Rural scoolteachers 1952 Back row- Marian Johnson (Grant Sch) Zeulah Jenks (Frenchville), Judith Anderson ( Wayside) Lillian Crogan ( Smith) V Hamilton ( Maplewood) R Stone ( south Branch) Front- E Cornell (Crystal Valley) L Enguin (Glasgow) Agnes Johnson (Decorah Prairie)
Town of Preston 1928 Lone Star School Vosse Coulee Schoolhouse 2018 Twn of Preston Maplewood School 1952 Front-Terry Wier (Thompson), R 1 L-R- Lane Smaglik, ___, Roland Hammond, Sharon Sacia, Ron Miller, ____ R2-Marilyn Miller, Mary Grover, either Bev Hammond or Sharon Smaglik, Sondra Wier, Macy Grover, Doug Smaglik, Sandy Sacia R3 Teacher, ___Grover, Gary Hammond, Leon Wier, Rosalie Wier Wickham 1930s new schoolhouse, Twn of Arcadia teacher Esther Walski guza and Clarence Guza, Wickham Valley
Town of Hale Wagner School 1931 Mabel Anaas, Daggett School 1949 Eleva Intermediate School 2016 Smith School about 1961-2 Top LR- Barbara Smith, Eileen_____, Patty Smith, Gene Tranberg Wagner School1957 last year it was open 8th graders Janet Johnson and Barbara Thoma Wagner 1953-54- Front Row L-R- Jerry Meyer, Judy Meyer, Doris Thoma, Sharon Hanson, Karen Hanson, Judy Halama, Judy Keilhotz, Rosemary Thoma Back- Barbara Thoma, John Thoma, Joan Hanson, Ferne Thompson, Doris Johnson, James Olson, Janet Johnson, Teacher Miss Brown 1951-1952 Wagner School left to right FRONT-Karen Hanson, Suzanne Gass, Sharon Hanson, Clarke Christopherson, Richard Bautch, MIDDLE-Barbara Thoma, Katherine Gass, Joan Hanson, Janet Johnson, John Thoma BACK- Doris Johnson, Ferne Thompson, Helen Thompson, Arlene Bautch, Donald Johnson, James Olson Teacher Miss Filla not pictured Town of Hale
Teacher Marie Dahl 1905
Agnes Hunter Johnson 1960’s Agnes Hunter Johnson Graduation photo 1917 PFs 1899 PFs Laverne Studt, teacher, with rake 1925 PFs School, built 1903 and burned 1924
Beach School May Pole 1930 approx. Beach School 1933 Teacher Hilma Quammen Daggett School 1924 Daggett 1932 Daggett 1959, Students Daggett, closed in 1961, remodeled into a home 1961 Last graduates of Daggett Coulee
Crystal Valley 1915 Teacher Helen Keith Maria Gran, Sunshine School, Town of Pigeon Jennie Nichols, Town of Pigeon Old Galesville School being demolished for second school building, around 1919 Holcomb Coulee 1910 Holcomb Grads 1924 South Branch boys 1934 Richard Van Riper, Orin Johnson, Arnold Johnson, Victor Olson, Orvis Anderson. The schoolhouse is in the rear. The boys appear to be using a shovel as a sled. 1910 Upper French Creek . Teacher Selma Oxsnee Silver Creek School 1937 Teacher Marian Brown Johnson Whalen Schoolhouse, Town of Ettrick
North Creek School 1953-54 Cortland 1955 Memories of Cortland School, Trout Run Valley, south of Arcadia Cortland School children 1911, note two teachers. Upper French Creek School 1910, Town of Ettrick Brookside School CR N Town of Preston Plainview School 1926 Plainview Teachers Town of Albion Gibson School memories, Vera Lindsey Town of Albion, schoolhouse was located on SH 10 Tracy Valley School 1916 Town of Sumer Daggett School 1932. Town of Pigeon American Valley Schoolhouse 1952 and partial list of teachers Lunch time at Decorah Prairie School 1920’s Teacher