And Starring....Your Midwestern Schoolhouse?
Fourth Wall Films in Moline, Illinois is pleased to announce a new historical documentary film project titled Country School: One Room - One Nation. Country schools took rough-hewn pioneers and multilingual immigrants and transformed them into a literate and patriotic new nation. Whether personally, or through a parent or grandparent, the country school as an American architectural icon is as imprinted on our perception of the nation’s early history as the log cabin and the general store.
From the first schools in new states to the demise of their widespread use in the 1950s and 1960s, Country School: One Room - One Nation tells the dramatic true story of Midwestern country schools and their impact yesterday and today.
Production will take place in several Midwestern states including Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.
We need your help to bring Country School: One Room - One Nation to the screen. Your generous contributions will be acknowledged in the finished film's onscreen credits and on the web. We are seeking former students and teachers with stories, period photographs, and financial contributions.
Visit the link below for more information:
Thank you for your support for this important historical documentary film.
Kelly & Tammy Rundle, Producers, P.O. Box 702, Moline IL 61265.
Photo: Grant Wood, Arbor Day, 1932, Oil on Masonite panel, 24 x 30in.
William Koch Collection. Courtesy the Cedar Rapids School District. (art credit details)
Other film work by Kelly & Tammy Rundle:
My wife and me are rehabbing a school in Mt. sterling Mo. 1869-1963 we plan on having a open house 10/10/09 would love to know if this documentary would be interested in seeing are school.
Posted by: Terry Ragan | April 14, 2009 at 02:51 PM
There is a one room school house on Gressly Road, Ruffsdale, PA. 15679. It was started in 1946 and ended about 1960 or later. It was called S. S. Gressly Memorial and was changed to Kingdom Missionaries later. There is still a church there.
Call or write for more information. It was started by my mother, Anna Gressly Kline and her sisters Bertie Gressly, and Mary Gressly.
Posted by: Norma Barkley | June 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Hello,
I am secretary/treasurer of the East Union Community Club, Liberty, IL, which purpose is to preserve our one room school house. We are a small group that must meet 6 times a year to have access to the school house. I am worried about the future of our school house as the members are aging and am seeking advice.
Thank you so much,
Laura Hirt
2201 Vermont
Quincy, IL 62301
Posted by: Laura Hirt | July 04, 2009 at 11:03 AM