OGEMAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

OGEMAW COUNTY SCHOOLS
GOODAR SCHOOL


Goodar School District #1 is located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Breen Road at Goodar Road, South Branch, Goodar Township, Ogemaw County. The district was named for Charles Goodar who was among the earliest of settlers in the area. The first school was built on the Wade Harden farm, southeast of the present school location. It was then moved to the present location and the original school was eventually used as the woodshed when a new school was built. Records are sparse on who donated the land, who built the school, who taught there, and when the school closed. This school was also known as the Byce School. The property is now in private ownership. Anyone having additional photos or who can identify students in the existing photos is asked to contact the Ogemaw County Coordinator, Grace Dooley.

Most of the existing records have been compiled by The Rose City Area Historical Society, Post Office Box 736, Rose City, MI 48654



GOODAR TEACHERS:
1908 to 1917 - Ivor Berry
1919 to 1920 - Ivor Berry
1940 to 1942 - Aletha B. Mellon
1960 - Evelyn Berry
Unknown Date - Sarah Warren McCray
Unknown Date - Margaret Reeves
Unknown Date - Mrs. Fred Guilford

Goodar School, Ivor Berry, teacher

Goodar School, 1960, Evelyn Berry, teacher:
Class List: Eddie Scolfield, Hugh Harrington, Lane Tabor, Charles Harrington, Ruth Lepper, Dana Harrington, Ronald Hiltibrand, Bobby Bohley, Wilda Humphrey, Jim Dunham, Patty Hiltibrant, Walter Hiltibrant, Virgil Bohley, Billy Huntley, Billy Humphrey, Clifford Huntley, Irwin Lepper, Irwin Harrington, Rhoda Hiltibrant, Steve Peters, Jacky Bohley, Eugene Roe.There is a photograph of this class, but because of the newness of the picture, it will not be posted here. If you wish to request a copy, please contact the County Coordinator below.

Goodar School, As it looked in 1990.

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