Hi, All. Normal schools were teacher training schools and they existed all over the country. San Jose State University in San Jose, CA started out as one. My grandmother also went to Normal School in Oklahoma when she was in her mid-teens (around 1915). If anyone finds out where they were located in CA, and/or a source for information on them, please let me know. Harriette ============================================================ Hoisington Family Web Site <http://www.genweb.net/~hoisington/index.htm> Sumner Co. KS <http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/sumner/index.html> Kay Co. OK <http://www.rootsweb.com/~okkay/okkay.htm> SURNAMES: HOISINGTON (w/28 variant spellings) anywhere, HATFIELD (OH>IN>IA> KS>OK), HARDIN (MO>OK), DAVIS (Posey Co. IN), MORRIS (KS), COMBS (KY,IN,KS,OK, CA), JONES (Brown Co. OH), PERKINS (VT>IA>KS>OK>TX), LATHAM (MO)