School No. 14, Class
In this photograph there are 15 people. The teacher Is Anna Johnson, but she is not in the photograph. Some of the students are smiling but most of them are squinting from the sunlight. One boy has a striped shirt and the others boys have plain colored shirts. The girls have dresses on with their hair up. They are standing at a tree line, also looks like there are some plants. It looks like late summer or early fall. The names of the people are: back row, left to right, Esther Henry, Unknown, Earle Clark, Ruby Thayer, Orville Wyman (?), Unknown, ___ Christianson (?). Front row: left to right, Carleton Clark, Merrill Thayer, Arvine Boyd, Harold Legate, Loyd Goodnow, Irene Wyman, Virgie Goodnow, Ruth Boyd.
The red Brick schoolhouse was built in 1797, then was used until the 1920’s and went a long time before repair. A new schoolhouse was built on Bonnyvale Road to replace it. Guilford Central School was built it in 1957. The Red brick School was renovated by the Anthony family, and is now owned and maintained by the Guilford Historical Society since the 1900’s.
This is a photograph of eight girls, students of Number 14 Schoolhouse, circa 1920, Guilford Center, Guilford, VT. The teacher at this time was Anna Johnson, who is not in this photo. According to the information on the back of the photograph, the eight girls are Emma Christiansen, Sophia Christiansen, Faith Heald, -- Bardwell, Marion Wyman, Esther Henry, Ruby Thayer, and Virgie Goodnow. All of the girls have their hair up. The two girls on the left-hand side of the picture are wearing the same dress. The two in the center appear to be the youngest. Seven of the eight girls are wearing collared dresses. The group is sitting on a hill, with a tree directly behind them. A large hedge is also behind them. A field and woods are visible in the background. It appears to be spring, summer, or fall and it us sunny.
The Red Brick Schoolhouse was built in 1790 and was used by District 14 schoolchildren, until it fell into a state of disrepair in the 1920’s and a new schoolhouse was built. The building still stands thanks to the generosity of the Anthony family and the Guilford Historical Society. The schoolhouse sits on Carpenter Hill Road. Ruby Thayer, a student, went on to be a librarian at the Guilford Free Library.
This is a photograph of the students of School Number 14 taken in 1919 in Guilford vt .There are 9 children, 5 boys and 4 girls. One female student is taller than the others. Three children are holding flowers and the girls are wearing dresses and have boots on. The boys are wearing pants and white shirts and all of them are barefoot. There are trees in the background and a white building with a mansard roof.
The school was built in 1797 and was used until the 1920’s. After that, the building went into disrepair and a new schoolhouse was built on Bonnyvale Road. Guilford Central School was built in 1957. The schoolhouse was renovated by the Anthony family. It is now owned by the Guilford Historical Society since the 1990’s.
On the back of the photograph are written the names of the students: Arvine Boyd, Harold Clark, Arthur Boyd, Lloyd Goodnow, Irene Boyd, Virgie Goodnow, Ruth Boyd, Merrill Thayer and Ruby Thayer.
