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Anecdotes that Span
the 20th Century


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These are the first anecdotes which will transport you to the beginning of the 20th Century. Many more will follow.


If you've ever wondered what it was like to teach or be a student in a one-room schoolhouse in the early 1900s, read these three anecdotes, and you'll feel like you've been there:

Teaching in a One-Room, Nine-Grade Schoolhouse

The Day Our School Clock Stopped

Vanishing One-Room Rural Schools


Here are some other anecdotes that will take you back to the way things were in the early 20th century:

My Employment History: High School through The Depression

Village General Store

Barber, Barber

1920s College Years

A Tribute to Walt Mason




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