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One Room School House

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Jane Hautzinger says

November 8, 2022 at 1:12 pm

Good Afternoon,

I am trying to research a one room school house that was named, Jones Corner, located in Ellery, NY. My grandfather went to the school. It was built in 1868 and burned down in 1926. Only the foundation is left and I live on the property next to it. Can you point me in the direction about how I can research this old school?

Thank you!
Jane Hautzinger

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Sources that may prove helpful in documenting the social mobility of the Essex County Bound Out Children Apprentices:

Overseers of the Poor Records
Master/Mistress Family Papers
The Federal Census
Vital Records - Birth, Marriage, Death
Court Records
Town Records - Taxes, School, Political Office
Military Pension Records
Personal Correspondence / Diaries
Church Records
Wills
Newspaper Accounts
City/Town Directories

Sources that may prove helpful in documenting the social mobility of the Essex County Bound Out Children Apprentices:

Overseers of the Poor Records
Master/Mistress Family Papers
The Federal Census
Vital Records - Birth, Marriage, Death
Court Records
Town Records - Taxes, School, Political Office
Military Pension Records
Personal Correspondence / Diaries
Church Records
Wills
Newspaper Accounts
City/Town Directories

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The Greek Revival Architecture of the American One Room School as a Symbolic Reflection of our Democratic National Ideals.

Documenting One-Room Schools in Essex County

Name and possibly a picture of the school
When was the school built?
Is the school building still in the original location?
If not, where is the school currently located?
How is the building presently being used?
If the building is no longer in existence, when was it torn down? What new school replaced the one-room school?
Are there any available artifacts or sources that would give us more information concerning the one-room school?
School equipment, Books, etc.
State Reports
County Reports
Town Records - School Committee Reports
School Records
Newspaper Articles
Local History Books
Oral Histories
Diaries
Other?

One Room School House

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