An Illustrated Talk About Stephentown Schoolhouses At The Stephentown Historical Society

Pat Flint and Marilyn Osgood will give an illustrated talk about Stephentown Schoolhouses at the Stephentown Historical Society meeting on Monday, September 9, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The program is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-0010.
The Town had as many as sixteen school districts up until the consolidated Berlin Central School District completed Stephentown Elementary School in 1948. Some of the schoolhouses are gone, but many have been put to new uses as homes, the Town Hall and the Stephentown Memorial Library. Several former students at these schools will attend to share their experiences. One is bringing a school bench to show. The Heritage Center houses a large blackboard from School No. 4.
Pat Flint is Town Historian for Stephentown, and both women are past presidents of the Stephentown Historical Society and active explorers of the Town’s past. Flint has researched and prepared the program; Osgood assisted with photography and in the presentation.