The school systems of the past, especially in farming communities often had a single school house for grades 1 through 8 and some even into the high school grades. Robert D. Hornbaker wrote this book to recount his experience growing up and attending the one-room school house in Van Buren county, Iowa, near the towns of Bonaparte and Keousauqua. It has many exhibits ranging from photos, report cards, school programs, and news articles.
Ron Snow included his cousin Robert’s book here even though he was not from the McGehee-Aiken line (ee was descendant of Scot-Irish). It is an example of one room school that was the ‘norm’ back in the late 1800’s and first third of the 1900’s.
By Robert Hornbaker
This book is available by clicking this link.