Iowa Rural Schools Museum to open

Richland #1 rural school house was moved to Odebolt by the Rural Legacy Project and will now house the Iowa Rural Schools Museum.

GRAND OPENING TO BE JUNE 15, 2013

The Rural Legacy Project Committee has planned a "Reminiscing Get Together" for Friday night, June 14th, for the Committee, people who attended or taught in a country school, or had a parent who taught, and the 4-H boys who attended meetings in Richland #1 after it discontinued classes.

The evening will start with a sneak pre-viewing of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum at 6:00 p.m.  At 6:30 p.m. a light meal will be served at the Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall followed by a night of memories, visiting, and rekindling of old friendships.

The Iowa Rural Schools Museum is housed in the Richland #1 School House that was moved into Odebolt and is now located on 2nd Street across from Odebolt Museum.

It will hold a Grand Opening Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on June 15, followed by an all-day open house.  The rural school museum will also be open Sunday afternoon.

If you attended or taught in a country school and would like an invitation to "Reminisce", please contact Jim Meyer at 668-4184.

Workers are finishing painting the old Richland No. 1 rural school house
in Odebolt, which houses the new Iowa Rural Schools Museum, in
preparation for its Grand Opening on June 15, 2013 during Creek Day