LearnaboutthehistoryofRondoutValley's educational system. Listen to former students discuss the bare necessities of attending school and the delights that came with it.
One Room Schoolhouse Everybody did their share, whether it was carrying wood, gathering water or cleaning erasers. The Schoolhouse building still stands in Maple Hill, but is now used as the Rosendale Court and Police Headquarters. Dorothy Miller, Rosendale, NY. Recorded in September 2007 by the Sound and Story Project in Dorothy's family home at Valley Farm. Photo was taken in 2007 by the Sound and Story Project.
It was like Christmas Today playgrounds are seen in every school yard, but when Maple Hill got it's first playground it was something to dress up for. Dorothy Miller, Rosendale, NY. Recorded in September 2007 by the Sound and Story Project in Dorothy's home.
Snow Days? Nowadays children wish for school to be cancelled. However, Robert Van Wagenen reminds us of a time when students walked to their one-room schoolhouse rain or shine, even in a winter wonderland. Robert Van Wagenen, Lomontville, NY. Recorded in June 2005, by Eileen McAdam for the Sound and Story Project. Photo of Ice Skaters at Hasbrouck Park, Kingston, NY, 1945. Courtesy of Hudson River Valley Heritage.
