Tour The Lone Star Schoolhouse. See How Students were Taught in Times Passed! |
| The Lone Star School |
| The Lone Star School, a one room country school was located on the Schudel Farm just down the hill west of Fieldon, Illinois. The school was a gift from Bill and Patsy Schudel Halemeyer. The school was moved to the Historical Society site and completely restored to the original condition and is open for tours of visitors during the Apple Festival and for school children and touring groups. |
| Every year during the month of May, school children from the 2nd grade thru the History Class in High School visit the Historical Society for a tour. Here, Helen Gubser, a retired school teacher tells the students how the Society obtained the Cheney Mansion. During the tour the students learn about the early pioneers and settlers, how they lived and how they played. More history is learned when they hear the story of the Underground Railroad and the life of George Washington, the freed black slave, purchased by Dr. Silas Hamilton while he was in the state of Virginia and traveled with the doctor to Tennessee and then settled and became a prosperous farmer in the Vicinity of Otterville, Illinois. |
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| Jersey County Historical Society 601 North State Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 Phone 618 498 3514 |
| Webmaster ~ Bob French email: bobjchs@gmail.com |
| The heating stove has finally arrived and is in it's assigned place. A fine job of restoration by Rick and Fred Nolan. Notice the lunch pail on the desk in the forground. |
