tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post2627206619969731657..comments2024-03-28T20:40:15.144-07:00Comments on Wayfarin' Stranger: One-room SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-87370879973005399612012-05-09T08:34:56.776-07:002012-05-09T08:34:56.776-07:00I know what you mean about feeling like you belong...I know what you mean about feeling like you belong. Of course, I spent my childhood in the same places, but I also felt a tie to Gilbert, WV, where my mother was born and spent the first seven years of her life. I think I feel it most in the old cemeteries where my ancestors lie.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-60299887138198580062012-05-09T08:30:38.185-07:002012-05-09T08:30:38.185-07:00Sounds like an excellent idea, Roger.Sounds like an excellent idea, Roger.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-23667876662735350162012-05-09T08:07:23.344-07:002012-05-09T08:07:23.344-07:00My mother also only went through the 8th grade in ...My mother also only went through the 8th grade in a one room school. You know what I find really interesting is that when I drive by the countryside that was once the home of my ancestors, I always feel like I belong. I don't really know how to explain this, but it is like being a part of something greater than self. Today, I'm going up that way and looking so forward to it.<br /><br />I relate so much to this post Jim.<br /><br />That's so cute what your father said about having to wait for your mother to grow up.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-67221259647898243842012-05-09T07:43:20.784-07:002012-05-09T07:43:20.784-07:00Great piece, Jim! I went to a two room school, lo...Great piece, Jim! I went to a two room school, long gone, in Knott County. There are still a few in the rural southwest where isolation is still an issue. You also hit on another great piece still to be written & photographed. Every Corps of Engineers lake has caused hundreds of graves to be moved and sometimes flooded. Each of those lakes has a federally funded, merged cemetery nearby which holds graves from several small cemeteries. We need to look into writing about that, too!Roger D. Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187085011525746619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-7799423467259168862012-05-09T07:08:17.053-07:002012-05-09T07:08:17.053-07:00I have read about these small schools before and i...I have read about these small schools before and it was therefore interesting to see your photographs. Such small schools are rare in this country - too urban, too crowded.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-7233412008285890342012-05-09T05:30:10.621-07:002012-05-09T05:30:10.621-07:00Thank goodness for the towns the preserve them if ...Thank goodness for the towns the preserve them if only as museums or B&B'sJohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-91574464443666173262012-05-09T05:06:18.898-07:002012-05-09T05:06:18.898-07:00What a proud heritage! Totally captivating. I ca...What a proud heritage! Totally captivating. I can't help but marvel at the strength of your grandfather's conviction that he would someday marry your Grandmother. And what a bright spot that schoolhouse is today!<br /><br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-43468991135127413032012-05-09T04:41:56.740-07:002012-05-09T04:41:56.740-07:00I see these now and then here in New England. Very...I see these now and then here in New England. Very lovely. Love the history with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com