 CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ACCESS THE MUSEUM FACEBOOK Thanks to the Brunhoeber Family! The Country School Museum in Caldwell, Kansas exists to the delight of visitors because husband and wife team Mike and Valerie Brunhoeber believed two local icons of education deserved to be saved. With their personal finances and a heap of mid-western determination they trucked these schools to their Ironhorse Ranch knowing they would face years of restoration. We all appreciate their efforts! According their website: The Belleview School District #68 of Sumner County Kansas was built in 1894 and was used as a school until 1956. It served as a polling place for the local township until the late 1990s. In 2010 it was moved to the Ranch to be restored. The Spring Creek School District #36 of Sumner County Kansas was built in 1904 and was used as a school until 1947 then it served as the Spring Creek Community Club up until it was too dilapidated. It was relocated to be restored on April 5th of 2016. The Brunhoebers have been friends of the Country School Association of America for many years and both schools are on the CSAA National Schoolhouse Registry. Visit their website to enjoy their journey in pictures. Recently posted on the Country School Museum Facebook site you'll find the marvelous little video below that tells the story of one-room schools, daily life in a country school, and the contribution of Mike and Valerie Brunhoeber who undertook their own labor of love to create a local museum.
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