Miss Christina Koester (left), the Jersey of Ginevive (middle) and Maria Downing (proper) make butter for the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.
New Ulm-Martes The Historic Society of Brown County (BCHS) organized the primary of the 2 experiences of a room within the Brown County Fairground.
This system, for kids the kindergarten to fifth grade, provides youngsters the expertise of a day within the lifetime of a pioneering youngster. The second faculty program will happen this Thursday.
“We bought two days,” mentioned Sarah Seveine, coordinator of the Brown County Historic Society program.
The individuals had been inspired to put on a 1800 outfit if they’d their garments, however they had been additionally welcome to return with fashionable road garments. The three lecturers for the day, Christina Koester, Jessie Sobania and Ann Koch, to the scholars saved within the activity with a typical 1800 faculty day created by Koester. The day started with a check-in and reciting the promise of loyalty, after which reviewed some duties at school.
“Within the 1800s on this space, most of the youngsters of the household would have been cultivating at the moment of yr, however in chilly and chilly winters they’d have come to highschool,” Koester mentioned. “We talked about how college students would preserve the new constructing with the range heater.”

The lecturers Jessie Sobania and Christina Koester assist youngsters to make butter for the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.
Christina Koester is married, however this week she is going to go for Miss Koester as a result of within the nineteenth century, all lecturers weren’t married.
“As soon as you bought married, you needed to cease instructing and be with your loved ones,” Koester mentioned.
The day continued with a craft, studying, recess, a historical past lesson in 1863, making butter, lunch, different recess, arithmetic with the abacus, a spelling lesson, a spelling bee, feathers, poetry, a recreation and eventually acquire.
What impressed fashionable youngsters to take part in a previous style faculty throughout summer season holidays?
Some had been impressed by their dad and mom to attend.

Miss Christina Koester helps Maria fall with contemporary butter bread within the One Room faculty expertise this Tuesday afternoon.
“My mom loves previous issues,” Genevive Jumper mentioned, “I needed me to expertise this.”
Others, equivalent to Abigale Schneider, are followers of the time. Schneider mentioned he appreciated to learn Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and that his pals attended the category. She was additionally a fan of garments.
“I appreciated utilizing this gown,” he mentioned. “I can by no means use it. My grandmother did it.”
Koester agreed with Schneider, so he needed to show the category.
“Subsequent yr, I wish to roll the ring, if we might discover a hoop,” Koester mentioned. “It is enjoyable to play these grass video games.”

Christina Koester is in entrance of the board in her 1800 interval outfit for the One Room faculty expertise introduced by the historic Brown County Society.
The subsequent historical past occasion of the Historic Society of Brown County is a rotating demonstration with Joann Huss, from 12 pm to three pm Sunday, June 28 on the Kiesling Home.
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Miss Christina Koester (left), the Jersey of Ginevive (middle) and Maria Downing (proper) make butter for the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.
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The lecturers Jessie Sobania and Christina Koester assist youngsters to make butter for the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.
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Miss Christina Koester helps Maria fall with contemporary butter bread within the One Room faculty expertise this Tuesday afternoon.
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Christina Koester is in entrance of the board in her 1800 interval outfit for the One Room faculty expertise introduced by the historic Brown County Society.
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Sarah Sveine, packages coordinator of the Historic Society of Brown County, and the trainer, Miss Jessie Sebania and Miss Christina Koester, are photographed together with her faculty class in a room on Tuesday afternoon on the Brown County Fairground.
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From left to proper: Abigale Schneider, Ginevive Jumper, Lucille Jumper, Katherine Hoffrogge and Sawyer Lieser take pleasure in lunch collectively within the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.

Sarah Sveine, packages coordinator of the Historic Society of Brown County, and the trainer, Miss Jessie Sebania and Miss Christina Koester, are photographed together with her faculty class in a room on Tuesday afternoon on the Brown County Fairground.

From left to proper: Abigale Schneider, Ginevive Jumper, Lucille Jumper, Katherine Hoffrogge and Sawyer Lieser take pleasure in lunch collectively within the “expertise within the faculty of a room” of the historic society of Brown County.