Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
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School Memorabilia of the
Tri-Counties
Thompson Hill School, South Creek
Township 1919 |
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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| School: Thompson Hill School |
| Township: South Creek Township, Bradford County |
| Teacher: Norma ELLIOTT Newell |
| Year: 1919 |
| Booklet Submitted by: Paul Newell |
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Subj: Thompson Hill School No. 5
Date: 08/31/2003 3:06:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: PN999
To: JoyceTice
Hi Joyce,
My grandmother, Norma ELLIOTT Newell, taught school for one year at
the Thompson Hill School No. 5, in 1919. She had no formal training as
a teacher and she used to say "The only reason they hired me to teach school
is because nobody else wanted the job!"
The schoolhouse was located in the southeastern corner of South Creek
Township. The schoolhouse is shown on the William Barker map of Bradford
County so it must have been built sometime prior to 1858.
I didn't see any photos of the schoolhouse on your website so I thought
I'd send some along. I attached to this email two photos from one of my
grandmother's albums.
The larger photo shows a group of students and parents standing near
the Thompson Hill schoolhouse; this might be a 1919 graduation photo or
some other special occasion because everyone is all dressed up. My grandmother
is not in the photo so I assume she was the photographer.
The smaller photo shows only the Thompson Hill schoolhouse. I can't
say exactly when that photo was taken but it's on the same album page with
a couple more photos of students at the school. Probably 1919.
Sincerely,
Paul Newell
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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