Back To School Special

Coming this Sunday, August 16, at 2 P.M. is the third of three special programs sponsored by the Wellsville Historical Society this summer. This final program for this season will be on the history of the Wellsville, Ohio schools. It will be presented by Mr. Jeff Weekley at the River Museum on Riverside. Weekley is a WHS alumni and a retired educator. Before retiring as Southern Local School Superintendent he was also a teacher and football coach before that.

The history of Wellsville schools started in the early days of the village with town founder William Wells & Edward DeVore. It has evolved into a compelling story tied into our village's history as it and our school system progressed through the years. From our ancestors to today's students our education system plays an important role in our growth and learning.

Pictured here are five buildings that were part of our education history. Except for one they are all long gone. The one remaining has been expanded and remodeled many times over the years. Do you know the names and where they were?

Jeff has been cracking the books for this program. He'll be able to answer that question and tell us a lot more about these five buildings and more that are not shown here. Although it's not a test come on over on Sunday and help grade Jeff's knowledge on the Wellsville School history. I'm sure you won't be disappointed with his honor roll presentation. He knows all about the Union School.

As always the program is open to the public and free of admission. The program starts at 2 o'clock. The museum will be open at 1 o'clock until 4:30 Sunday for tours.

You won't want to miss this program. You can click on any of the pictures to make bigger. See you there...

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