Amanda Hoff, Larkin Valley, Town of Preston 1905 Lewis Valley School, Town of Arcadia Teacher Thelma Mahlum Linnerud Huskelhu School, Town of Hale Whalen School Town of Ettrick See Ettrick Photos for IDs Willard Suttie, Bigelow School Teacher 1891, Town of Caledonia Towner School 1915 Town of Caledonia Teacher Martha Hunter Salsman 1914 Town of Caledonia Teacher Jessie Suttie Hale, Town of Caledonia Teacher Inez Hare 1940 Teachers Olga Christianson and Della Marsolek Chimney Rock 1959 Chimney Rock Brick grades 1-4 1966 See Chimney Rock Photos for Ids Oak Ridge School teacher Mary Smart with Betty Onsrud and Betty Foss, Town of Arcadia North Creek Public Schoolhouse 1988 Town of Arcadia West Prairie School, Town of Trempealeau Teacher Selma Call 1938 Teacher Henry O Hanson Town of Preston Teacher Gena Johnson Hanson Town of Preston Teacher Mildred Simonson Stenberg Town of Preston Common to many many schoolrooms Decorah Prairie School census 1933
Oak Ridge School 1941,OAK RIDGE SCHOOL 1941 Back Row L-R- Dick Andriesen, Alice Everson (teacher), Ralph Stevens, Beverly Bautch, Ardys Bautch, Doris Onsrud, Lloyd Andriesen Front-L ?R- Elsie Onsrud, Roger Onsrud Oak Ridge 8th Graders 1932 Grant School circa 1900, GRANT SCHOOL?CIRCA 1900 Top row L-R- Bertha Schmidt, Kitty Stellpflug, Flossie Stellpflug, Clara Olson, Laura Stellpflug, Maude Grant, Winnie Nova Poss, Lula Marsh, Edith Marsh, Melva Evenson, Nellie Lane (teacher) Bottom- Con Westra, Elmer Evenson, George Oliver, Yetti Westra, Florence Cook, Fern Cook, Hessa Lee, Julia Scarseth, Nova Scarseth, Minnie Johnson, Blanche Marsh, Lester Evenson, Grace Stellfplug, Laura Bornitz, Willie Oliver, Joe Johnson Two boys seated on left in front- Ornie Evenson, Hollis Lee Grant Bugle page 1
Decorah Prairie 1906 Blanche Shonat-teacher Upper French Creek School 1955 Bortle School 1900 or so-BORTLE SCHOOL?Top row 3rd from left – ZELLA KOPP Second row-2cnd from left- FERN KOPP Second row -3rd from left HOWARD KOPP Bottom row- 3rd from left JESSIE KOPP Fifth from left – EARL KOPP Pigeon Falls 1890 Smith School Spring 1922 Teacher in back-Ruth Polybank. Girl to her right is Lenora Brenengen, and girl on her left, end, is Clara Molstad. Front Row left-Leolah Smtih, girl with arm around her neck is Vivian Thompson, girl in front right-Hazel Dahl or Margaret Lebakken Sunshine School 1940 Program 1936 Galesville HS Galesville HS Grads 1936 Galesville HS pg 3 Holcomb Valley located SE of Arcadia Kolstad School was located SW of Arcadia on Cty F in the Tamarack Valley near the outlet of Norway Valley. Go to Town of Arcadia/Documents fold for history of school. Pleasantview School (Vosse Coulee) east of Blair Go to Preston/Blair documents for history of school Pleasantview School 1934 Norway Valley located SE of Arcadia in Tamarack area Go to Town of Arcadia/Documents for history of school students of Norway Valley 1925 Old Cripps Schoolhouse 2015. After the school was closed the Town of Burnside built on to it and used it for many years. Located north of Independence on Hwg 93 Demolition of Sunset Elementary School in Whitehall 2015 Whitehall HS circa 1920 razed 2015 Hamlin School 1930 Big Creek students
