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: LIEBELT FARM SCHOOL
ID: 32WD02461
County: Ward     Township: 153     Range: 083     Section: 24
Geographic Location Key: 015308324WD
Name: LINTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #2
ID: 32WD02483
County: Ward     Township: 153     Range: 086     Section: 26
Geographic Location Key: 015308626WD
Name: EUREKA SCHOOL #1
ID: 32WD02484
County: Ward     Township: 155     Range: 084     Section: 12
Geographic Location Key: 015508412WD
Name: EUREKA SCHOOL #4
ID: 32WD02485
County: Ward     Township: 155     Range: 084     Section: 12
Geographic Location Key: 015508412WD
Name:
ID: 32WDX0734
County: Ward     Township: 151     Range: 083     Section: 27
Geographic Location Key: 015108327WD
Name:
ID: 32WDX0742
County: Ward     Township: 152     Range: 085     Section: 13
Geographic Location Key: 015208513WD
Name: Freedom Township School
ID: 32WDX0767
County: Ward     Township: 153     Range: 083     Section: 11
Geographic Location Key: 015308311WD
Name: WHITBY SCHOOL NO. 3
ID: 32WE00009
County: Wells     Township: 149     Range: 072     Section: 20
Geographic Location Key: 014907220WE
Name: school house
ID: 32WE00013
County: Wells     Township: 148     Range: 073     Section: 08
Geographic Location Key: 014807308WE
Name: SILVER LAKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL, SOUTH
ID: 32WE00192
County: Wells     Township: 145     Range: 072     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 014507223WE