacher Olive Emogene Pearman Hampton attended Little Creek School in Wright County, Missouri, about 7 miles north of Hartville starting in 1930. She later went on t...