Hare School, town of Trempealeau
Larkin Valley School , Town of Preston north of Blair Hillside School Town of Albion American Valley School Souvenir from Daggett School West Prairie, Town of Trempealeau White School town of Trempealeau, in Fox Coulee Brick Riverview Town of Unity Johnson Valley Town of Unity Instenes School in Chimney Rock, located on Cty V Chimney Rock Brick Veum School 1933 located on Cty V, Chimney Rock area Hawkenson School located on Cty Y—now DNR land Hawkenson Schoolhouse ruins January 2015. In contrast to the photo from the 1930s, the school is surrounded by trees. Skogstad School on Hwg 93, Town of Chimney Rock First Glasgow School Golden Valley School pg 1 Golden Valley School pg 2 Pine Creek School, north of Blair in Town of Sumner Langerfield Riverview School Town of Unity Bottom-1912 girl grads of Langerfield Sitting-Alice Davidson, Lottie Williams, Louise Dahl,-teacher, Hazel Paulson Kings Valley, located on Hwg 53 Bruce Valley, Town of Hale on Cty D First Caswell School house–Town of Hale School in the village of Elk Creek, Town of Hale Upper Bennett Valley School. Town of Albion
Ads for high schools were common . In 1930, attendance at a high school was optional.
Upper French Creek School 1926-7 Also known as Myrstuen School , intersection of CR T &D Upper French Creek School 1909 Bigelow School. Town of Caledonia 1920 Town of Caledonia grads Town of Caledonia Rainey Valley School (top) White/Fox Coulee (lower) Lower Plum Creek 1946 and Wickham Valley Lincoln School 1926 ( Cty Q) and Dodge School 1950 Lewis Valley School and North Creek ( Twn of Arcadia) Independence Girls Basketball Team 1916 and New City School 1931 ( Cty X) Penny School–Cty T and Hwy 95, Town of Arcadia Caledonia Consolidated School 1910 Caledonia School kids 1930 Examination results for Grace Czepull, Galesville 1895 Cripps School and North Creek School 1912 Grant School year end Souvenir booklet Korpal Valley School-1940 L-R Aloizy Woychik, Richard Korpal, Marcel Shepherd, Eugene Guenther, Dan Sonsalla Kolstad School ( Twn of Arcadia) Lakes Coulee School 1932
Farmers School (Travis Valley) and Wickham Valley School
Wickham Valley and Wagner School ( Town of Hale) Grant School souvenir booklet 1912
Decorah Prairie School 1905 L-R Ethel Davidson, Mamie Hunter, Nellie Dick, Agnes Hunter, Esther Shonat, Teacher Belle Batholomew, Lucian’ Toot’ Hunter, Leighton Cook, William ‘Kinner” Hunter, David McCowan
Arbor Day 1939 Decorah Prairie School after the school yard was raked the children had a hike and a picnic. Agnes Johnson was the teacher, L-R Carol Kopp, Janice Kopp, Verna Hunter, ___, Tom Irvine, Walter Hunter, Sidney Kopp, Jackie Hunter, Floyd Lowner Lois and Lorna Lebakken at Smith School, about 1956-7 Class of 1954 GE High School Healy /Trempealeau H S Class of 1954 Arcadia and Independence High Schools Class of 1954 Blair H S 1954 Whitehall HS Class of 1954 Photo 1 Whitehall HS Grads 1954 photo 2 Decorah Prairie School 1953 Decorah Prairie Bernie Schwartzthoff (L) Laurel Keith Hunter 1951 Decorah Prairie Boys 1951 approx. L-Laurel Keith Hunter, Steve Wright, Gib Docken Decorah Prairie 1954 Spring