Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse (1913-1952)
![Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse from Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation Committee [STHPC] Archives](/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/06/StonyBrookS1.jpg)
The third, and present, school named Stony Brook opened in 1966. Stony Brook Elementary School is located adjacent to the Yorkkyn housing development.
The subject of this post is the second Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse; where students received an education from 1913 to 1952. In 1952 the last five One-Room Schoolhouses closed in Springettsbury Township.
The following photo shows the 1913-1952 Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse as it stands today. This schoolhouse is presently the Studio 5 Styling Salon at 101 Locust Grove Road in Springettsbury Township, York County, PA.
Through, and including the 1945-1946 school year; students, spanning eight grades, were taught in this one-room. During the 1946-47, 1947-48 and 1948-49 school years, students, spanning grades 1 to 4, were taught in this schoolhouse. The remaining years, until the school closed in spring of 1952, students, spanning grades 1 to 3, were taught in this Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse.
I’ve utilized the York County Heritage Trust collection of Directories of the Teachers and School Directors of York County to compile a list of Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse teachers. The York County Heritage Trust collection of directories, for York County schools, start with the 1923-24 school year and no directory for the 1931-32 school year is available.
School Year . . . . . Teacher
- 1923-24 . . . . . S. Park Barnett
- 1924-25 . . . . . Margie Paules
- 1925-26 . . . . . A. H. Throne
- 1926-27 . . . . . A. H. Throne
- 1927-28 . . . . . Erma Throne
- 1928-29 . . . . . Erma Throne
- 1929-30 . . . . . Erma Throne
- 1930-31 . . . . . Hazel Shultz
- 1932-33 . . . . . Norman Miller
- 1933-34 . . . . . Norman S. Miller
- 1934-35 . . . . . Norman S. Miller
- 1935-36 . . . . . Mrs. Maud F. Ream
- 1936-37 . . . . . Mrs. Maud F. Ream
- 1937-38 . . . . . Mrs. Maud F. Ream
- 1938-39 . . . . . Mrs. Maud F. Ream
- 1939-40 . . . . . Marguerite J. Filbery
- 1940-41 . . . . . Mrs. Marguerite Filbery Wallace
- 1941-42 . . . . . Mrs. Marguerite Filbery Wallace
- 1942-43 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1943-44 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1944-45 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1945-46 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1946-47 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1947-48 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1948-49 . . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth S. Sauder
- 1949-50 . . . . . Mrs. Mary H. Colyer
- 1950-51 . . . . . Mrs. Mary H. Colyer
- 1951-52 . . . . . Mrs. Anna K. Strayer
On Monday, I’ll post a photo of the students that attended the Stony Brook One-Room Schoolhouse during the 1949-50 school year. Only 9 of the 36 students were identified on the back of the school photo. Hopefully my readers can help with the identification of the remaining 27 students. As a preview; those identified are:
- Dale Anstine
- Kathleen Brenner
- Janet Ilgenfritz
- Barbara March
- Charles Myers
- Sylvia Seiple
- Barry Williams
- Ted Williams
- John Wishard
Related posts include:
- Springettsbury Township closed their last five One-Room Schoolhouses in 1952
- Photo of Students that attended Stony Brook One-Room School in 1949
- Locations of five One-Room Schoolhouses that closed in 1952; and The Avalong Connection
- Witmer’s One-Room Schoolhouse (1889-1952)
- Witmer’s One-Room Schoolhouse named for Preacher David Witmer
- Miller’s One-Room Schoolhouse (~1860-1952)
- Memories of Miller’s One-Room Schoolhouse and the Surrounding Area
- Rocky start for Longstown One-Room Schoolhouse
- Longstown One-Room Haunted Schoolhouse
- Lefever’s One-Room Schoolhouse impacted York Suburban
- Pennsylvania Governor Wolf on the cover of the Directory of the Teachers and School Directors of York County
