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Oral Histories

Fourth Grade  Program 

Lesson Plan Available Here


Oral Histories
of  Columbia County
Single-Room Schoolhouse Learning 


Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse 
Excerpted Transcripts for several former students

 Click the buttons below
to view and download the edited excerpts of Oral Histories

* 1917-25 Mary Fisher Louster
* c.1919-25 Florence Weldman Liljedahl
* 1925-28 Thomas Peduzzi
* 1926-32 John Peduzzi
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Contact Educator@cchsny.org for scheduling and information about future 'Day of History' Field Trips and transportation reimbursement.
Curriculum: 4th Grade -
  • Social Studies Standard 1
  • The Arts Standards 3&4
  • ELA Standards 1&3
  • MST Standard 5

Early Learning in Single Room Schoolhouses
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Columbia County Historical Society is Chartered in the first instance (Absolute Charter) by the Board of Regents, State Education Department, The University of the State of New York    
The Columbia County Historical Society is supported in part by the County of Columbia
with the support of Matt Murell, Chairman of the Board at the Columbia County Board of Supervisors.

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The Columbia County  Historical Society
is ​a private 501 (c )(3) nonprofit organization
Chartered by the  Board of Regents
State Education Department, The University of the State of New York
Copyright © 2021,  Columbia County Historical Society
PO Box 311, 5 Albany Avenue,  Kinderhook, NY 12106
​ 518 758 9265   |  ops@cchsny.org
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