Boardman
Township & Elkader schools
Historical notes: The first
school-house in the township was erected in Pony
Hollow and was built of logs. The school was taught
by Miss Melissa Howard. The earliest records
regarding school matters was in 1848, when A. D.
Griswold was Inspector of Schools for the township.
The first school-house in Elkader was built in 1847,
on the west side of the river, on Front street. The
school was taught by Miss Woodward.
Boardman township:
* Boardman
township county schools
* Pony Hollow schools,
District No. 1 & No. 2 - misc. data
Elkader Schools:
* Elkader Public
schools & Elkader Independent School District
- misc. data New
content added! June 10, 2024
* Elkader High
School Freshman class of 1923-1924
* Elkader High School Tatler 1927
* Elkader High School Tatler 1929
* Elkader High School
Class of 1930 Annual "On Elkader" -
photo, history, will & graduate notes; roster of
1930 Junior & High students
* Elkader High School
graduates of 1936 & photo (not a good one
unfortunately)
* Elkader High
School Fire, 1936
* St. Joseph's
Catholic School
* Elkader Junior
College
Buena Vista
Township schools
Historical notes: The first school house in the
township was built by George Cleaveland for a
dwelling, but was purchased by the district for
school purposes. Miss Mary Shipton was the first
teacher. In 1879 a fine brick school-house was
erected.
Cass Township
& Strawberry Point schools
Historical notes: In the fall of 1851 the first
school was opened in the township, taught by Alex
Blake. By 1882 there were eight school houses in the
township, and one in Strawberry Point
* Strawberry Point
Schools - HS photo, brief history, misc.
graduation rosters
* Heddleson School
District #5
Clayton
Township schools
Historical notes: In 1881 there were were five school
buildings in the township, and 350 children enrolled.
* Clayton township
schools - misc. data
Cox Creek
Township schools
Historical notes: The first school in Littleport was
taught by Cynthia Abbott. The first school in
Mederville opened in 1857, and was taught by John
Nugent. By 1881 there were eight school-houses in the
township, and 362 children of school age.
* Cox
Creek township schools -
misc. data
Elk Township
schools
Historical notes: The first school-house in Elk
Township was constructed of logs, in 1850, and was on
the southeast quarter of the southeast half of
section 24. The first teacher was David M. Zearly;
J.B. Bloodsworth was the Treasurer, and he and John
Lockridge were two of the first three Directors.
Philip Fishel was the third Director. In 1881 there
were nine schools in the township, and eight
school-houses. One school was taught in a church
building.
* Elk township schools
- misc. data & photos
Farmersburg
Township schools & Farmersburg school
Historical notes: It is believed that
the first school-house in Clayton county was built in
what is now Farmersburg twp., in the Pioneer
district, in section 10. The school served children
from many miles around. The first school-house in the
village of Farmersburg was of logs and built in 1848
by Alva Hazen. The first school in Windsor was taught
by Miss Whitney in 1868. In 1881 there were 8
school-houses in the township.
Farmersburg school
* Farmersburg
school - photos & misc. rosters
* Farmersburg
Athletic teams
Farmersburg township country schools
* Farmersburg
township schools - misc. data
* Equity School
Independent District - photos & misc.
information
Garnavillo
Township & Garnavillo schools
Historical notes: The first school-house was built
about 1844, as a Congregational church: it was
situated in the western part of Garnavillo, near the
cemetery. Garnavillo was made an independent school
district, March 27, 1876. In 1881 there were 7
school-houses in the township.
* Garnavillo Public
Schools - photo & misc. data
* Garnavillo
township schools - misc. data
Giard Township
schools
Historical notes: The first school building
was a log-cabin on section 29, and taught by Mary J.
Neill, who afterward married the Rev. William
McCormick. In 1855 a frame school-house was built on
section 30. In 1881 there were eight schools, and 441
pupils enrolled.
* Beulah
school children picnic, 1899
* Giard school, 1st reunion, 1992
Grand Meadow
Township schools
Historical notes: In 1881 there
were seven school-houses in the township and about
225 children of school age.
