Here are some odd bits of information about Freeland area schools, and more will be added as it becomes available.

• Schools listed on maps and in directories


• Some early school boards (see Municipal pages)


• Pictures of Freeland area schools


• 1917 Rusyn language textbook from St. Mary's School- Clicking this link will open an Adobe PDF file of the textbook.  If you don't have Adobe Reader on your computer you can download it for free at <www.adobe.com>. This textbook PDF size = 3.2 MB

As an aside, the effects of the American melting pot took hold over several decades. By the time I attended school at St. Mary's in the 1950s, we were no longer taught to read, write and speak Rusyn. We did, however, learn to pray in Rusyn (referred to as Porusski - the Slovak word for Russian language, but in this case it was Rusyn), we were given dual language prayerbooks for our First Holy Communion ("Heavenly Manna - Nebesnaja Manna"), and we sang the mass in Porusski six days a week. That linguistic connection was all but obliterated when the Vatican decreed that Catholic masses would only be celebrated in English.

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1895 SANBORN MAP

SCHOOLS LISTED IN 1897 CITY DIRECTORY

Eckley B. Coxe's Memorial School: Ridge street, near Luzerne, John McBrierty, principal, Kate Timony, Mrs. Sarah Dinneny, Kate Rogan, Bid McLaughlin, Mary Dougherty

Washington Street School: North Washington street, corner Chestnut, Edward F. Hanlon, principal; George McLaughlin, intermediate; Tillie Linsey, B. primary; Bella McGill, A primary

Woodside School House: John J. McGill, grammar; Mary Fulmer, primary

South Heberton Public School: Jesse A. Aldin, principal; Annie Linsey, Lillie Schmidt

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1900 SANBORN MAP

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1905 SANBORN MAP

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1912 SANBORN MAP

Coxe Memorial School & Annex
Foster Township Public School
Greek Catholic School
Mining & Mechanical Institute
Public School - S. Ridge Street
Public School - S. Washington Street
Public School - Schwabe Street
Public School - W. Front Street

SCHOOLS LISTED IN 1921-1922 CITY DIRECTORY

Public schools:

Washington cor Chestnut; N. P. Luckenbill, principal
Ridge cor Luzerne; Catherine Stunz, principal
Birvington Hill; Mary Gallagher, principal
South Hiberton

Parochial schools:

St. Ann's School: Woodside, in charge of Sisters of Mercy
St. Mary's Greek Catholic School: Fern nr Main

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1923 SANBORN MAP

Coxe Memorial School
Foster Township High School
Freeland High School
Mining & Mechanical Institute
Public School - Cedar Street
Public School - S. Ridge Street
Public School - Schwabe Street
St. John's Parochial School

SCHOOLS LISTED IN 1928-1929 CITY DIRECTORY

Public schools:

Birvanton Hill School: 1040 School
Daniel Coxe Memorial School: 912 Washington
Foster Township High School: foot of Ridge
Woodside Graded Schools: foot of Ridge

Private schools:

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1929 SANBORN MAP

Coxe Memorial School & Annex
Foster Township High School
Freeland High School
Greek Catholic School
Mining & Mechanical Institute
Public School - School Street
St. John's Parochial School

SCHOOLS LISTED ON 1946 SANBORN MAP

Note: There is some information about early school boards on the Municipal matters pages.