Oral Histories

Fourth Grade Program

Oral Histories
of Columbia County
One-Room Schoolhouse Learning

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
Excerpt Transcripts for several former students
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* 1917-25 Mary Louise Louster

* c.1919-25 Florence Weldman Liljedahl

* 1925-28 Thomas Peduzzi

* 1926-32 John Peduzzi

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

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.

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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