Picnic L-T Toot Hunter, Jack Docken,___, Bud Lowner, Martin Johnson Decorah Prairie Christmas 1944 Front L-R- Jim and Bernie Schwartzhoff, Laurel Keith Hunter, Richard Dopp, R2 upper- Douglas Waller, John Dopp (behind them)-Gordon Waller, ___, Glen Medema, Santa Clarence Brown, Right of Sanat- Barbara Hunter, Margie Baardseth, Rachel Hanson, Teacher Agnes Johnson In front of Bev-Fred Johnson To his right-Bill Betz, Duane Hunter Next to Agnes-Larry Heffner, Eark Medema, Robert Hendrickson Decorah Prairie School 1951 approx. Decorah Prairie Students 1954 Top L- Margaret Congdon, Dennis Jacobs, Walter Rifenberg R2-Jim and Bernie Schwartzhoff, Bill Betz Bottom-Fred Johnson, Diane Hunter, Laurel Keith Hunter Decorah Prairie Approx 1953-54 Top L- Bev Baardseth, Larry Heffner, teacher Agnes Johnson, Barbara Hunter below Barb- Charlotte Tim Middle-Glen Medema, Steve Wright, Duane Hunter Bottom-Ronald Jacobs, Gib and Ron Docken History of Beach School Grant School Program Grant School 1953 On far left Rollie Thompson, on far right Ann Thompson Chimney Rock Brick School 1939
Grant School reunion 1968
Bortle School 1944 Teacher Valeria Halama Maplewood School
Caledonia Consolidated School Caledonia School 1946-7 Caledonia 1957 White School 1926 Teacher Clara Scharlau
White School 1955 Front L-R Barbara bortle, Nancy Olson, Donald Walski, David Stanislawski, Roger Kramer, Henry Walski, Eileen swenson, Renee Marsh, Raleen Jenson Dennis Bortle R2-Sandra Bockenhauer, Carol Mahutga, Virginia Olson, Mike Waldera, Betty Lou Stanislawski, Kathy Kopp, Mary Ann Stanislawski, Douglas Lindberg Teacher Lorna Gilbertson Carrie Anderson, Sophia Sjuggerud teachers Hegg 1957 Back Bobby Johnson, Phyllis Anderson, lyle Henderson, Joan Mattson, Barbara Knutson, Bonnie Kidd, Leane Brynildson teacher R2- Harlan Hooks, Roger Peters, Jim Underheim, Rosalie Molstad, Mary Dougherty, Selmer Knutson, Front-Mary Knutson, Clifford Lee, Larry Thompson, June Peters, Richard Mattson, Roger Anderson Hegg 1957 Front- Ellsworth Tranberg, Roger Peters, Ricahrd Matson, Glenn Borreson, Jim Underheim, Richard Fox R2-Phillip Borreson, Diane Anderson, Rowene Lee, Helen Knutson, Robert Matson, Kathryn Saed, carolyn Quammen R3-Susan McKillips, Norma Anderson, Selmer Knutson, Roger Henderson, Mary Knutson, Roger Anderson, Amy Tranberg, Teacher Alice Henderson Hegg-students Front L-R Lavern Sexe, Ralph Anderson, Elwood Knutson, Don Radcliff, Roger Thompson, John Molstad, R2- Eddie Thompson Jr., Arland Matson, , Bonnie Radcliff, Erlen Twesme, Clarice Tranberg, Lavern Dahl R3- Phyllis Molstad, Delores Bishop, Vernon Bue, Elsie Herried, Bonnie Stone, Ellamae Bue, Marilyn Vehrenkamp, Norman Johnson Back Row- Teacher Julia Evenson, Ramona Hanson, Olin Johnson, Bonnie Twesme, Charlotte Anderson, Jennings Qualley, Ardell Peters, Ardell Thompson, Richard Bishop New City School ( located on Cty X near Independence) West Prairie School 1918 program Centerville School 1946-for IDs go to Trempealeau/Photos folder Rural School 8th grade grads 1945 Front l-R Ardell Linnerud, Mary Ann Brovold, Wayne Osgood,____, ___ Borreson, ____, richard Knutson, Hazel Johnson, Lawrence Knutson, Beverly albertson Row 2 Orlund hermanson, Irene borreson, Irene Olson, Ken stay, Ruby Kvalseth, Mavis Hagen, Don borreson, Janice Berg, Doris Stutlien,Thomas Waniorek Farmers School, Cty X upper Travis Valley, Town of Burnside ( also known as Zimmer School)
