Thanks to Harley Furrey for sending these end-of-year photos and information from the schools Louise Whiting taught during the late 1920s. If you know any names for the captions of the first and third schools, please email me!
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| HOCKING or DIETZ SCHOOL |
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| WHITING SCHOOL. Back Row: Frank Schimdt, Thomas Whiting, Margaret Schimdt, Geraldine Schmidt. Middle Row: Richard Elshire, Topby Schmidt, Edith Elshire, Madge Whiting, Mary Schmidt, Stanley Whiting. Front Row: Harold Wheeler, Harold Whiting, Curtis Elshire, Gerald Elshire |
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| HAUKAAS SCHOOL |
Entries that mention Whiting and Haukaas Schools:
September 21, 1928: “Will and I came home via Haukaas School, but Louise walked home and had blisters on her heels and was all in. We ate and went to bed.”
July 18, 1929: “Ben Fitch and the Mrs. and some relatives to see Dave about living in his house, if the Mrs. got Whiting school.”
August 30, 1929: “Mrs. Ben Fitch and Ben’s Niece came to circulate petition for the Whiting School.”
June 7, 1933: “Revival Meetings at Whiting School house attracting attention.”
My Grandma Mary Haukass was born in Nebraska and her father had the Haukass school
She married Samuel Miller son of Theressa and John Sisson.
Thank you for sharing your connection to the diary entries! Somewhere I have a photo of a group of students at the Haukaas school. I’ll email it if I can find it.