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: WILLIAMS SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03442
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 099     Section: 24
Geographic Location Key: 015009924MZ
Name: HALVERSON SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03443
County: McKenzie     Township: 152     Range: 102     Section: 28
Geographic Location Key: 015210228MZ
Name: SHADWELL SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03444
County: McKenzie     Township: 145     Range: 105     Section: 14
Geographic Location Key: 014510514MZ
Name: CHARBONNEAU School
ID: 32MZX0106
County: McKenzie     Township: 151     Range: 102     Section: 32
Geographic Location Key: 015110232MZ
Name: NORTH FORK SCHOOLS
ID: 32MZX1470
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 097     Section: 11
Geographic Location Key: 015009711MZ
Name:
ID: 32MZX1473
County: McKenzie     Township: 149     Range: 095     Section: 20
Geographic Location Key: 014909520MZ
Name: TWIN VALLEY TOWNSHIP HALL
ID: 32MZX1774
County: McKenzie     Township: 152     Range: 098     Section: 14
Geographic Location Key: 015209814MZ