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From: "Marjorie L. Gilliam Wood" <>
Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Gallia County One-Room Schools: The Cradle Years
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:59:14 -0400
References: <BjaoUeaA.1153859714.0537760.charlie@hazlett.net>


Like all of our recently published books we can print them on demand and do
not have to go through a publishing house. So, just call Mary Lee at the
office when you want to buy one and she will see that you get one. We do try
to keep 5-6 of each book on the shelf at all times.

Marjorie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Hazlett" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Gallia County One-Room Schools: The Cradle Years


>
> Well, I may have to purchase that book.......do you expect to have it in
> stock long or is it a limited quantity ????
>
>
>
> On 7/25/2006, "Marjorie L. Gilliam Wood" <> wrote:
>
> >Charlie,
> >
> >It does mention this as they have included the information for the Deed
> >Record, Volume 20, page 273 where it says that Gabriel Houck to lease
Clay
> >Township School District No.5. it then they have included all the
> >information from the record. There is also a photo of the chaos and
several
> >photos of children between 1940-45 and a list of the teachers from
1913-1941
> >with photos from 1944 & 1945 with their teacher Herman Brucker.
> >
> >It mentions they leased this land for 99 years from Nov. 24, 1845 for the
> >sum of $1.00.
> >
> >Marjorie
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Charlie Hazlett" <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:11 PM
> >Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Gallia County One-Room Schools: The Cradle
Years
> >
> >
> >>
> >> My great, great, grandparents, Gabriel and Prudence Houck leased some
> >> land for a school years ago, I am wondering if there is a mention of it
> >> in the book.
> >>
> >> The court record is as follows:
> >>
> >> **********************
> >> Gallia County, Ohio, Deeds Records, Volume 20, page 273
> >>
> >> "Gabriel Houck and Prudence Houck lease to John Wilson, George Northup,
> >> and Thomas Willy, Directors of School District No. 5, lot no.1736,
> >> Section 36, for school purposes, to have and to hold for 99 years from
> >> Nov. 24, 1845, for the sum of $1."
> >> Signed November 24, 1845, by Gabriel Houck and Prudence Houck X
(her
> >> mark), and witnessed by Directors of School District No. 5, Clay
> >> Township, John Wilson, Thomas Willy, and George Northup.
> >> **********************
> >>
> >> Now I am wondering what happened to the land after the lease expired in
> >> 1944 !
> >>
> >> lol
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 7/25/2006, "Marjorie L. Gilliam Wood" <> wrote:
> >>
> >> >"Gallia County One-Room Schools: The Cradle Years" is our newest
> >publication! This book is now available in soft copy, it is a large book
> >with 425 pages. The original idea for this book began in the late 1980's
> >when the Ohio Chapter of the Daughter's of the American Revolution
revived
> >an interest in the history of one-room schoolhouses located within the
> >state.
> >> >
> >> >At that time the French Colony Chapter NSDAR began researching and
> >documenting the "cradles of American education" that existed in Gallia
> >County. That was 1987 and the project was so intriguing and historical in
> >nature the Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society became involved
> >with the project. With so many of our local DAR members also members of
the
> >Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society it seemed a perfect way to
> >work together on a joint project.
> >> >
> >> >This book was complied by Pauline Rife, Estivaun Mathews-French Colony
> >DAR members and Charles Murray, husband of Sue Murray another DAR member
and
> >all retired educators and members of the Gallia County
> >Historical/Genealogical Society. Pauline is now deceased but her memory
will
> >never be forgotten. These three worked very hard collecting information
from
> >many people to compile this book. This book was published in 1993 after
> >several years of work. It was a labor of love for all three of these past
> >educators to preserve this history before it was lost forever.
> >> >
> >> >This book tells of early history of education in the county but also
has
> >many funny and original stories and photos. In "Hardesty's History of
Gallia
> >County" it states there were 164 one-room schools but this book tells the
> >history and location of 179 different one-room schools.
> >> >
> >> >Many of the records have been lost over the years. The names of
teacher,
> >pupils board of education members along with photo's and histories are
> >included within this book when they were found and many of the histories
> >were written by educators that taught or pupils that attended a one-room
> >school.
> >> >
> >> >If you would like to purchase this wonderful book about the early
> >education of Gallia County please contact myself at
or
> >Mary Lee Marchi at the society office at 740-446-7200.
> >> >
> >> >Marjorie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach
it
> >to dance.
> >> >George Bernard Shaw
> >> >
> >> >
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