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North Amber 1956-1957 5th and 6th grade
Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief/Member of Mason County Historical Society Board of Directors
Editor’s Note: This is the beginning of a series of postings that will serve to ask the public for information about photographs from the Mason County Central School District historical archives. This is just a very small selection of the images with many more to come. Look for more images on the Mason County Historical Society’s Facebook page.
SCOTTVILLE — Last January, the Mason County Central Board of Education approved turning curation of its historical archives over to the Mason County Historical Society. Now comes the task of sorting and documenting photographs, papers, and artifacts as part of the MCC/Scottville Schools History Project.
MCC has an extensive collection of historical artifacts dating back to the 1870s, the beginning of one-room schools in the district. Among the collection are class photographs, old attendance books and many athletic trophies.
As we are working with a school district, it is the Historical Society’s goal to make this a learning experience for students. For this reason, I have been communicating with social studies/history teachers at the district in an effort to get students involved. Next month, seventh grade history students will take a tour of the Historical Society’s downtown Ludington center where they will see the extensive archives curated by the Society and learn more about the organization’s role in the community. We will also ask them to assist us in preserving MCC’s history.
Many of the photographs I have come across, and scanned, need identifying. These include identifying individuals in the photos and/or buildings. I am asking for the public’s help in doing so. These photos are being posted here on MCP and on our social media pages, along with the Historical Society’s social media pages and the Scottville History Page I administer on Facebook. Please do not guess. If you don’t know the answer, that is fine. We are looking for factual information. You may reply on a comment on social media, or send me an email at editor@mediagroup31.com.
Naturally, we are always looking for any items that are historically relevant to Mason County. If you have items from any of the county’s school districts, we would love to add them to the collection. Or, if you have other items that are Mason County-related, those items are certainly welcome as well. Contact Collections Manager Amber Valentine at (231) 843-4808 or amber@mchshistory.org.
The Mason County Historical Society is a non-profit charitable organization that owns and operates the downtown research center plus Historic White Pine Village and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. If you would like to become a member or to contribute to the Society, click here.
Scottville Elementary 1957-1958 6th grade, Mrs. Rahn, teacher
Victory Elementary 1957-1958 5th grade, Jessie Jenks, teacher
Scottville Elementary 1956-1957 4th grade, Mrs. Stahlberg, teacher
Victory Elementary 1956-1957 5th and 6th grades, Loretta Pankow, teacher
Scottville Elementary, 1956-1957, 5th grade, Mrs. Falconer, teacher
Victory Elementary, 1957-1958, 6th grade, Loretta Pankow, teacher
Amber Station, 1956-1957, 4th grade, Mrs. Jenks, teacher
Lincoln River, 1956-1957, 4th-8th grades
East Riverton, 1957-1958, 5th grade, Gladys Eickenberry, teacher
Scottville Elementary, 1957-1958, 5th grade, Mrs. Falconer, teacher
Scottville High School, 1956-1957, 6th grade, Barbara Miller, teacher
Scottville High School, 1957-1958, 7th grade, Blanche Hansen, teacher
Victory Elementary, 1956-1957, 4th grade, Marguerite Sanders, teacher
Rickey School, 1956-1957, 3rd grade, Mrs. G. Rahn, teacher
East Riverton, 1957-1958, 4th grade, Grace Clark, teacher
Victory Elementary, 1957-1958, Marguerite Sanders, teacher
Scottville Elementary, 1956-1957, 3rd grade, Florence Newman, teacher
Scottville Elementary, 1957-1958, 4th grade
Scottville Elementary, 1957-1958, 2nd grade
Scottville Elementary, 1957-1958, 2nd grade
Victory Elementary, 1957-1958, 2nd grade
Victory Elementary, 1956-1957, 1st grade
Victory Elementary, 1956-1957, 1st grade
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