Teacher Mabel Ness Galesville High School built in 1902 Entry on the left was for the girls, on right for the boys Glasgow Hardies Creek School early 1950s
Glasgow School 1917 souvenirGlasgow 1917 school souvenir booklet
Daily Schedule for a rural school written on the Lee School blackboard by Vivian Grant
Jackie Hunter with his science project, white rats Decorah Praire School 1938 Jackie Hunter, verna hunter, Walter Hunter, Carol Kopp perform English song and dance. House in the mid background was the Darwin Congdon home. Decorah Prairie 1954 Front- Bernie Schwartshoff ( with child on back) ____, Chuck Schwartzhoff, Brian Guthrie, Don Schwartzhoff, Sacia Betz, Nancy guthrie, Ken Congdon,___, Sherryl Docken, __ Back- Fred Johnson, Walter Riphenberg, Gib Docken, Bob Schwartshoff, Diane Hunter, Ron Docken___, ___, __ Back right- Bill Betz, Duane Hunter, Barbara Hunter Betz, Duane Hunter, Barbara Hunter Frenchville Schoolboys 1936- Norman Ekern, Dick Truax, Nathan Anderson, Harold Blankenhorn Frenchville Front l-R- silas Brenengan, Erling Oanes, Ken Truax, Orville Oanes, Don Erickson, Lavern Benrud, Bill Erickson Row 2- Helen Whiteberg, Berneice Brenengan Row 3- Hazel Oanes, Arlene Benrud, Kathryn Benrud, Pat Brenengan Ellen Erickson, teacher Frenchville School Front l-R Willard Beirne, Lilah Brenengan, Wayne Truax, Ralpj Beirnes, Russell Blair, Helmer Westlie, Orville Westlie, Howard Blankenhorn, Betty Blair, don Peterson Back- Willard Brenengarn. Henry Crogan, Merlin Benrud, Mark Hewitt, Laverne Benrud, Crysgtal Sather (teacher) Ken Truax, Inez Hegg, Silas Brenengan, Bob Truax, Melva Westlie
Silver Creek Students 1935-36
Silver Creek 1932End of school annual picnic silver Creek 1922 Teacher Agnes Hunter JohnsonSilver Creek Students 1935-36Silver Creek School 1927 Front-Leikny Oines, Erlene Irvine, Mary Mahoney, Ed oines, Row 2 Ole Oines, Melvin Sahlstrom, Jeanette Larson, Alice Mahoney, John Sahlstrom, Leslie Larson Row 3 Vilas Jacobs, Vernon Larson, Genevieve Dick, Hazel Sampson, Bud Jacobs, Alf Oines Row 4 Wilbur DeYoung, Donald Jacobs, Evelyn Park, Russell Park, Carol SahlstromTop Left-Jerry Swenson, Lorraine Kaiser, Gladys Van Riper ( South Branch School) top right-South Branch School, Bottom right- 1941 Irene Kaiser, Carole Severson, Robert Affeldt, Marian Swenson
South Branch 1947-48 south Branch by grade, Grade 1 Gladys Van Riper, Lorraine Kaiser,Jerry Swenson, Grade 2 Irene Kaiser, Carole Swenson, Robert Affeldt, Marian Swenson Grade 4 Delores Kaiser, Lawrence Kaiser, Stanley Swenson Teacher lillian Crogan Wayside 1947
Waysdie students 1943
North Creek School ( Town of Arcadia)
St Peter and Paul, Independence
St Peter & Paul School, IndependenceSt Aloysius School, ArcadiaSt Aloysius, Arcadia
Daggett School-located on Hwy 53, Town of Pigeon Sunnyside School located on Cty S, south of Blair Centerville School, Town of Trempealeau Hare School, Town of Trempealeau
