Country School House Project

In 2009, the theme of the ND Governor's History Conference was education. As part of that conference, the State Historical Society asked members of the public to help document the country school houses that remain on our landscape. Several individuals sent in information about schools, but one lady, now known in many parts of the state as "The School Lady," has compiled information on over 730 country schools. Kathy Wilner started with one school in particular, the Ingersoll School, and then decided to do some schools around her county. Over time, she partnered with County Historical Societies and won grants to continue documenting schools around the state. Ms. Wilner was awarded the Heritage Profile Honor Award in 2017.

Hard copies of all the information Ms. Wilner compiled are available for viewing at the County Historical Societies, and digital copies are available on this page. In some cases, the names and locations of schools have changed over time, and these records are based on the information available at the time the record was made. The State Historical Society will continue to add records about country schools as it receives them.

Name: BUCKEY SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00343
County: Golden Valley     Township: 137     Range: 105     Section: 10
Geographic Location Key: 013710510GV
Name: STRAHON SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00344
County: Golden Valley     Township: 138     Range: 104     Section: 28
Geographic Location Key: 013810428GV
Name: STODDARD SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00345
County: Golden Valley     Township: 139     Range: 104     Section: 27
Geographic Location Key: 013910427GV
Name: LUNDIN SCHOOL; ROEN SCHOOL
ID: 32gv00346
County: Golden Valley     Township: 138     Range: 104     Section: 33
Geographic Location Key: 013810433GV
Name: ALPHA SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00347
County: Golden Valley     Township: 137     Range: 104     Section: 20
Geographic Location Key: 013710420GV
Name: CAREW HARDING SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00348
County: Golden Valley     Township: 137     Range: 104     Section: 20
Geographic Location Key: 013710420GV
Name: Hegseth School
ID: 32GVX0282
County: Golden Valley     Township: 140     Range: 104     Section: 08
Geographic Location Key: 014010408GV