• Featured Pictures,  Interviews,  Schoolhouses

    Melrose One Room Schoolhouse, East Windsor CT

    This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. The Melrose Schoolhouse, located in the village of Melrose in East Windsor, Connecticut, is a historic gem with a rich past. Built around 1850, it was part of the town’s reorganization of schools into twelve districts. This one-room schoolhouse served as the 7th District School and was…

  • Journey's,  Schoolhouses

    Old West Schoolhouse, West Hartford CT

    Old West Schoolhouse 87 Mountain Rd. West Hartford CT This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Cheryl and I traveled to West Hartford to photograph this one room schoolhouse this day. The only remaining one room schoolhouse in West Hartford CT has been owned and used by the West Hartford Art League since…