* Grand Meadow township schools - misc. data, photo
Highland
Township schools
Historical notes: School-houses were built on
Section 8 & 15 in 1854. In 1881 there were nine
school-houses in the township. The 1886 Warner-Foote
atlas of Iowa shows 10 schools in Highland twp.
* Highland
township schools - misc.
data
* Kennedy school
#6, 1904/1905
Jefferson
Township & Guttenberg schools
Historical notes: The first school board was elected
in 1858: Eliphalet Price, president; Jonathan
Kauffman, vice-pres.; James Schroeder, sect'y;
Ebenezer Wood, treas. Directors: John Andregg, M.
Esser, F. Hineck, Joseph Wehrcamp, C.P. Goodrich,
H.H. Smith, William Overbeck & Conrad Mueller.
The school-house had been built some years earlier
* St. Mary's School,
Guttenberg, Graduation program 1921
* Guttenberg High School "One Hundred Years of
Excellence" 1888-1988:
Brief history, Alumni
Committee & Superintendents
GHS Graduates 1888-1919
GHS Graduates 1920-1929
GHS Graduates 1930-1939
GHS class photos
GHS miscellaneous photos
Lodomillo
Township schools
Historical notes: The first school-house in
the township was built in 1846 on section 36. It was
taught by Charlotte Mulliken. The first school-house
in Edgewood was built in 1874 and was taught by Miss
Lane.
Mallory
township schools
Historical notes: The first
school-house was built near Osterdock. In 1881 there
were eight school-houses in the township.
* Mallory township
schools - photos & general info.
* Mound school No. 4
Marion
Township schools
Historical notes: The first school was in
section 36. In 1881 there were nine school-houses and
390 school-age children.
Mendon
Township, McGregor & Marquette (North McGregor)
schools
Historical notes: The first
school-house was built in McGregor on Ann street, by
Alexander McGregor. It was the second school in the
county north of the Turkey river.
* Mendon township schools - misc. data
* Marquette High
School graduates 1925-1952
* McGregor High Graduates: 1874-1922
** 1923-1935
* McGregor 8th grade,
1930
* McGregor HS
graduation, 1934
* McGregor schools
- miscellaneous
* Swede Ridge No.
#5 - photos, news article & souvenir booklet
Millville
Township schools
Historical notes: In 1881 there
were six school-houses in the township and 234 pupils
enrolled.
Monona
Township, Luana & Monona schools
Historical notes: The first
school was taught in the residence of P.P. Olmsted by
Mrs. Wiltsey in 1845. The first school-house was
built in the NE part of the village of Monona in
1849. A log school-house was built in Hardin about
1852. In the winter of 1854/55 a school was taught in
Luana, Andrew J. Felt teacher.
* Luana School
- student photos & misc. school notes
* "Who's Who in Luana Hi" - a series of
student biographies, 1928-1934: 1928 * 1929 (1928
& 1929 are complete, more to come)
* Monona
twp. School Register, 1850
* Monona township schools - misc. data
* Monona HS Graduates -
misc. class rosters & class photos
* Monona High School -
photos of the old school
* St. Patrick's Parochial school, Monona - misc. graduates & photos
Read Township
schools
Historical notes: The
first school-house was built of logs in 1850 and
taught by James O'Kief. In 1881 there were 5
school-houses in the township.
* Read
township schools - misc.
data
* Clayton
Center school
Sperry
Township schools
Historical notes: In 1881 there
were eight schools in the township and one graded
school in Volga City.
* Sperry township schools - misc. data
* Ross School - photos
& other info.
* Volga
High School Graduates, 1885-1961
Volga Township
schools
Historical notes: The first school in
the township was taught by Martin Garber in 1853. The
first school-house was built in Elkport in 1854. In
1881 there were seven school-houses in the township.
* Volga township
schools - misc. data
* Elkport School, Volga twp.
- Misc. data and photos
* Elkport school
grounds, students & teachers
* Lundt
School, No. 2 aka
Ruegnitz school - photos & misc. data
Wagner
Township schools
Historical notes: The first school-house was built of
logs about 1850, taught by Laura Williamson. Another,
built about the same time, was taught by Sara J.
Patterson.
* Wagner township
schools - misc. data
* Gooding School, No. 7,
Wagner twp. (rural Farmersburg)
