Unknown school and children
This wonderful undated photo postcard of a one-room schoolhouse, with the teacher in the center of 17 students, was loaned for scanning by Bob Vredenburgh. His mother was a Shultis, and they had a farm on the Denver Road a mile or so up from Kelly Corners. Bob has several photos of the Pink Street school where the Shultis kids went, but this photo is of a different school. Can anyone identify the location, the teacher, or any of the pupils?
The postcard is addressed to Mr. Judson Haynes, Seager, NY: “Dear Juddie, This is a picture of my school and school house. It was taken one day this fall.” Signed E. E. P.
It looks to be prior to 1910. And are those corn shocks in the field behind the school?!
4 responses to “Where was this school?”
Abby Farber
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Could this perhaps be the old one-room school house on the Denver-Vega Road (now Route 36)? We owned a vacation home in the 1960-70’s across the road (and down the hill) from an abandoned one-room schoolhouse.
Tom Hurley
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
This most likely was the one room schoolhouse bought by a couple from Bklyn/ Queens/ or Long Island. Ironically, I believe they were school teachers. I can remember being in that building, very late 50s into the sixties…. (having spent so much of my youth and teens in Denver) it stood on the north east side of the Denver-Vega Rd… (past Ballards home/farm) …only help I can provide….TGH
jean giuliante
Monday, June 11th, 2012
This actually is owned by my in-laws — We are currently looking for pictures and any info that anyone might have.
I take that back — this is not the school house they own — the one they own in on the corner of sally’s alley and vega mountain road.
Fred Rueck
Friday, September 27th, 2013
Hi Jean, I was up there a few weeks ago and saw an old building on Vega Mtn. Rd. at intersection with Sally’s Ally. The building had lettering on it “Vega Hall 1844”.
I was curious about it and it’s history and had one heck of a time researching it!
I assume that the building that I saw was the one you described. Do you know any more about it?