Darla, was the school actually in Roaring River when it was used as a school? Somehow I thought the school building had been moved to the park. LoVella ----- Original Message ----- From: Darla Marbut To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Rural schools Thank you for your kind words. As you said there are many people working to keep the information flowing. However, it is Donna who spends all the hours adding what the rest of us send, plus gathering information herself during her many trips to Barry Co. We hope she is back with us soon. Recently I had a conversation with Mr. Boling, Superintendent of the Roaring River State Park. He is wanting to restore the school house on the state park near Cassville, Mo. He would also like to furnish it as an old school house would be. I'm not sure if he would be able to use your services as the school house is on state property, or if you all are allow to help a school on state property. My mother, uncle and aunt all went to school in the Roaring River School. >From what they've told me the area wasn't a state park at that time. My mother and her brother, rode a pony to school and on bad days the teacher let them put "Billy" in the wood shed. Darla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Rowe" <kcwordweaver@yahoo.com> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: [MOBARRY] Rural schools > Good Morning! > > I know that you receive compliments all the time...But,...I can't resist > adding my two-cents to the List. The devotion and work for this site is so > evident and I personally appreciate the efforts more than I can express. I > am so neglectful about posting my own connections and need to do that, I > know. However, I can't resist just sending a huge THANK YOU for all the > work that has been done specifically in the area of photos and information > about the old rural schools. > > I belong to the Country School Association of America which works to > preserve the old rural country schools across America. I do not know if > anyone is presently involved in preserving one Barry County school amongst > the many I have seen online, but think I should mention that the CSAA does > provide some small grants to groups who are trying to restore an old > school for others to learn about, etc. So, I thought I should mention > that. Of course, I'd also like to personally know about which school that > might be...so, please share if you know of any kind of work along those > lines. The CSAA is knowledgeable about paint analysis and all sorts of > things that help in restoring a school in its true fashion. I am merely > learning as I go though so have to defer to the brilliance of many others > in the group. :-) > > Through my own artwork I am trying to also research and share about the > children who attended these schools and create some sort of series with > some historic significance to early education in Missouri. (I'm a retired > art teacher.) Once finished I hope you won't mind if I ask you for > suggestions for exhibiting the artwork in Barry County too. I have lots to > learn from you and am so appreciative of everything you all do to preserve > the history of Barry County. Thank you over and over again. > > Sincerely, > Deb (Shipman) Rowe > > > > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1345 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 > 6:50 PM > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've been told there was an older school I'm not sure exactly where it was located but it was near by. The one that is there now is in its original spot as far as I know as my mother showed me where the wood shed would have been. I'll ask my cousin and she can ask her mother who is 93 and once lived in the area of Roaring River. Darla ----- Original Message ----- From: "LoVella Moore" <Moore60@charter.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Rural schools > Darla, was the school actually in Roaring River when it was used as a > school? Somehow I thought the school building had been moved to the park. > > LoVella > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Darla Marbut > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Rural schools > > > Thank you for your kind words. As you said there are many people working > to > keep the information flowing. However, it is Donna who spends all the > hours > adding what the rest of us send, plus gathering information herself > during > her many trips to Barry Co. We hope she is back with us soon. > > Recently I had a conversation with Mr. Boling, Superintendent of the > Roaring > River State Park. He is wanting to restore the school house on the state > park near Cassville, Mo. He would also like to furnish it as an old > school > house would be. I'm not sure if he would be able to use your services > as > the school house is on state property, or if you all are allow to help a > school on state property. > > My mother, uncle and aunt all went to school in the Roaring River School. > >From what they've told me the area wasn't a state park at that time. My > mother and her brother, rode a pony to school and on bad days the > teacher > let them put "Billy" in the wood shed. Darla > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deb Rowe" <kcwordweaver@yahoo.com> > To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:54 AM > Subject: [MOBARRY] Rural schools > > > > Good Morning! > > > > I know that you receive compliments all the time...But,...I can't > resist > > adding my two-cents to the List. The devotion and work for this site is > so > > evident and I personally appreciate the efforts more than I can > express. I > > am so neglectful about posting my own connections and need to do that, > I > > know. However, I can't resist just sending a huge THANK YOU for all the > > work that has been done specifically in the area of photos and > information > > about the old rural schools. > > > > I belong to the Country School Association of America which works to > > preserve the old rural country schools across America. I do not know if > > anyone is presently involved in preserving one Barry County school > amongst > > the many I have seen online, but think I should mention that the CSAA > does > > provide some small grants to groups who are trying to restore an old > > school for others to learn about, etc. So, I thought I should mention > > that. Of course, I'd also like to personally know about which school > that > > might be...so, please share if you know of any kind of work along those > > lines. The CSAA is knowledgeable about paint analysis and all sorts of > > things that help in restoring a school in its true fashion. I am merely > > learning as I go though so have to defer to the brilliance of many > others > > in the group. :-) > > > > Through my own artwork I am trying to also research and share about > the > > children who attended these schools and create some sort of series with > > some historic significance to early education in Missouri. (I'm a > retired > > art teacher.) Once finished I hope you won't mind if I ask you for > > suggestions for exhibiting the artwork in Barry County too. I have lots > to > > learn from you and am so appreciative of everything you all do to > preserve > > the history of Barry County. Thank you over and over again. > > > > Sincerely, > > Deb (Shipman) Rowe > > > > > > > > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is > Donna > > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1345 - Release Date: > 3/26/2008 > > 6:50 PM > > > > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1345 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 > 6:50 PM >