THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Put Saturday, September 13, on your calendar. A unique site has been selected for the Fall Conference. The Manchester Historical Society will host the event in partnership with Bob and Sandy Mottice, on their farm which features the Sharon Township one-room-schoolhouse. Lovingly restored by Mr. Mottice over the years, it has a log cabin, a carpenter shop, a blacksmith forge and several other buildings. The conference will be held at 2 sites: downtown at the Kingsley-Jenter House, 302 E. Main St., Manchester, home to the museum, and at the Mottice farm, just outside of town at 20830 E. Pleasant Lake Rd. The president of MORSA will welcome guests at the coffee hour and introduce the guest speaker, Keith Howard. Howard will present “Rural Schoolhouses in Real Post Cards” with slides. A tour of the Mottice farm, lunch and the awarding of the Tom Johnson “Schoolhouse of the Year Award” will follow. The audience will have time to share their interest in one-room schools, and what brings them to the conference. The registration form is now available. Please click below to download.