Thanks Betty. That site with the painting is on Facebook.........in the search window type "If you went to school at Violet Hill High School"..........lots of interesting stuff there. Pat Herron Jones is the one responsible for putting it on the net. > > Liz, > The only school that I knew of in Franklin is the one build about 1870 and > burned 1971. > If you have the book, Earlier Schools of Izard Co, on page 57 is a picture > of a painting I did > of the School. > > I paint it from a photo of Joel Roberts, first day of school, with the > school in the background. > That photo is in the Izard County History Vol 3 No. 4, October 1972, on > page > 8 as part to the History of > Franklin written to Tommy Simpson. The date below this picture taken says > 1937, this is wrong , Joel was not born at that time. I think it should be > about 1955 the picture was taken. > What is the site address for the Violet Hill Schools? I will look and see > what's is on there. > > Betty BB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz Neal" <nubbin@centurytel.net> > To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:23 AM > Subject: [ARIZARD] Old Franklin School > > >> Can anyone (Betty Brunson?) tell me what they know of the old Franklin >> School building's history? Recently a painting has been posted on a site >> about Violet Hill Schools but my mom says she doesn't remember the >> building >> looking much like the painting does. Was there an earilier building at >> that >> site in Franklin? Mom says her brothers went to school there in about >> 1925 >> or so. It was consolidated with VHHS around 1935-1940 we think. And info >> is >> appreciated and thank you in advance. >> Liz Ramsey Neal >>