“Singing Schools” in America began with New England settlers who believed in the importance of training each churchgoer to sing. In the rural south they became a social event for people looking for something to do. Many young people saw singing schools as a good place for “courting.” The school was often taught by a traveling singing master and shape note singing was a popular aid in learning how to sing by sight. One common tradition was the “singing school picture” taken on the last day of school. This old photograph exists as a record of the Singing School in Arbovale, West Virginia, in the early 1900s. First row, left to right: Unknown, Unknown, Bud (C.L.C.) Burner, Elmer Burner, Fount Arbogast, Willie Ben Arbogast, Glen Arbogast. Charlie Grogg. Second row, left to right: Virgie Gillispie (Clark), Lucy Gillispie, Daisy Eskridge (married Bud Burner), Rufie Kerr (Barkley), Vesta Kerr (Nottingham), Mollie Gillispie (Burner), Unknown. Children in back: Unknown, Ganelle Nottingham, Neil Nottingham. Photo Courtesy of Pocahontas Co. Historical Society, ID: PHS000436 Access the “Preserving Pocahontas” Digital Library at www.pocahontaspreservation.org or www.preserv ingpocahontas.org If you have photographs or documents to be scanned for the county Historical Archive Project contact Preservation Officer B. J. Gudmundsson at 304-799-3989 or email info@pocahontaspreser vation.org Prints of photographs from the archives are available.
more recommended stories
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 The photograph of 12-year old.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 The students at Wesley Chapel.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Ruth Blackhurst, the teacher at.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Students in front of the.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Two Pocahontas County School buses.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Workers are erecting the Historical.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Dr. Norman R. Price captured.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Home of Dr. H.W. McNeel.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Cash R. Miller with his.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Titled “One of the pupils.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 A handsome group of gents.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Campers at Pocahontas County 4-H.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Mustoe Carter, Frank G. Holland.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 This family sawmill operation belonged.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Three of Rufus and Clemma.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Can you identify this unknown.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 The Administration Building at Watoga.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Raymond Rafe Mullenax, Arbovale, W.Va..
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 Titled “A third year high.
Preserving PocahontasFacebook0Tweet0Pin0 VIEW FROM BUCKEYE Hill overlooking Swago Creek as.