Open from 1-4 Wednesdays and Saturdays
June through September
School groups are encouraged to visit and classes may be conducted in the museum by prior
arrangement
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1857 - present
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Known Teachers at the School

Miss Walsh  - 1882
Miss Carlaren  - 1882
Jennie Dury - 1887
Amelia Karg - 1890       
Jessica Laning - 1890
Olive E. Smith - 1917 - 1918
Mildred H. Farran - 1918 - 1919
Julia Stevens Fountain - 1919 - 1923       
Marion Lamphier - 1923 - 1924
Nancy Sitterly - 1924 - 1926
Elizabeth Shear - 1926 - 1934
Lawrence Seaman - 1934
Marguerite Dennison - 1934 - 1935
Kenneth Hartley - 1935 - 1937
Vivian Oaksford Fisher - 1937 - 1942
Charlotte D. Peck - 1943
Betty Persse - 1944 - 1949
Alice Houser - 1949 - 1950
Olga Hann - 1950 - 1951
Beverly Simon - 1951 - 1952
Mary S. Brower - 1952 - 1955
Madeline Edick - 1955 - 1956
In 1889, when the School District #23
was formed, the school was deeded to
the district.  Many of the first school
teachers boarded at the Peck
Homestead. One of them, Julia Stevens,
married a teamster who worked there
The school then had two windows on
each side of the building. Later, New
York State mandated that all windows
should be on the  south side to let in
more light, so all the windows were
moved. An addition was also
constructed at the rear of the building
and two chemical toilets were installed.
Elizabeth Dingman
1852 - 1868


A 16 year old girl who perished in a fire
long ago. Since the school was used as a
church in the early days,
it was deemed a fitting
resting place.
Early school records provide insights into simpler
times. In 1886 the total tax bill for the district
amounted to $130.82. In 1890 the teacher was paid
$7.50 per week! A new stove and pipe was acquired to
usher in the 20th century - it cost $7.00 !
The school continued until 1959 when again the State
stepped in and condemned all one-room country
schools. The school property then reverted to Peck
Family ownership, as had been specified in the
original 1889 deed from John Peck. The building was
then converted for use as a residence.
In 1995 the property was donated by the Peck Family to the Historical Society so that the school
could be restored, and serve as a reminder to today's generation of what country education was
like in earlier times. Most of the furnishings are the originals used until the closing of the school.
The teacher's desk, student desks, wall maps, bookcase, recitation bench, stone jug and globe
had been stored away for many years. It was thought that there were no books or records until
the restoration process began. In searching through the attic, lo and behold; there were boxes
and boxes of books and records, a Bible, a primitive bookcase,
a globe and George Washington's picture!
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