etsey DeLoache describes her research as a city-slicker learning firsthand what defines country schools, as described by students and/or teachers she interviewed. She also discusses her personal experience visiting operating country schools from 2012-2019. DeLoache explains how she illustrates the schoolhouses to document and preserve them and discusses “country culture” and the ethnic background of folks who settled and lived in the northern central states.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 18th
TIME: 6:30-7:30 PM
WHERE: K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library
FEE: Free