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: WINNER SCHOOL #3
ID: 32WI02454
County: Williams     Township: 158     Range: 100     Section: 09
Geographic Location Key: 015810009WI
Name: WESTBANK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #2
ID: 32WI02455
County: Williams     Township: 156     Range: 096     Section: 32
Geographic Location Key: 015609632WI
Name: BIG MEADOW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02456
County: Williams     Township: 159     Range: 096     Section: 33
Geographic Location Key: 015909633WI
Name: DILLON SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02457
County: Williams     Township: 157     Range: 097     Section: 13
Geographic Location Key: 015709713WI
Name: EUREKA SCHOOL #2
ID: 32WI02458
County: Williams     Township: 158     Range: 101     Section: 07
Geographic Location Key: 015810107WI
Name: MARSHALL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02459
County: Williams     Township: 156     Range: 099     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 015609923WI
Name: THULL SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02460
County: Williams     Township: 158     Range: 102     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 015810216WI
Name: RINEHART SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02472
County: Williams     Township: 156     Range: 097     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 015609716WI
Name: SOUTH MEDICINE LODGE SCHOOL
ID: 32WI02490
County: Williams     Township: 154     Range: 100     Section: 27
Geographic Location Key: 015410027WI
Name: HOFFLUND SCHOOL
ID: 32WIX0440
County: Williams     Township: 154     Range: 096     Section: 03
Geographic Location Key: 015409603WI